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The article delves into the making of director Jonathan Glazer's film "The Zone of Interest," which focuses on the mundane life of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his family, highlighting the chilling banality of evil. Glazer explains his departure from conventional filmmaking techniques to avoid glorifying or sensationalizing the perpetrators, instead aiming for a raw, documentary-like approach.

The article focuses on the enduring impact of the giant demon scene from Jacques Tourneur's "Night of the Demon" (1957) within classic horror imagery. Other topics include the portrayal of the demon's appearance and the skepticism surrounding its existence, leaving the characters and audience questioning reality.

An interview with writer-director Eskil Vogt is presented. Topics discussed include her horror film "The Innocents" featuring supernatural powers; issues regarding casting of child actors and exploring the secret blocked-off world of childhood, and more secret than a nonverbal autistic child. It also mentions concerns about losing the audience and character's motivation in several scenes.

The article focuses on the diverse offerings of various film-related events and releases. These include the unique Insomniac Film Club at Rio Cinema, featuring screenings from Steven T. Hanley's personal VHS collection; "Death Lines: Walking London's Horror History" by Lauren Barnett exploring London's horror film history; and Suzan Pitt's surreal animated films, soon to be available on Mubi, offering an exploration of female sexuality and surreal imagery.

The article presents the views of director Prano Bailey-Bond about challenging mainstream morality and seeking solace in savagery and slaughter as indicated in her psychological horror film "Censor," which is regarded as a paean to the maligned video nasties of the 1980s. Topics covered include the meaning of the central theme of censorship for Bailey-Bond, the roots of "Censor," and how Bailey-Bond and her team conjured a series of fictional titles to evoke the age of nasties.

The article highlights the influence of Psycho film, 1960 starring Janet Leigh that transformed the acting pattern behavior in horror movies and its influence on later released films. Topics include the involvement of audience with the film; and that Alfred Hitchcock asked Paramount production to allow him to remix the sound to allow for the audience's reaction.

The article highlights the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the delay in release of horror films across the motion picture theaters in Great Britain and the U.S. Topics include the postponement of screening of films including Nia DaCosta's Candyman and Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz's The Lodge, and Prano Bailey-Bond's Censor.

The article presents conversation and interview of director, Natalie Erika James for her film, Relic who discusses the disappearance of grandmother, who has dementia in the horror film. Topics include that the inspiration for the film has come after a trip to Japan; and that she is inspired by the works of Kurosawa Kiyoshi's Cure and Pulse.

The article presents the conversation of writer-director Rose Glass who discusses Saint Maud's psychological horror story, and the interview of actor Morfydd Clark who discuses on character development. Topics include that the film depicts themes of religion, terminal illness and self-harm; and the understanding of Maud's trauma.

The article discusses several horror films which have horror scenes in the sunlight, contrary to the traditional association of darkness with horror. It discusses terror rituals in broad daylight in the film "Midsommar" directed by Ari Aster and starring Florence Pugh and Jack Reynor, Robert Clarke’s film "The Hideous Sun Demon" where sunlight creates a monster, and numerous scenes of horror in broad daylight in John Hancock’s Let’s "Scare Jessica to Death" and Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds."

The article traces the history of the controversy involving video nasties, uncensored horror films on video cassette which arrived in the early 1980s in Great Britain. Topics include how the use of the term nasty to describe a brand of horror fiction started in British publishing, as a descriptor for paperback originals, how the term video nasty was first used and the ramifications of the issue of what was and what was not a video nasty. It also discusses the debate around video nasties.

The article discusses the adaptations of Stephen King's fictions and short stories into horror films and television programs. Particular focus is given to adaptation of King's novel's collections into genre films, the origination of King's auteur films, and the production of miniseries like "The Shining".

The article explores the darker side of Hollywood as portrayed in films such as "Babylon," "A Star is Born" and "Sunset Blvd." Topics include examines it notes that several films have depicted the film industry as a horror story with a focus on the corruption and moral decay that lurks beneath the surface of Hollywood's glamour.

The article discusses the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival to be held in Berlin, Germany, which features films like the horror film "Infinity Pool," directed by Brandon Cronenberg, "Suzume," directed by Shinkai Makoto, and "Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything," by director Emily Atef.

The article focuses on ‘women in horror' panel was in 2010 at the Birds Eye View Film Festival and made a number of genre-adjacent shorts before releasing my debut feature "Censor" in 2021. It mentions filmmaking began, in some ways, through an interest in the darker aspects of human nature and the expressive and horror. It also mentions sense of surprise and analysis around women working in horror can at times have the effect of highlighting female genre filmmakers.

The article offers information on the crowd-funded book project "The Shining: A Visual and Cultural Haunting" created by Rough Trade Books which examine language, themes and legacy of filmmaker Stanely Kubrick's 1980 horror.

An interview with filmmakers Emma Seligman is presented. Topics include talks about the formal choices as the sound design and camerawork in Shiva Baby feel straight out of a horror film or thriller; and considered that lot of the anxieties in Shiva Baby are to do with the old jobs-for-life no longer existing, and it being impossible to communicate that to the previous generation.

The article discusses how director Mark Jenkin dealt with the limitations that the COVID-19 pandemic placed on the shooting of his film "Enys Men." Topics covered include how the film was shot to make it feel like a 1970s film, how Jenkin's previous films "Bait" and "Bronco's House" influenced "Enys Men" and Jenkin's view about horror films.

The article discusses the influence of naturalist Charles Darwin's theory of evolution on science fiction (sci-fi) films and the body horror film genre. Topics include the engineering of sexual selection in the film "Island of Lost Souls" directed by Erie C. Kenton, the themes of transformation in the 1956 film "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" directed by Don Siegel, and the depiction of molecular biology in the 2012 film "Prometheus" directed by Ridley Scott.

An interview is presented with filmmaker George A. Romero, focusing on his "Night of the Living Living Dead" zombie film franchise. Questions address topics such as how Romero became and independent filmmaker, the features and evolution of his directorial style, and commentary on the creation and lasting influence of his 1968 film "Night of the Living Dead."

The article discusses the production history of the 1970s British horror film "The Wicker Man" directed by Robin Hardy and starring Christopher Lee. Criticisms and remakes of the film, Hardy's collaboration with producer Anthony Shaffer, and the film's plot of cults and human sacrifice are discussed, as well as location filming in Scotland, sex scenes in the film, and the pairing of the film with "Don't Look Now" as a double feature.

The article presents the review of a horror film Host directed by Rob Savage, along with answers to series of questions related to his film.

The article discusses the popularity of found footage horror filmmaking after the release of The Blair Witch Project. Topics include the record of day to- day activities to depict realness of film characters and story plot; the popularity of found-footage horror films are influenced by Peter Watkins's mock-documentary dystopias including the Privilege.

An interview with Spencer film director "Pablo Larraín" is presented. Topics discussed include resurrecting a princess and pleasing his mother and creates such an incredible amount of empathy around the world; featuring of princess Diana with intellectual or sometimes an abstract approach and gothic horror in psychological thriller with different relationship when you have a longer lens.

A critique is presented of the film "A Field in England" written by Amy Jump and directed by Ben Wheatley, which depicts the 17th century British civil war. The portrayal of English landscapes in film, the history of British horror films, and the influence of films such as "Witchfinder General" by Michael Reeves are discussed, as well as the plot of Wheatley's film.

In this article the author examines trends in vampire motion pictures and television programs current in late 2009. The central focus of the article is the examination of the fact that contemporary vampire stories eschew traditional Gothic backdrops and familiar horror stories. As evidence of this trend the author cites a number of productions including "Twilight," a motion picture, and "True Blood," a television program.