Violence in the Media
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
(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 »
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 »