The Conjuring Archives - Unwinnable

We Need to Talk About the Warrens

By Orrin Grey • November 21st, 2023

There is plenty of evidence that the Warrens were hucksters who exploited vulnerable people for their own profit.

Screenshot from the trailer for The Conjuring, featuring the exorcist couple doing a little peekaboo in a spooky basement

Horror’s Path Through Christian Cosmology

By Lyana Rodriguez • March 17th, 2023

Howlikely is it that you find a monster justifying something truly dangerous and soul-crushing with a bit of Scripture? How easy is it, especially now, to discover a religious bigot justifying the shedding of blood for the sake of their own personal crusade?

The title screen for La Llorona, with the name of the movie opaquely set over a glowering sculpture of a skull

Strange Things Happen There: Two Early Mexican Horrors

By Orrin Grey • May 17th, 2022

A piece of history – not merely Mexican cinematic history, not merely horror history, but a broader snapshot of a period in time, and the changes that were happening around it.

2019 Spooptacular Horror Movie Recommendations, Part One

By Team Unwinnable • October 4th, 2019

Unwinnable loves horror movies, so we’re picking some faves for you to check out this October.

Best Movies of 2013

By Team Unwinnable • December 30th, 2013

In 2013, the big screen of the darkened movie theater took a back seat to the decidedly smaller screen of the living room, as television shows asserted their dominance in the cultural conversation. Was there anything worth seeing this year? We dug deep, beneath the overblown action movies and mindless comedies, and found some gems.