Authors of the Amorphous: John DeChancie
Navigating the Bleeding Edge: The Castle Perilous novels have a legitimate case to stake a claim in the wild, unpredictable world of the New Weird.
Artifact: Books
Fascist Tinted Glasses: The Man in the High Castle
A study of the contemporary politics of using Nazis in fiction, alternate history in Philip K. Dick’s The Man in the High Castle.
The Night’s Watch, Warders and the Citadel
Military academy influence on parts of A Song of Ice and Fire and Wheel of Time.
Building a Better Predator: Fae and Fairies
In today’s edition of Zen and the Art of Screaming, our intrepid author takes a look at the culture-spanning origins of the tiny tricksters known as the fae.
Horror in Anime and Gaming
Today’s Zen and the Art Screaming examines the methods and techniques employed by Japanese content creators to produce unique horror that spans numerous genres.
Building a Better Predator: Werewolves
In today’s installment of Zen and the Art of Screaming, we explore the origins of werewolves and Lycanthropy and examine how werewolves came to represent the Other, fear of self and loss of agency.
The Mind of a Metahuman
What would be the psychological and sociocultural consequences of the emergence of a population of metahumans with a large and infinite variety of traits?
Building a Better Predator: Zombies
In today’s installment of Zen and the Art of Screaming, we explore the evolution of the zombie from mindless automaton to George Romero’s symbolic and revolutionary horror movie staple.
Authors of the Amorphous: Stephen King
Navigating the Bleeding Edge: The Dark Tower
Mythos & Majesty
In today’s installment of Zen and the Art of Screaming, we examine how, despite his faults, H.P. Lovecraft changed the way we think about—and experience—horror.