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‘The Adjuster’ Is a Psychosexual Baptism by Fire [Maple Syrup Massacre]

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Maple Syrup Massacre is an editorial series where Joe Lipsett dissects the themes, conventions and contributions of new and classic Canadian horror films. Spoilers follow… It would be disingenuous to suggest that Atom Egoyan’s The Adjuster is a horror film. Psychological thriller is more apt descriptor, though audiences seeking scary set pieces will walk away unsatisfied. Despite this, The […]

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‘Tom at the Farm’ Grapples with Masculinity and Québec History [Maple Syrup Massacre]

Joe Lipsett Canadian, Canadian Film, Editorials, erotic thriller, Lise Roy, maple syrup massacre, Michel Marc Bouchard, Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Psychological Horror, Psychological Thriller, Tom at the Farm

Maple Syrup Massacre is an editorial series where Joe Lipsett dissects the themes, conventions and contributions of new and classic Canadian horror films. Spoilers follow… There’s a moment, very late in Tom at the Farm, when the film’s antagonist Francis Longchamp (Pierre-Yves Cardinal) wears a denim jacket with USA emblazoned on the back. The film’s protagonist – Tom (Xavier […]

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How 1977 Horror Movie ‘Rituals’ Exploits the Threatening Canadian Landscape [Maple Syrup Massacre]

Joe Lipsett Canadian, Canadian Horror, Editorials, Gary Reineke, Hal Holbrook, Ken James, Lawrence Dane, maple syrup massacre, Peter Carter, René Verzier, Rituals, Robin Grammell

Maple Syrup Massacre is an editorial series where Joe Lipsett dissects the themes, conventions and contributions of new and classic Canadian horror films. Spoilers follow… In the first two entries of this series – on Adam MacDonald’s Backcountry and Grant Harvey’s Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning – we spent a fair amount of time talking about the Canadian relationship […]

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Questioning The Lesbian Representation in ‘Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

Joe Lipsett Canadian, Declan O'Brien, hillbilly horrors, LGBT, LGBT Horror, lgbtq, LGBTQ Horror, Podcasts, Prequel, Wrong Turn 4, Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings

Identical White Boys After bouncing all over the place in November with episodes on Knives and Skin, Starship Troopers, Perfect Blue and Addams Family Values, we’re settling into a few weeks of themed ‘Winter Horror’ discussions. Last week was Joel Schumacher’s deliciously queer camp Batman & Robin and this week, we’re back in Rural Horror territory […]

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