Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: Why We’re Hooked on Horror (new article for MQU’s The Lighthouse)
September 10, 2024 In All Blog Posts
The Juice is loose! Read my thoughts on Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Tim Burton’s juicy sequel 36 years after his original cult classic in my latest article for MQU’s The Lighthouse magazine!
I place the film within a long history of spooky storytelling, explain the origins of Horror Comedy, and think about why we continue to return to the thrilling and spooky – in both familiar and new ways – in the 21st century!
Read it free online: https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/september-2025/hooked-on-horror-the-joy-of-being-scared-witless
