With a few notable exceptions, the label “psychological horror” is most often used to describe what something doesn’t have rather than what it does. A lack of exploding eyeballs or sloshing eviscerations must mean that the scare is psychological, right? Saying that a story is “psychological horror” seems like it should mean it gives the […]
There's a prevailing idea that we are all cohesive, single selves. Sure, we might change over time, but if there's such a thing as 'being yourself' then we must accept our own absorption of the idea that 'yourself' (singular) exists in the first place.
Why do fictional characters leave the house? Sometimes it's because they face a crisis, sometimes they are curious, and sometimes boredom motivates.
For Death must be somewhere in a society; if it is no longer (or less intensely) in religion, it must be elsewhere; perhaps in this image which produces Death while trying to preserve life. Contemporary with the withdrawal of rites, Photography may correspond to the intrusion, in our modern society, of an asymbolic Death, outside […]
Baba Yaga is a legendary Slavic witch, or a hag, who lives in a hut that stands on chicken legs and who flies through the air in a mortar.
Eggs are common ingredients in modern cooking. Likewise, throughout the history of folklore and fairy stories, eggs are a common ingredient in magic spells.
Have you ever wondered what your cat would say if your cat could talk? "Tobermory" by Saki is an exploration into that. (Best cats be quiet.)
For Death must be somewhere in a society; if it is no longer (or less intensely) in religion, it must be elsewhere; perhaps in this image which produces Death while trying to preserve life. Contemporary with the withdrawal of rites, Photography may correspond to the intrusion, in our modern society, of an asymbolic Death, outside […]
For Death must be somewhere in a society; if it is no longer (or less intensely) in religion, it must be elsewhere; perhaps in this image which produces Death while trying to preserve life. Contemporary with the withdrawal of rites, Photography may correspond to the intrusion, in our modern society, of an asymbolic Death, outside […]
The human body is a grotesque, meaty thing. Storytellers can make use of our squeamishness by breaking the body into parts for horror or for comic effect.
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As symbols in stories, consider the ocean as two distinct places: the surface and the deep. Below are examples from children's literature.
Bluebeard is a scary tale about men's cruelty to their wives. Even so, it is a story for women -- a death by engulfment story, a don't be curious story.
According to a large portion of the world's population, humankind is already living in a dystopia. Ever since God punished Adam, Eve and the serpent for eating from that tree we have been banished from Paradise.
In symbolism, there is often a manmade and naturally occurring equivalent. The tunnel is the manmade version of a cave, the sewer a sea cave.
The Strange Art is a creation by the artist Andrey Ivanov. Category art work. THE STRANGE ART ------------------------------------------------------ Model: Nina Mikhaylova Make-Up & Style: Ira Taranova Photo: Andrey Ivanov ------------------------------------------------------…
Bluebeard is a scary tale about men's cruelty to their wives. Even so, it is a story for women -- a death by engulfment story, a don't be curious story.
5"x7" acrylic on board Monty always dreaded the day of the dead festivities, . . .yet, . . .he would drag himself out of the ground every year and dance with the revellers and charm the ladies. He was glad that no one could see him sweat.
In storytelling, the cannibal is arguably the worst kind of monster you can get. What is the storytelling function of a cannibal, apart from scariness?
For Death must be somewhere in a society; if it is no longer (or less intensely) in religion, it must be elsewhere; perhaps in this image which produces Death while trying to preserve life. Contemporary with the withdrawal of rites, Photography may correspond to the intrusion, in our modern society, of an asymbolic Death, outside […]
