This year marks the 45th anniversary of Jaws, the sharky summer blockbuster that terrified would-be beachgoers in theaters in 1975. Based on the novel by Peter Benchley and directed by Stephen Spielberg (who was only 27 at …
Mystery Pot Pies, a KNIVES OUT Recipe to Die For
Knives Out, directed by Rian Johnson, is out this Thanksgiving weekend and promises to be a rollicking and hilarious murder mystery. Inspired by the likes of Clue, Gosford Park, and Agatha Christie mysteries, it stars, well, everyone – …
Annie Wilkes’s MISERY Meatloaf
Annie Wilkes may be one of the most deceptively terrifying characters in fiction, flipping from attentive nurse to unhinged fanatic in a sublime performance by Kathy Bates in the 1990 adaptation of Stephen King’s Misery. She’s a …
SUSPIRIA-inspired Snow White Roasted Vegetables and Sausage with Red Wine Reduction
In the same way folklore transforms over time, 2018’s Suspiria is a thorough retelling of the classic 1977 Dario Argento Giallo horror. Though both films tell the twisted fairy tale of a beautiful, talented and …
Cinderella Cassoulet
Shake and quiver, little tree, Throw gold and silver down to me. This cassoulet is “authentic” the same way Cinderella in various film adaptations is “French.” Which is to say not really, but I think …
Creepy Pasta (Squid Ink Pasta with Octopus and Burrata) | Slender Man
This post originally appeared on Nightmare on Film Street The Slender Man mythology, originating from a creepypasta story on the Something Awful forums sometime in 2009, has wound its way through our society, from spooky …
Vegetarian Shami Kebab Burgers with Shiitake Bacon & Pakora Fries | Ms Marvel
Spicy, savory shami kebabs make awesome burgers, and go just as well with ketchup as they do with green chutney. It seemed like the perfect thing to make as a main course for our Ms …
Linguine with Clam Sauce | Weetzie Bat
You are in my blood. I cant help it. We can’t be anywhere except together. Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block is a glittery glam fairy tale, full of enchanting characters living deliciously on a …
Rye Popovers with Welsh Rarebit Sauce | Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
I adored Tim Burton’s 2016 film Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children based on the book of the same name by Ransom Riggs. I can attribute most of my love to the film’s charming and …
Codfish Pudding | Peter Pan
Just always be waiting for me. I reread Peter Pan by JM Barrie, a book I loved as a child, a couple of years ago; it was just as sweet and funny as I remembered, …