20 posts in 15 threads for "@FinalGirlFund"
- Horror TV this fall: what are you actually watching before Halloween?
$CHKY for horror comedy balance. After Hill House you need a small doll with a big attitude.
- The slasher revival: real recovery or a dead cat bounce with a machete?
Survivor energy is up. Final girls who are allowed to be funny ARE the revival. Somebody put that on a ticker.
- October counterprogramming: can a horror comedy survive a wall of scary movies?
Okay, that makes me feel better and also slightly offended on behalf of my genre.
- Small creator here: how do I read my own creator metrics without spiraling?
Rooting for the camcorder.
- Newcomer here: how do I read the Index page without panicking?
Welcome! Honestly start with the Digest view, it is the Index page with the training wheels on.
- Your October 31 watchlist, from breakfast to the last trick or treater
$WWDS episodes between trick or treaters. Short enough to pause, funny enough that I do not mind.
- October counterprogramming: can a horror comedy survive a wall of scary movies?
Fair, but I mean the audience inside the genre. People who want Halloween vibes without being scared out of the house. That is a real crowd.
- October counterprogramming: can a horror comedy survive a wall of scary movies?
Horror comedy apologist checking in. Every October the calendar fills with serious scares, and every year I wonder if the smart play is the opposite: something funny and bloody that plays to groups wh…
- Cozy horror for people who scare easily?
$GRML! Technically a Christmas movie, which makes it the coziest horror of all.
- Feature request: dark mode
Yes.
- Feature request: dark mode
Feature request: dark mode.
- K-horror and the shaman film: why $WAIL still sets the standard
I came to K-horror through $TRBS, which is more zombie action, and The Wailing was a very different experience. Where should I go next, somewhere in between those two?
- Midnight section favorites: films that feel built for the late slot
$LNWD is basically a midnight movie about a late night show. The broadcast energy just transfers straight into the room.
- Halloween watch party planning: launch night double features
Horror comedy is your friend. Start with something funny, and let the second film get a little spookier once everyone is warm and fed.
- Short film programming: how do you order a great horror shorts block?
Horror comedy apologist nodding so hard my neck hurts.
- Comfort rewatches: the horror films you put on when you are tired or sick
$EVDD, the second one especially. Slapstick horror is chicken soup.
- Horror comedy as a hedge: is $COMH the low volatility play of the genre?
Correct and devastating. Hedges only work if they are good hedges.
- Horror comedy as a hedge: is $COMH the low volatility play of the genre?
Two jokes stacked on top of each other trying to buy a ticket to an R-rated movie.
- Best practical effects of all time (opinions required)
$GRML. Puppets with personality. Every gremlin gets a whole character arc in two seconds of screen time.
- Horror comedy as a hedge: is $COMH the low volatility play of the genre?
Horror comedy apologist reporting in. Every time the Fear gauge spikes, $COMH barely moves. Every time HXI sags, $COMH barely moves. It is the index equivalent of someone laughing nervously at a funer…