The Hackneyed Hag
The Monster Most Emblematic of the Past Decade of Horror Is a Naked Old Woman by Natalia Keogan Of all the eerie and uncanny images that the human psyche can conjure in dreams, the vision of an elderly crone is the
How Horror Helps Manage Depression, Anxiety and Trauma
Horror media can be a powerful tool for living with trauma by Mel Ashford As a sensitive and easily frightened person, I was surprised to find myself drawn to horror as a means of dealing with assault. The first thing that drew
Who Steals the Goose?
Untitled Goose Game may not be "leftist," but its structure recalls the fight against enclosure by Louis Evans It’s a lovely morning in the village and you are a horrible goose. – Untitled Goose Game tagline Is Untitled Goose Game, the video game
Archive and the Commodification of Death
The 2020 sci-fi film Archive explores the intersection of wealth, technology, and grief by Konstantina Buhalis Do you ever think about your death? Your biological decay is inevitable, but what are your plans? Cremation? A traditional casket burial? Maybe a Tibetan Sky Burial
The Smol Bean Emperor
Science fiction and fantasy films tend to be fairly unsubtle in their depiction of authoritarianism. Children of Men is the exception.
Ostensible Projected Forms
How an Obscure Short Story by David Foster Wallace Almost Predicted Our Imminent Deepfakes Hellscape by Owen Morawitz Throughout much of its history as a form of genre storytelling, science fiction has consistently explored the tensions and contours that exist between the
Interview: Laird Barron on Cosmic Horror
Since the debut of his first published work, "Shiva, Open Your Eye" in 2001 in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, author Laird Barron has become a leading voice in cosmic horror, weird, and crime fiction. Across five novels
The Architecture of Woe
We live amidst the dead temples of slumbering, industrial gods. What will we do if they wake once more? by Kurt Schiller // Illustration by Sam Hindman This novel dramatic paraphernalia consisted first of all of the Gothic castle, with
Space Madness: A Primer
From Alien and Solaris to Event Horizon, sci-fi horror has found dark meaning in the psychological terror of space.
The Cosmic Sexuality of Stuart Gordon
Unpacking the hilarious, off-putting, otherworldly sexuality of From Beyond and Re-Animator by Ryan E. Torgeson The fiction of H.P. Lovecraft is well-known to readers for recurring themes of alienation, the ever growing fear of the unknown, and an overall hostile and