July Newsletter
Busy, busy, busy
Yet again, another harried month of work has passed through. I’ve been thinking about all of the things I want to write / discuss, but how I lack the time (and frankly, the energy) to commit myself to post something other than, “Hey, look what’s coming out this month.”
That said, Iconoscope is gearing up for their first releases since January, and the announcements should be landing August 1. Yes, that’s right, announcements! I’m the freelance producer on many of the extras, and I can honestly say it’s been a great learning experience, and I love the collaboration between Brandon and myself. And, I am very proud of the contributors who supply these upcoming releases with some truly wonderful content. I believe Brandon said he was going to start teasing everything soon, so please check out Iconoscope’s Instagram for the little leaks.
Announcements
There’s still a few more days to participate in House of Leaves’ Kickstarter for their next publication, Weird Sisters: Covenant, which is the first in a trilogy of books on the image of the witch in film and television. They are about 75% funded and I’d love to see them reach their goal. House of Leaves is completely independent and absolutely passionate about releasing quality reading. I contributed an essay on the teen witch in the made for TV movie, where I revisit The Spell, The Initiation of Sarah and Midnight Offerings! Please stop by and check out the perks and pitch in if you can!
I promoted TerrorVision’s release of Happy Hell Night a few months ago, but only realized recently that it was pushed back and now scheduled to drop July 20. I LOVE THIS MOVIE. I was so excited to be asked to contribute a commentary with my wonderful podcast pal Dan Budnik, and boy did we find a surprising amount of information about the movie. You can order your copy here.
I can’t believe I forgot to mention that Severin’s Jimmy Sangster Directs Hammer box set is out and I was so pleased to be asked to talk a bit about Joan Collins’ fascinating genre work – both on the big and small screen! You can watch a neat little trailer to promote this doc below:
Also, July marks the release of Arrow’s beautiful 4K of Hush. I love, love, love this film and was both surprised and thrilled to be asked to write an essay. My joy turned into honor as I worked through my piece which gives a brief overview of sensory disabled final girl. That sounds like a mouthful, but disability film studies is something I’ve always enjoyed but haven’t had a chance to write about with any depth. The victorious don’t just survive, they thrive, and it was so great to have a place to celebrate these characters.
