Barry Falls Jr

Barry was the managing editor of his university newspaper before contributing as a freelance content creator for Yahoo News and Esquire. He founded Horror Theory in 2014 to analyze horror films through a sociological lens.
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Indie Horror-thon: The Purge (2013)

What would you do if for 12 hours all crime became legal? The Purge takes this social Darwinism gone awry premise and uses it as...

Indie Horror-thon: Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010)

At first glance, "Tucker & Dale vs. Evil" seemed doomed to suffer from the same banalities of other flicks in the horror/comedies genre. A...

Indie Horror-thon: Insidious (2011)

Insidious is one of the few indie horror movies bold enough to develop a brand new mythology centered around hellish dimension, where the film's...

Indie Horror-thon: The Host (2006)

Part family drama, part thriller horror, part political satire, part environmental commentary, The Host is a rare showcase of a film that tries to blend...

Indie Horror-thon: Let the Right One In (2008)

When Swedish horror author John Ajvide Lindqvist wrote his debut novel Let the Right One In in 2004, he probably didn't expect it to be...

Indie Horror-thon: Resolution (2012)

Benefiting from its likable main characters and deeply enigmatic antagonist, Resolution is one the least formulaic horror films of the past decade. This genre-meshing gem starts...

Indie Horror-thon: Honeymoon (2014)

In what might be one of the worst date movies ever made, Honeymoon is a tense, stylistic horror film that capitalizes on a very...

Indie Horror-thon: Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Shaun of the Dead's 2004 release marked not only a hugely entertaining and at times frightening film, it was also an important one. The...

Indie Horror-thon: Splinter (2008)

Offering just enough fresh ideas to differentiate it from other entries in the often tiresome zombie genre, Splinter is a b-movie that stretches its...

Indie Horror-thon: Paranormal Activity (2007)

Few movies have polarized horror movie fans as much as Paranormal Activity. In addition to the found footage format, Paranormal Activity spawned numerous sequels...

Indie Horror-thon: The Devil’s Backbone (2001)

Set at a small, run-down orphanage towards the final days of the Spanish Civil War, The Devil's Backbone is a potent showcase of everything...

Indie Horror-thon: The Descent (2005)

The 2005 release of this nightmare-inducing gem marked one of the most finely-crafted horror movies of recent years. The Descent utilized strong performances and...

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Don’t Breathe (2016): The Urban Decay of Deindustrialized Detroit and United State’s Neglect of Veterans

2016 was a big year for horror films featuring home invasions. Hush showcased Oculus director Mike Flanagan’s exhilarating twist with a hearing-impaired...

Green Room (2015): The Festering Ultra-Violent Rage of ‘Angry White Males’ in Pre-Tr*mp America

It probably is not a coincidence that, in 2016, A24 released their horror-thriller masterpiece Green Room the same month that Republican presidential...

The Invitation (2015): The Spiritual Philosophy of Bereavement and the Cult of Social Civility

Tonight is the night our faith becomes real, reads the tagline for The Invitation, the psychological horror thriller that chronicles the dinner...

We Are Still Here (2015): The Supernatural Dread of Denial, Grief, and Rural Isolationism

There’s a reason why haunted-house films are such a welcomed mainstay in the horror genre. The house as a safe space and...