The ALIEN Franchise: A Study on Sci-Fi Gore and Women’s Bodily Trauma — Moviejawn by Heidi Krull, Staff Writer Sigourney Weaver, who ended up playing Ellen Ripley, was the key to push this franchise to the next level.

MJ's Heidi Krull says, "ALIEN also had an entirely different vibe than the typical monster horror film during this time." Check out Heidi's thoughts on the #Alien franchise for #GrotesqueriesWeek. #SpookyJawn

Grotesqueries Week: From raining Gollums to big gorilla-wolf MFers: The villains of ATTACK THE BLOCK — Moviejawn by Daniel Pecoraro, Staff Writer | There are few films I’ve been an evangelist for more than Attack the Block.

MJ's Daniel Pecoraro says, "There are few films I’ve been an evangelist for more than ATTACK THE BLOCK." #GrotesqueriesWeek #SpookyJawn

Grotesqueries Week: Beyond the scope of accepted reality – BANSHEE CHAPTER finds cosmic horror in conspiracy — Moviejawn by Samantha McLaren, Staff Writer By layering conspiracies behind conspiracies, Erickson’s film gradually reveals an otherworldly plot disguised by human atrocities and deception.

MJ's Samantha McLaren says, "By layering conspiracies behind conspiracies, Erickson’s BANSHEE CHAPTER gradually reveals an otherworldly plot disguised by human atrocities and deception." #SpookyJawn #GrotesqueriesWeek #BansheeChapter

Grotesqueries Week: Changing Bodies, Changing Climates — Moviejawn by Billie Anderson, Staff Writer Movies like Crimes of the Future (2022), Annihilation (2018), The Thing (1982), and Akira (1988) don’t rely on monsters or slashers to provoke fear. Instead, ...

MJ's @billieanderson.bsky.social shares, "I can enjoy a good haunted house flick or psychological thriller, but the kind of fear that stays with me long after the credits roll comes from a different place." #SpookyJawn #GrotesqueriesWeek #BodyHorror

Grotesqueries Week: Playing games with Jigsaw and Billy the Puppet for SAW's 20th — Moviejawn by Emily Maesar, Associate Editor, TVJawn What is Saw? Like, really? Well, it’s not actually torture porn, despite what poisonous fruits have since grown in its orchard. Instead, the original ...

MJ's @emilymaesar.bsky.social says, "The SAW franchise has spanned twenty years and currently has ten films in it, but there’s nothing quite like the original film from 2004." #SpookyJawn #GrotesqueriesWeek #SAW

Grotesqueries Week: What does THE STUFF taste like? — Moviejawn by Allie Lembo, Staff Writer We eat for all kinds of reasons. Culture. Diet. Health. Comfort. In the moment, fork to the lips, there’s just one factor above all else: Taste . The hardest thing to se...

MJ's Allie Lembo answers a question that has puzzled thousands... what does THE STUFF taste like? Find her thoughts in our latest #SpookyJawn installment for #GrotesqueriesWeek. #TheStuff

Grotesqueries Week: The hedonist’s puzzle box - a deep dive into HELLRAISER  — Moviejawn by Jill Vranken, Staff Writer Hellraiser may be a story of an unearthly sect of creatures from Hell, it is most importantly a story about the lengths we would go to for desire and lust, even if it ...

MJ's @sleightsofheart.bsky.social kicks off #GrotesqueriesWeek with a deep dive on the HELLRAISER series. #Hellraiser #SpookyJawn