Giving In To Darkness: "Hereditary" and the New Trend in Horror 03/30/2019 The past couple years have turned out some amazing horror movies. Most notably are “A Quiet Place,” “Us,” and the remake of “It.” But the production studio A24 has come onto the scene with some very noteworthy films including “The Witch,” and “Hereditary.” These, in my opinion, are some of the best horror films not just of recent years, but of all time. There is one element especially that stands out to them, and that is how they end. In case it wasn’t clear already, there are going
The past couple years have turned out some amazing horror movies. Most notably are “A Quiet Place,” “Us,” and the remake of “It.” But the production studio A24 has come onto the scene with some very noteworthy films including “The Witch,” and “Hereditary.” These, in my opinion, are some of the best horror films not just of recent years, but of all time. There is one element especially that stands out to them, and that is how they end. In case it wasn’t clear already, there are going
My 7 Novels 05/28/2018 I took part in the Facebook trend where you post the cover of a novel you love, one a day for seven days. This is supposed to be done with no explanation or review, but I can’t help myself. I love these stories so much that I can't help but talk about them further. These were the seven novels I choose, and I’m going to explain why I love them. American Gods Neil Gaiman To me, this is as close to a perfect novel as anyone can get. The story is brilliant, the characters are amazing, and
I took part in the Facebook trend where you post the cover of a novel you love, one a day for seven days. This is supposed to be done with no explanation or review, but I can’t help myself. I love these stories so much that I can't help but talk about them further. These were the seven novels I choose, and I’m going to explain why I love them. American Gods Neil Gaiman To me, this is as close to a perfect novel as anyone can get. The story is brilliant, the characters are amazing, and
The Back Road Fallacy: Why People in Horror Movies Do Stupid Things 03/05/2018 One of the misconceptions that we humans have about ourselves is that we are, by and large, logical. We believe that if we are confronted with a crisis, we will act logically, our fight or flight instincts will take over, and we will save ourselves from catastrophe. But humans are not logical. Humans are emotional and biased. Confronted by an emergency, humans will more often than not, try to reason it away. We insist the danger will pass, bother someone else, and leave us to go about
One of the misconceptions that we humans have about ourselves is that we are, by and large, logical. We believe that if we are confronted with a crisis, we will act logically, our fight or flight instincts will take over, and we will save ourselves from catastrophe. But humans are not logical. Humans are emotional and biased. Confronted by an emergency, humans will more often than not, try to reason it away. We insist the danger will pass, bother someone else, and leave us to go about
