‘Majority’ Imagines Internet Hate Mobs to the Extreme
Abby Goldsmith’s new sci-fi novel explores the power of online mob rule.
Charlie Kaufman Movies Have Gotten Really Bleak
Previous films like Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind had more humor than recent fare like I’m Thinking of Ending Things.
Final Girls Make the Best Horror Movie Heroes
The female characters who survive until the end of the film are the antidote to the movie’s cycle of violence.
Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks Are Still Going Strong
Forty years later, the books are still influential. In Dice Men: The Origin Story of Games Workshop, Ian Livingstone talks about their success and about Games Workshop’s other hit: Warhammer 40,000.
Rhymer Combines Scottish Ballads with Alien Elves
Gregory Frost’s fantasy novel puts a new spin on the folk tale of Thomas the Rhymer.