Sphere (1998) explained: the abyss gazes back
Scientists find an alien sphere at the bottom of the ocean, but it opens a Pandora’s box of misery
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Flatliners (1990) explained: hell and hallucination
How Flatliners draws on our fears of hell and isolation to weave its Gothic-inspired horror
Nope (2022) explained: karma written in the skies
Nope’s bombastic sci-fi horror stylings mask a subtler tale of family, grief … and storytelling.
The Omen (1976) and horror’s malevolent mirror
How The Omen uses inversions to unsettle us – and why that makes for effective horror
Tender is the Flesh: the frailty and futility of being human
In Agusta Bazterrica’s dystopian novel animals are off the menu and eating people is the norm
Underwater (2020) explained: the devil in the detail
The significance of strong women and skimpy underwear in 2020 sci-fi horror Underwater