did they ever do a phantasm thing where the orb doesnt sprout barbs, it just stays solid and blasts a perfect hole through someone's face? I've seen all the movies but I can't remember. If not, what a missed opportunity
Many news sources have reported an uptick in exorcisms since the start of the pandemic. Today, possession has even made it into the DSM-V, and members of the International Association of Exorcists complain that they are "overwhelmed" by their workload. However, there may be a social, rather than spiritual explanation for this, as some scholars say that this phenomenon increases during times of political upheaval. Can we see this connection reflected in popular films? Find out TONIGHT when Dr. Patricia Grisafi breaks it down for the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies NYC at the Film Noir Cinema in Greenpoint! 😈⛪️🤮
The typical possession narrative is resolved when a priest brings order to the chaotic female sufferer through the rite of exorcism, restoring the patriarchal status quo. So, how does the message change when the possession actually stems from a history of patriarchal abuse? Tomorrow on 9/13 at the Film Noir Cinema in Greenpoint, I'm super excited to host Dr. Patricia Grisafi as gives her feminist reading of the vastly underrated LOVELY MOLLY, among other possession films, for the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies NYC! Be there or be 🟥
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The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies is indispensable to me for the instructors' fresh takes on old favorites--and I'm not just saying that because I work there! How many times have I watched THE EXORCIST without even thinking about its expression of the anxiety around working single moms that permeated the '70s? Sometimes a movie is just so seductive, it's easy to forget how conservative it is... Next week on 9/13, Dr. Patricia Grisafi joins us at the Film Noir Cinema in Greenpoint to examine the gender panic laced through possession narratives from the past to the present, and I couldn't be more pleased to have her!
COMING SOON...
I can’t come in to work today because my dog turned me into a nosferat
so much of this movie is guys getting grabbed by the head and dragged away by demon witch hands but its great and fun