Since the beginning of time, humanity has had a disturbing fixation with brutal sports. From the gladiator fights of ancient Rome (which are still getting film adaptations to this day) to American football , a multibillion dollar industry with a rapidly increasing global footprint, watching people with exceptional physical prowess battle each other is an alluring spectacle that can entrance even the most pacifist person.

That endorphin rush, social connection, and perhaps instinctual affinity to violence coupled with the broken bones, bruised skin, beaten brains, and bloody wounds of those who entertain us are all an intriguing foundation for a horror saga. Justin Tipping’s HIM tackles our religious allegiance to football, unsettling hero worship, sacrifice, and identity crisis in a s

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