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Almost a half century since its release, John Carpenter’s The Thing is still a staple in the horror movie landscape. To this day, watchers and fans of The Thing debate the movie’s open-ended ending. Everyone wants to know who’s still human…
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Video games played a big hand in the development of my media literacy. When I was younger, the general sentiment around video games was that they “rot your brain.” While I agree, too much of…
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Gil Kenan’s 2006 film, Monster House, is beloved by many and is frequently included in movie recommendations lists around Halloween. It’s almost been 20 years since its initial release, so I wanted to revisit it to see how it has…
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners‘ David Martinez never had a choice in how his life unfolded. Unfortunately for him, the only thing Night City knows how to do is take, and take, and take without any remorse…
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Monster narratives and monsters in stories have been popular for as long as I can remember (albeit 30 years isn’t very long), and they will continue being more relevant in 2026 because of the…
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Before you start pointing pitchforks at me, you must know I don’t believe my headline and the film we’re looking at today doesn’t either. Women aging has been presented as this monstrous thing that…
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If you read my previous post and thought the Thin Man has a striking resemblance to the internet phenomenon Slender Man, you thought the same as me (if you didn’t, I’ll catch you up…
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As previously explained, my blog is about monsters and creatures. Correct me if I’m wrong, but the popular image that comes to mind is probably some sort of inhuman being or something hiding under…
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Ever since I was young, I had noticed the monsters all around me. They were in the books I read, the games I played, the movies I watched, and even cultural events. Loving Halloween…