Supernatural
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Meandering Monsters: A Yume Book Review
For the first time, I decided to go against Goodreads reviews and trust my gut. Lo and behold, it was wrong. Considering my own tendency…
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Frankenstein vs. Prometheus: A Consideration
The fact that Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was given the alternate title of “The Modern Prometheus” has always puzzled me. So being as mildly obsessed with…
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“The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”: A Review
Remaking old classics with a darker twist has been a common trend in film and television lately, and Netflix’s The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is…
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10 Strange Facts for Stranger Things
I love Stranger Things. And apparently, so does everyone else. Despite its popularity, the rampant critical acclaim of Netflix’s Stranger Things was unprecedented upon its…
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Anna Biller’s The Love Witch: A Feminist Approach to the Alternative Horror Genre
Anna Biller’s faux-1960s alternative horror film, The Love Witch (2016), follows the narcissistic and eyeshadow obsessed Elaine in her search for the perfect fairy-tale romance.…
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Spec in Song Spotlight: Kyle Morton
Spec in Song explores the use of the speculative in music, whether it be fantasy, sci-fi, horror, or beyond. The content of Kyle Morton’s songs…
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Commentary on OneOfUs; Kid-Horror and Cotton Candy Blood
In keeping with the theme of childhood and newer (past few years) authors emerging from within the speculative genre, this post’s selection is from 2010…
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Fears internal, Tropes eternal: Themes in horror
An effective horror story should grip its reader’s attention, increase their sense of dread and then twist them in order to elicit the fear of…
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Dreadful Realities: A Review of The Twilight Zone
** Spoiler Warnings Galore As a child, nothing terrified me more than the dazzling ‘space’ known as The Twilight Zone. The Twilight Zone was never…
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He Wasn’t Always Purple: Examining Vampires in Myth
I remember my first encounter with vampiric mythology the way I recall most childhood memories: extremely vaguely and in superficial terms. Because of this I…
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