“A new narrative fiction podcast from the folks behind Bitches on Comics, Decoded Horror Channel brings together the best tales, tropes, and terrors in audio horror from queer and trans folks and our allies as creators, voice actors, sound engineers, musicians, producers, and more. From short stories to […]
At BBC Maestro, Alan Moore talks about stories, reading and neuroscience. “Ever wonder why a story sticks with you? Alan Moore explores the science behind great writing to explain how fiction can activate the brain, stir emotion, and feel just as real as life itself.” Watch here.
At The Tate blog, Susan Owens writes about how ghosts and spirits have changed. “I was intrigued to find the idea of the dead returning to their old homes so entrenched in the British imagination, and it made me reflect on the place ghosts have in our culture. […]
Quick question for y’all: is “my brain has been hijacked by this fictional story and I no longer know how to live in the real world” a valid reason to call in sick to work? I’ve always gotten immersed in stories in a way that blurred the lines […]
Library of America has Dashiell Hammett’s story, “Creeping Siamese” as it’s story of the week. ‘Based on the scantiest of evidence—a red silk sarong—the detectives, including the Continental Op, begin working under the assumption that they should be looking for ‘brown men,’ that is, Asian immigrants. ‘This short […]
At Graveyard Shift Sisters, friend of the Gutter Ashlee Blackwell considers the horrific, Black horror, the white gaze and the Black subject among other things in her profile of Dianca London Potts. “Dianca’s exemplary analysis makes her an exciting, sobering voice in pop culture criticism. This Bucks County, Pennsylvania dropout […]
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