There’s a common misconception out there about what Old English actually is. Whenever I ask someone what they think about Shakespeare (because I’m a nerd), they always go off on a rant about how Old English is totally incomprehensible and why couldn’t I have asked about something else? Well, firstly, Shakespeare was actually Modern English. […]
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Oh, sexuality labels. How we hate thee! Does it really matter who’s gay and who’s not in this day and age? I don’t label myself. What’s the point? Does anyone listen to them when I say anything? No. Do people make assumptions and jump to conclusions about things without checking if they’re even on the
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We all want a decent book to read, but most of the ones out there in lists of recommended reading material are either porn with little plot (romance, I mean romance), young adult books (that’s where decent representation is at these days), or thrillers (fantasy books without the fantasy). And while I love watching John
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The novella Out of the Grave was the first quarter of a planned longer story. I lost passion partway through drafting the entire thing and published what I had written. The playlist is for the entire novel. Main Theme: Centuries by Fall Out Boy Closing Credits: Demolition Lovers by My Chemical Romance Ariadne’s Theme: Throne
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The playlist for Precious Vile Things is tamer than a lot of the other ones, I think. Theme Song: Silent Melody by Working for a Nuclear Free City Closing Credits: Seven Nation Army by SKÁLD Arsonist’s Lullabye by Hozier Beat the Devil’s Tattoo by Black Rebel Motorcyle Club Highway to Hell by AC/DC Ignorance by
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The playlist for These Kind of Knaves is crazy. But I like it. Theme Song: Reincarnate by Motionless In White Closing Credits: Broken Crown by Mumford & Sons Homecoming King by Andy Black Bullet With Butterfly Wings by Them Smashing Pumpkins Radioactive by Our Last Night Brick by Brick by Paramore A Line In The
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The “official” playlist for Valerian Bone, previously called This Way Madness Lies. Theme Song: Saudade by Cody Matthew Johnson featuring Shin Closing Credits: Mad World by Jennnifer Ann Broken Crown by Mumford & Sons Gotta Let Go by Hollywood Undead Empty Walls by Serj Tankian Locust by Machine Head Half God Half Devil by In
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Oh, humble horror tropes. When we think of horror, we have a preconceived idea of what we mean. Thunder and lightning over a spiky castle nestled in the mountains. A young woman running from something through an overgrown forest. That feeling you get when you remember you can’t remember what it is you forgot. But
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When it comes to the humble horror story, there’s something inherently human about the primal need of reassurance that our lives aren’t as bad as someone else’s. Why else would we watch the sort of media where the heroes have absolute hell thrown at them? Why else would we repeatedly put ourselves through jumps-cares and
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