hemi culture
THE MONTH AHEAD
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ILLUSTRATIONBYANDYRASH
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OCTOBER2015
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HEMISPHERESMAGAZINE.COM
THEMARTIAN
An astronaut (Matt
Damon) gets strandedonMars after a
storm. It’sGravity 2: The Red Planet.
Astrophobia:
the fearofouterspace
THE LASTWITCHHUNTER
VinDiesel
andElijahWoodhunt, well, you know.
Wiccaphobia:
the fearofwitches
PARANORMALACTIVITY:THEGHOST
DIMENSION
In this found-footage
five-quel, things still gobump in thenight.
Clinophobia:
the fearofgoing tobed
THEWALK
PhilippePetit (Joseph
Gordon-Levitt) tightropes between the
TwinTowers in1974. Don’t lookdown!
Cremnophobia:
the fearofprecipices
BRIDGEOFSPIES
TomHanks goes full
Argo to rescue aU.S. pilot from theUSSR.
Russophobia:
the fearofRussians
ROOM
Amom (BrieLarson) and sonare
kept ina tiny shed. Bring tissues!
Cleithrophobia:
the fearofgetting trapped
inanenclosedspace
GOOSEBUMPS
R.L. Stine (JackBlack)
keepsmonsters locked inhis books …
until theypull a Jumanji and escape.
Teratophobia:
the fearofmonsters
CRIMSONPEAK
Guillermodel Toro’s
houseof horrors is a real fixer-upper.
Domatophobia:
the fearofhouses
THEDIABOLICAL
A spirit terrorizes a
suburban family—perhaps bypay-
per-view-ingPoltergeist everynight?
Phasmophobia:
the fearofghosts
THEKEEPINGROOM
Southernwomen
fendoff rogueUnion soldiers. Sweet-tea-
fueled sisters doin’ it for themselves.
Traumatophobia:
the fearofwar
PAN
Hugh Jackman’sVanDyke–sporting
Blackbeard is thebigbaddie in this Peter
Panprequel. Evenhis facial hair is evil.
Pogonophobia:
the fearofbeards
SCOUTSGUIDETOTHEZOMBIE
APOCALYPSE
What badgedoyou
earn for slaying legions of theundead?
Kinemortophobia:
the fearofzombies
Cine-Phobias
Thismonth, themegaplex is noplace for the faint of heart. Here, we take a look
at 12hair-raisingnew releases—and the real-lifephobias they inspire.
—NICHOLASDERENZO
film
