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Violence in the Media

Posted on Jan 13th, 2009 by Marmalade : Gaia Explorer Marmalade

A long discussion about the value of violence in the news can be found in the following God Pod thread: Pictures from Gaza - warning - disturbing images That thread inspired me to ask OM about... More »

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Review: The Man on the Ceiling by Steve Rasnic Tem & Melanie Tem

Posted on Jan 7th, 2009 by Marmalade : Gaia Explorer Marmalade

I don't enjoy most popular horror and I don't normally buy horror to read, but this book attracted me.  It has nice cover art (you can judge a book by its cover), and I had noticed it at the bookstore... More »

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Comedy Horror Musicals

Posted on Dec 26th, 2008 by Marmalade : Gaia Explorer Marmalade

I'll sort of keep with the theme of my recent blogs, but lighten up the mood a bit.  One thing I've come to enjoy more and more is a good musical.  It was either The Rocky... More »

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Quotes: the Gothic, the Gnostic, and the Rational

Posted on Dec 24th, 2008 by Marmalade : Gaia Explorer Marmalade

The Secret Life of Puppets by Victoria Nelson pp. 18-19: At the same time, however, this demonology is the only avenue open to the transcendental.  "You can raise issues in the horror genre that you... More »

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Religious Scholars and Horror Writers

Posted on Dec 23rd, 2008 by Marmalade : Gaia Explorer Marmalade

This relates to the connection between Gnosticism and the Gothic.  Many Horror writers study religion and spirituality.  Some even practice it or are members of churches.  Some horror writers go so far as giving up... More »

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Quentin S. Crisp: Fiction Writer and Blogger

Posted on Dec 23rd, 2008 by Marmalade : Gaia Explorer Marmalade

A favorite writer of mine is Quentin S. Crisp.  He is a fiction writer, but I admit I haven't read much of his fiction.  He is moreso a favorite writer of my friend.  I primarily... More »

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Ponderings Fictional

Posted on Dec 22nd, 2008 by Marmalade : Gaia Explorer Marmalade

(1) I've noticed a correlation between the length of stories and the type of fiction.  Genre fiction tends toward short fiction... or is it short fiction tends towards the genre?  One thing is for sure,... More »

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Horror and Science Fiction

Posted on Nov 22nd, 2008 by Marmalade : Gaia Explorer Marmalade

My friend reads a lot of horror fiction.  I've never been all that attracted to horror even though it crosses over with the fantasy genre which is something I read quite a bit.  However, because... More »

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