Sometimes, history is more horrifying than fiction. Decades of Western media have siphoned Indigenous culture and folklore for inspiration within the horror genre, resulting in such classics as the novels Pet Sematary (book 1983), The Trickster (1995) and films like Ravenous (1999) and Antlers (2021). The creation of tropes such as cursed burial grounds, monstrous beings, uncanny rituals, and Nature’s supernatural retribution perpetuate colonial discourse of racializing Native bodies and cultures. Parallelly, those years have demonstrated a reclamation of both culture and genre. Indigenous authors, filmmakers, and creators have injected their unique visions into traditional horror narratives, simultaneously celebrating culture … Continue reading “My Heart Is A Chainsaw” is Slashing up the Horror Genre