Archive - Bramble & Bray: A weekly descent into horror

Rereading Slewfoot in an Election Year

It didn’t take long for my local book club to sniff out that I enjoy horror.

Oct 31, 2024 •

A Life Unlived: I Saw the TV Glow

This is a horror about the life unlived. Of rejecting the only path towards liberation, and staying in a place that isn’t good for you. It’s staying in…

Oct 23, 2024 •

July 2024

Without Skin: The Other Lamb

I saw a movie over a year ago that I still think about on the regular.

Jul 4, 2024 •

June 2024

With Flowers in Her Hair: Midsommar

Ever since I first saw Ari Aster’s Midsommar, I have watched it every year in June, around the time of the solstice.

Jun 21, 2024 •

April 2024

Reading Bad Writing: Why It's Not a Total Waste

It’s finally happened.

Apr 25, 2024 •

Just to Pretend: Ghost Wall

Somewhere around month two of the pandemic, I started looking for new and novel ways to entertain myself.

Apr 18, 2024 •

Galactic Mushrooms: Agents of Dreamland

I’ve been on a bit of a cosmic folk horror bender later.

Apr 11, 2024 •

Living Deliciously: The VVitch

I cannot believe that it’s been nearly ten years since Robert Egger’s The Witch came out.

Apr 4, 2024 •

March 2024

February 2024

It’s Leap Day, so welcome to the obligatory post acknowledging the quirk of our not-quite-exact calendar.

Feb 29, 2024 •

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