Dark Side of the Holler

Dark Side of the Holler

Waylon's Wailin'

Blue Collar Horror

Why horror has always belonged to the working class

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Waylon Graves
Jan 20, 2026
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The other night I watched a film called The Substance. It bills itself as psychological body horror. The premise: a wildly successful Hollywood starlet ages out of relevance and gets discarded. Boo frickin’ hoo. She’s rich. She’s beautiful. She’s comfortably retired with a milquetoast love interest who worships the ground she walks on. A soft landing by…

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