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Exploring the Dark Recesses of the Teenage Experience in Silent Hill: The Short Message
Exploring the Dark Recesses of the Teenage Experience in Silent Hill: The Short Message
Wandering the horrors in the halls of our own mind
Andrea Blythe
Mar 8
The Art of Comeuppance in The Fall of the House of Usher
The Art of Comeuppance in The Fall of the House of Usher
Mike Flanagan’s new mini-series explores the brutal poetry of Poe’s literary work
Andrea Blythe
Jan 15
I Watched All 15 Seasons of Supernatural in a Month
I Watched All 15 Seasons of Supernatural in a Month
Two brothers fight the monsters that go bump in the night — and all the drama that entails
Andrea Blythe
Dec 7, 2023
Four Terrifying Stories of Murderous Balloons
Four Terrifying Stories of Murderous Balloons
Rubber balloons are the hallmark of birthdays and celebrations, but what happens if they decide to turn on you.
Andrea Blythe
Dec 21, 2022
Lost in the Sea of Solitude
Lost in the Sea of Solitude
Facing the monsters inside ourselves
Andrea Blythe
Dec 3, 2021
The Beautiful, Earthy, and Uncanny in ‘The Green Knight’
The Beautiful, Earthy, and Uncanny in ‘The Green Knight’
The power of ambiguity in retelling a classic Arthurian myth.
Andrea Blythe
Aug 17, 2021
A Forest of Suffering: Thoughts on The Ritual (2017)
A Forest of Suffering: Thoughts on The Ritual (2017)
What secrets lie hidden among the trees?
Andrea Blythe
Aug 9, 2021
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