Midnight ’til One Belongs to the Dead: Hauntology in The Fog
Ghosts are signifiers of something that has gone wrong: a secret that has not been brought to light, an injustice that has not been righted.
The Haunting of Hercule Poirot: Ghosts versus Little Gray Cells
Poirot learns the limits of his overreliance on rationality, and is beckoned to the realm of faith and the light of life.
How Kenneth Branagh’s Hercule Poirot Becomes a Christ-Haunted Genius
Branagh’s Poirot is not just a detective solving crimes but a pilgrim navigating the labyrinth of the soul’s darker questions.
Local Ghosts
Even in the Hudson Valley, I think the larger appeal of Halloween is that our local ghosts can scare us, but we can, ultimately, domesticate them.
The Best Children’s Books of 2016 Are Full of Joy and Wonder
Here are a few of 2016’s best children’s novels; they’re sure to fill you and your loved ones with a sense of childlike joy and wonder.
