Genre Bustin’ Makes Me Feel Good
OnGenre is safe. Genre is comfortable. But do we rely on genre conventions too much? Can genre hold us back? Is genre busting good?
Ranking Jan Švankmajer Films as Horror!
OnJan Švankmajer does not like to be known as an animator or even an artist! He is engaged in a communal practice of being-in-the-world as a Surrealist first and foremost.
Why We Can Stop Flogging H.P. Lovecraft’s Dead Bloated Corpse
OnIn today’s sci-fi/ fantasy community, it’s fashionable to dig up H.P. Lovecraft and put him on trial as the avatar of everything wrong with speculative fiction.
Writing for Young Audiences with Celine Kiernan
OnIn this episode, middle grade horror/fantasy author Celine Kiernan joins us to talk about writing fiction for young people.
‘From Here You’ll Watch the World Go By,’ (1995) an Album Released Amidst Tumult
On1995 had seen the Legendary Pink Dots quit their record company, re-join their record company and ultimately start their own record company.
Meet the New Gatekeeper, Same as the Old Gatekeeper
OnIf you’ve spent any time talking about geek culture, you’ve probably seen one word come up over and over again: gatekeeper.
“Asylum Relapse” by Patrick Q. Wright Is a Sympathetic Sounding Board Resonating Feelings of Isolation
OnWhile “Asylum Relapse” isn’t part of the Legendary Pink Dots Project, Patrick Wright has been instrumental to some of their greatest albums.
So You Think You’re a Writer?
OnWhat makes a writer? Is it coffee and cats? Is it a good author photo? Is it having a screenname like @JaneDoeWrites?
Queerness Is Not a Fandom
OnIt’s normal to look for people who share your interest in pop culture. But what happens when you only know how to be queer through fandom?