Joel Medina (he/him) is a proud LGBTQ+ person of color who spent his life devouring all things horror. Studying media and its intersections with social issues in college led him to understand that the television, books, and films that he spent his childhood consuming had huge impacts on the societies that created them.
The Big Picture An integral aspect of the best horror movies is mystery, a foreboding question that lingers throughout the story as viewers are not only horrified by what horrible things are happening to these characters, but also by the masked assailant committing these atrocities. A perfect illustration of how a project can merge its horror and mystery elements is Harper's Island, a limited series created by Ari Schlossberg that terrified audiences when it premiered on CBS in 2009.
Harper's Island TV-14MysteryDramaHorror Harper's Island was once the scene of a gruesome series of murders. Seven years later, family and friends gather on the island for a wedding, but one by one they begin to die. The influence of her work is all over the modern horror genre, with legendary movies like Scream having the ongoing question of who's behind the mask to add an unnerving sense of dread to the bloodshed on display. This wonder of who onscreen is the secret killer makes the scares more haunting, yet too often, these movies find their mystery overshadowed by attempts to frighten the audience.
One by One, They All Fall in 'Harper's Island' While most horror projects spend some time fleshing out the significance of only a few core relationships, Harper's Island imbues each character and their interactions with a distinct set of complicated, often very unhealthy dynamics. From ex-partners to toxic parents, each wedding party member is allowed shockingly genuine moments to make them compelling.
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