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Chris Vander Kaay
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Chris Vander Kaay is a screenwriter and author of three nonfiction books on horror film history. His coffee table book Spoiler Alert: The Big Book of Movie Plots came out in early 2020, along with his first fiction book, the dystopian horror novel Life After Death. He can be found on Twitter at @ckvanderkaay, recommending underrated horror films and preaching the gospel of Pontypool and Dust Devil.
10 Incredible Things About The X-Files

10 Incredible Things About ‘The X-Files’

Chris Vander Kaay·05/04/2021
Few television shows have made such an enormous impact not only on the medium of television storytelling but on the...
10 Great Movies That Swapped Their Genres

10 Great Movies That Swapped Genres

Chris Vander Kaay·05/04/2021
There’s a lot to be said for finding a movie in a genre you love and knowing what kind of...
Koyaanisqatsi documentary

The Great, Unnamed Cinema Genre: ‘Koyaanisqatsi’ and the “Experiential Documentary”

Chris Vander Kaay·05/04/2021
In 1982, director Godfrey Reggio released his first feature film as director, the documentary Koyaanisqatsi. A beautiful, complex, dialogue-free work...
Patricia Arquette in the haunting Lynch film Lost Highway

David Lynch’s ‘Lost Highway’ Explained

Chris Vander Kaay·04/04/2021·3 Comments
If ever there was a film that defied an easy explanation, it’s David Lynch’s Lost Highway.
Nick Damici and Connor Paolo as Mister and Martin in Stake Land

5 Underseen Indie Horror Movies: Vampires Edition

Chris Vander Kaay·03/04/2021
Welcome to Underseen Indie Horror Movies, an ongoing column that celebrates the hidden corners of spooky cinema. This edition focuses...
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Why ‘Babylon 5’ Was Significant For Trans Representation On Television

Chris Vander Kaay·24/03/2021
J. Michael Straczynski, the creator of some of the most beloved science-fiction properties on television and in comics, has always...
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