Eric: Bringing Light to the Darkness and Facing Our Monsters
Maybe we have to hit rock bottom in order to see ourselves in the mirror truthfully.
As Grief Metaphors Go, Godzilla Is Better than Most
When this allegorical behemoth lumbers through our lives, we are helpless in the wake of its devastation.
Of Monsters and Men: Classic Horror DNA in Marvel’s Werewolf by Night
In the age of the “gritty” anti-hero, rare is the genre story that begins with the assumption that evil is real and must be dealt with.
“I’m Still Here”: Stranger Things 4, “Running Up that Hill,” and Killing Monsters
Stranger Things has always been about recalling people to life—about fighting for your life and others’ lives.
Station Eleven: The Virtue of Risky Hospitality and Making Monsters into Friends
Rebuilding civilization requires hospitality to strangers, whether they show up cold and dirty on your doorstep, or warm and tiny in your womb.
The Monsters at ‘10 Cloverfield Lane’
When you encounter a monster on Cloverfield Lane, you discover a hard truth about the connection between our personal fears and our instinct for self-preservation.
