Acid flashbacks: The psychedelic horror film post-1979
Horror Studies April 1, 2024 Payton McCarty-Simas
While the term ‘psychedelic horror film’ may seem simple on its surface, the category it describes has never been thoroughly examined and defined. This article, using Harry M. Benshoff’s ‘The short-lived life of the Hollywood LSD film’, as an entry point, will analyse recurrent examples of psychedelic horror film, focusing on the nature of their recurring appeal. Given the lack of scholarship...