With today’s porn-saturated online culture (which I’m not criticizing) I think a lot of people have forgotten the excitement of waiting for a sexual payoff in a film. What I relish is that rare erotic horror film that tries to do something more than cash in whatever assets can be easily promoted on a movie poster. I’m not talking about the countless slasher films that flash a few boobs on the screen nor am I talking about the seemingly infinite number of softcore and hardcore porn films that subvert the horror genre to their own ends. Sadly there are precious few examples of movies that manage to succeed on both fronts. There is something irresistibly forbidden about a really effective horror film that simultaneously manages to arouse the viewer with whatever taboo is being depicted on the screen. It is a common trap that I am happy to fall prey to. Whether or not this is a healthy attitude is for others to decide, but all of my life I have actively sought out horror films that either overtly tackle sexual themes or use sex exploitatively to grab my attention. Sex and horror have always been inseparable for me.
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