When I first heard about The Ugly Stepsister, I thought, ‘Great, another horror that's going to ruin one of my favourite childhood movies and annoy a whole bunch of Disney adults in the process.’ ...
As you can see in the trailer above, Elvira’s quest for perfection takes her well past rudimentary cosmetic surgery into something darker, with no voice of reason to talk her down. The stepmother, ...
Who doesn’t love a new twist on an old tale? Well, if you’ve got a soft stomach, prepare yourself for “The Ugly Stepsister,” a twisted tale indeed, that reimagines the Cinderella story as a ...
For the film’s success, Sauerberg and Foldberg credit Blichfeldt. “She was so well prepared and had so many ideas,” says Foldberg. “I was really, really blown away by her knowledge of genre films and ...
The forthcoming Tales From the Woods is a new horror anthology that reimagines the dark origins of popular fairy tales. So far THN have reviewed both Jacques the Giant Slayer from directing duo Justin ...
The Ugly Stepsister, one of the year's most impactful and disturbing horror movies, is climbing up the streaming charts on AMC+. Written and directed by Emilie Blichfeldt, The Ugly Stepsister offers a ...
Olga Artemyeva is a film critic, screenwriter and film curator based in NYC. She has a PhD in Art History and teaches Film Studies. Her dissertaion was dedicated to the evolution of horror, and it ...
As a longtime horror fan, I’d never want to give up my subscription to Shudder, which rivals the Criterion Channel in its ...
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'The Ugly Stepsister': Director Emilie Blichfeldt on reframing Cinderella as body horror
They are all practical, and I’m glad you said visceral, because that’s the point. I knew I wanted practical effects because of my love for body horror and genre movies. It’s often the older ones that ...
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