It's now passed the one year mark since I began writing and I could have never imagined it would snowball from wanting to share my experiences with horror on this little blog, to now being a staff member at HorrorObsessive.com and writing for several websites. I want to thank everyone for your support and kindness, … Continue reading ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY + PORTFOLIO OF WRITING
Author: lor gislason
Lor is an aspiring horror writer from an island in Canada
MEAT&MARROW: BODY HORROR IN DUNE
Welcome to MEAT&MARROW, a new series where I delve into body horror and all things fleshy, transformative and unusual. I'll be taking a dive into overlooked body horror in media as well as personal faves. Let's get to the meat of it! DUNE is many things; the best selling sci-fi novel of all time, an … Continue reading MEAT&MARROW: BODY HORROR IN DUNE
MID 2021 FAVOURITES: GAMES, BOOKS, FILMS
I cannot believe what a whirlwind this year has been so far; I've had some wild ups and downs including a frankly terrible experience getting sick (which I wrote about), getting to attend the Unnamed Footage Festival online, finishing the DnD campaign I've been playing for 4 years, and some upcoming projects I'm excited to … Continue reading MID 2021 FAVOURITES: GAMES, BOOKS, FILMS
SPOTLIGHT ON HORROR: I AM A HERO
Major spoiler warnings for I AM A HERO. This section takes place in Chapter 182.CONTENT WARNING: Death, suicide, pregnancy, gore. While in the beginning, I am a Hero starts as a regular zombie apocalypse story, things take a weirder turn as the events progress. The zombies---they do actually call them zombies, in comparison to other … Continue reading SPOTLIGHT ON HORROR: I AM A HERO
FAVES OF 2020: BOOKS, FILMS, GAMES
2020 has been a rollercoaster. There's the Major Big Things That Happened, but then there's my personal struggles with losing my job and mental health issues. I recently went back to work so my semblance of a routine is slowly recovering, but I still feel out of sorts. (UPDATE: Things got worse and I lost … Continue reading FAVES OF 2020: BOOKS, FILMS, GAMES
THE HORRORS OF FIREPUNCH
HORRORS is an ongoing series exploring the overlooked darker elements of well known media. SPOILER WARNING for some plot details below, as well as CONTENT WARNING for body horror, mentions of sexual assault, cannibalism, gore, and incest. I, like I assume many people, was interested in checking out the manga Fire punch based on the … Continue reading THE HORRORS OF FIREPUNCH
THE HORRORS OF DUNGEON MESHI
NOTE: I originally wrote this in late 2020, before the manga even finished - Now we have a TON more creatures and a ton of newcomers to the series thanks to the Anime - I'm thankful for the traffic this article STILL gets. I hope to write another article when I have the time, but … Continue reading THE HORRORS OF DUNGEON MESHI
SPOTLIGHT ON HORROR: BERSERK’S DEMON WOMB
CONTENT WARNING: FORCED PREGNANCY, FORCED BIRTH, GORE, BODY HORRORSpotlight on Horror is a new segment where I take a look at moments in media that have truly stuck with me because of their over the top, disgusting or terrifying nature. Kentaro Miura has a knack for creating some of the most bizarre, grotesque and unique … Continue reading SPOTLIGHT ON HORROR: BERSERK’S DEMON WOMB
THE HORRORS OF REBOOT
HORRORS is an ongoing series exploring the overlooked darker elements of well known media. For those that didn't grow up with it, Reboot was one of the first completely CGI television series, that aired beginning in 1994.it follows the story of Bob, a Guardian who fights "the user" in Games. Along with Bob are Dot … Continue reading THE HORRORS OF REBOOT
FRANK HERBERT’S HORRORS
HORRORS is an ongoing series exploring the overlooked darker elements of well known media. Frank Herbert is most famously the author of Dune and its sequels, although I think it's often overlooked that he wrote other books in his lifetime, many of them with interesting SciFi and Horror elements. They cover a wide variety of … Continue reading FRANK HERBERT’S HORRORS
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