Hans StaatsThe Jason Bateman Algorithm: Horror in the Age of Behavioral SurplusHere is a post that I recently published with In Media Res.Apr 4, 20201Apr 4, 20201
Hans StaatsWatch Out for Florida ManSeason 2 of the television series Atlanta (FX, 2016-present) embarks upon and finishes with a deeply probing examination of race in…Aug 9, 2018Aug 9, 2018
Hans StaatsThis Is Teddy Perkins“Teddy Perkins,” S02E06 of the television series Atlanta (FX, 2016–present), has quickly established itself as one of the most accomplished…Jun 14, 2018Jun 14, 2018
Hans Staats“Tag … You’re It”: Cold War Comics and the Performance of Boyhood and CriminalityAbstractApr 8, 2018Apr 8, 2018
Hans StaatsLET THEM EAT STEAK: FOOD AND THE FAMILY HORROR FILM CYCLEIn “Ten Horror Movie Food Scenes That Will Make You Shudder,” Lisa Bramen celebrates the horrors of consumption in Tobe Hooper’s…Feb 4, 2017Feb 4, 2017
Hans StaatsMASTERING NATURE: WAR GOTHIC AND THE MONSTROUS ANTHROPOCENEHans Staats has a Ph.D. in comparative literature and cultural studies from Stony Brook University (May 2016). The title of his…Dec 8, 2015Dec 8, 2015
Hans StaatsThis is a film review that I wrote in 2012.There is a crucial moment in John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978) that is one the most memorable sequences in modern American horror. Michael…Oct 25, 2015Oct 25, 2015
Hans StaatsWhere the Rubber Meets The Road WarriorAs I finally get around to watching Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller, 2015), I keep thinking about one of my favorite movie experiences:Jul 15, 2015Jul 15, 2015
Hans StaatsGothic Music: The Sounds of the UncannyRev. of Gothic Music: The Sounds of the Uncanny, by Isabella van Elferen. Cardiff: U of Wales P, 2012. Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts…Mar 5, 2015Mar 5, 2015
