No other living horror writer has enjoyed Stephen King’s literary longevity. His monsters have lingered in the popular imagination, and that of our author.
Hiding in plain sight, they’re subtle reminders that we’re being watched, tracked, studied.
Jordan Peele’s latest horror film challenges viewers to consider technology, surveillance, other worldly life and the making of spectacle through different lenses — including the eyes of animals.
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In his 1972 novel The Stepford Wives, Ira Levin powerfully dramatised women’s suburban alienation and men’s resistance to feminist change. Michelle Arrow traces its enduring influence.
The possibilities of ‘more human than human’ artificial intelligence and the dangers of playing God and are not new – they’re the subjects of one of the world’s first science-fiction novels.
An online audience is reading the vampire novel for the first time, en masse.
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Urban legends are shaped by the people who tell them and where they’re from. That’s why you’ll hear so many versions of the same story.
The extensive damage done to lead character Ethan’s hands in ‘Resident Evil’ sparked online commentary.
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Game design engages players through emotional identification and physical participation, and relies heavily on the role of human hands in knowing and navigating the world.