Backlash on the Recast
In an industry where whitewashing is common, casting minority actors in movies based on comics often results in ferocious backlash. What causes this reaction and what does it reveal about fans?
Topic: Atmosphere
What’s the Difference? Terminology
Welcome back to the eighth installment of me talking about the age of sail. In this column I’ll be talking about some of the terms used to describe pirates and their close kin, as well as what each means.
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.
Etiquette & Chain of Command: Dos and Don’ts
Welcome to the seventh installment of Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash, a series looking at the fantasy and the reality of being a sailor in the modern age. Today we’ll be covering etiquette and the chain of command aboard a tall ship, as well as various superstitions and commonly asked questions.
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.
Maintenance and Preparation
Welcome to the sixth installment of Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash, a series looking at the fantasy and the reality of being a sailor in the modern age. Today we’ll be examining the maintenance and preparation of a tall ship.
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.
A Day in the Life of a Tallship Sailor
In this, the fifth installment of Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash, your host Jeromy Foberg discusses the day-to-day life of a sailor aboard a tall ship.
Horror in Music
In today’s installment of Zen and the Art of Screaming, we examine the role of horror in music—from musicians selling their souls to the devil for fame & fortune, to artists whose appearance and sound conjure images of demons and hellfire.
Unpacking the Myths
In this, the fourth installment of Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash, your host Jeromy Foberg discusses the many differences between pirates and piracy as they exist in fiction and how they existed.