Homepage
Open in app
Sign in
Get started
The Ugly Monster
Movies | TV | Gaming | Comic Books | Music | News Media | Other Indecent Pursuits
Movies
TV
Gaming
Comics
News Media
Getting Into Chess
Follow
FEATURED
To Live or Die in La Vega — Zorro: Man of the Dead
To Live or Die in La Vega — Zorro: Man of the Dead
“Don Quixote meets Narcos”
Dark Aether
Jun 30
Palestine’s Suffering: An Analysis of The Economist Magazine
Palestine’s Suffering: An Analysis of The Economist Magazine
How does The Economist report on the genocide in Gaza?
Lady Horatia
Feb 15
Daggerheart: TTRPGs Are Just Weird Board Games
Daggerheart: TTRPGs Are Just Weird Board Games
Reject tradition. Embrace cards and tokens.
Oscar
Mar 16
Star Wars Outlaws: Kay Vess Isn’t Ugly
Star Wars Outlaws: Kay Vess Isn’t Ugly
The real reason the internet hates her
Miguel Melendez Calero
Apr 12
LATEST
‘Manodrome’ is an Unintentionally Funny Experience
‘Manodrome’ is an Unintentionally Funny Experience
John Trengrove’s exploration of toxic masculinity misses the mark on a profound level
Cian McGrath
Aug 13
Deadpool & Wolverine: A Love Letter to Forgotten Fox Superhero Franchises
Deadpool & Wolverine: A Love Letter to Forgotten Fox Superhero Franchises
The Fox movies had some gems, but there were some ugly entries too
Scott Gladstein
Aug 13
The Pros and Cons of Video Game Demos
The Pros and Cons of Video Game Demos
Are demos still practical, or just nostalgia?
Elvia M.
Aug 12
D&D Is Not Worth $150
D&D Is Not Worth $150
‘Dungeons & Dragons 2024’ is a time and money sink
Oscar
Aug 12
TRENDING
The Downsizing of Media: 8-Episode TV Shows Have Become the New Normal and It Sucks!
The Downsizing of Media: 8-Episode TV Shows Have Become the New Nor...
Long gone are the days of 20+ episode seasons and enjoyable filler content
Keith Price
Aug 4
Interview with the Vampire: What You Can Learn About Journalism From Daniel Molloy
Interview with the Vampire: What You Can Learn About Journalism Fro...
There’s so much more to it than pressing ‘record’
Jasmin James
Jul 21
The Replayability of Hades
The Replayability of Hades
Who doesn’t love a challenge?
Michelle Kwan
Jul 17
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths — Part Three Review
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths — Part Three Review
As Crisis on Infinite Earths reaches its climax, will our heroes be able to bring an end to the threat of the Anti-Monitor?
Keith Price
Jul 22
Why We Can’t Let The Movie Theater Experience Fade
Why We Can’t Let The Movie Theater Experience Fade
The silver screen is like nothing else — we need to keep it around
Elvia M.
Jul 9
‘See How They Run’ is in Love with its Own Tropes
‘See How They Run’ is in Love with its Own Tropes
and that’s a good thing
Lady Horatia
Jul 29
A Quiet Place: Day One — A Good Movie, but Not a Good Prequel
A Quiet Place: Day One — A Good Movie, but Not a Good Prequel
A Quiet Place has grown to be one of the most successful horror IPs in recent memory, and for good reason
Ben Copeland
Jul 23
Tabletop RPGs Have a Design Debt to Pay
Tabletop RPGs Have a Design Debt to Pay
How bad design haunts us
Sam Hollon
Oct 1, 2023
About The Ugly Monster
Latest Stories
Archive
About Medium
Terms
Privacy
Teams