Originally hosted on LitReactor, due to their closure I am hosting it here now. I’m autistic. While I didn’t receive an official diagnosis until my late 20s, I look back on my childhood and teenage years and can see how obvious it was. I was a certified “weird kid” with anxiety issues who was prone … Continue reading WHY HORROR RESONATES WITH AUTISTIC FANS
Category: MOVIES
MID 2022 FAVES: GAMES, BOOKS, FILMS
Hi everyone!! I'm a bit late on this, the end of July was super busy for me. But I'm back again with my mid-year favourites. 2022 has been kind of insane in terms of cool new releases--it's hard keeping up! If you follow me on Twitter, most of these will come as no surprise, as … Continue reading MID 2022 FAVES: GAMES, BOOKS, FILMS
SPOTLIGHT ON HORROR: NO ONE GETS OUT ALIVE
CONTENT WARNING: DEATH, BODY HORROR Spotlight 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. No One Gets Out Alive is a 2021 Netflix original film based on the book of the same name by Adam Nevill. … Continue reading SPOTLIGHT ON HORROR: NO ONE GETS OUT ALIVE
FAVES OF 2021: BOOKS, MOVIES, GAMES
As the year draws to a close, I'm back again to go through my favourites. Several years ago I set a simple new years goal: READ MORE BOOKS and WATCH MORE MOVIES. As of December 12th my 2021 stats are as follows: 344 movies watched and 70 books read. This is purely for fun and … Continue reading FAVES OF 2021: BOOKS, MOVIES, GAMES
ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY + PORTFOLIO OF WRITING
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
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
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
A JOURNEY INTO DREAMS: VISITING ELM STREET
A Murder by Numbers Series, where I watch all the sequels to a horror franchiseSPOILERS FOR ALL ELM STREET MOVIES BELOWFor whatever reason, I never got around to watching all the Nightmare On Elm Street movies. Other horror franchises, I’ve seen most, if not all of the movies: Hellraiser, Saw, and even the Wishmaster series … Continue reading A JOURNEY INTO DREAMS: VISITING ELM STREET
ANNIHILATION AND BODY DYSPHORIA
CONTENT WARNING: BODY HORROR, SELF HARM, SUICIDE MENTIONMany people far more eloquent than myself have written and made videos about Annihilation, including Annihilation and Decoding Metaphor by Dan Olson and Annihilation & The Horrors Of Change by FilmCritHulk, which you should definitely check out. So I'll just get it out of the way: this movie … Continue reading ANNIHILATION AND BODY DYSPHORIA
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