Spoiler: he does not say it
Spoiler: he does not say it
Me watching del Toro's Creature: "I am the child of a charnel house."
Ugh, I'll be on a plane back home but this seems wonderful!
Going to leave this here again as I work on my latest review on the plane to MLA. If you want to listen to me and a bunch of other smart people chat about public humanities work at #MLA2026, our panel is at 12 pm on Saturday
I've largely been working through the holidays, given an impending book deadline, and it's not easy, but damn do I love the learning part of the process. Can't wait to share it all with you (hopefully in late 2026)!
Come for the mascot horror rundown, stay for my absolute terror playing Five Nights at Freddy's. youtu.be/uWcnJcROjlI?...
Yeah, what kind of merfolk are we talking about here? But my gut instinct is eggs.
I was instantly obsessed with KPop Demon Hunters (like the rest of the world) and knew I had to dig into the monsters portrayed. Meet the dokkaebi! youtu.be/5G9MvpQVLS0?...
31/31 ARCANA ROYALE. A talented card player stumbles into a supernatural game that is about much more than money. Beings of all kinds wager lives for a chance to control fate. #31DaysofHorrorComics
This was such a fun interview! Be sure to check out my "Unmissable Undead Content" list as well!
30/31 NIGHT OF THE SLASHERS. A bus of high school kids breaks down in a small town where every year, a local curse turns its residents into brutal, mutated killers. Gives old school slasher vibes. #31DaysofHorrorComics
29/30 LET THIS ONE BE THE DEVIL. An even more horrific origin story for the Jersey Devil thatβs also a look at how legends develop and survive over the years. If you like cryptids, youβll like this one. #31DaysofHorrorComics
My first fictional film! I'm a consulting producer on this project, and I'm so excited to be a part of its development. I can't say too much, but get ready for some surprising monster lore inspiration...
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28/31 BYTCHCRAFT. A three-witch coven in NYC learn the hard truths about dabbling in powers greater than they are qualified for, just as a prophecy threatens to tear the world apart. #31DaysofHorrorComics
Iβm sorry, but Iβve seen this movie
Oh yay! I really enjoy doing it.
26/31 NEWS FROM THE FALLOUT. After a bomb is dropped, the soldiers in the area become something else, something violent. Part zombie story, part noir Western, it's a new take on atomic horror. #31DaysofHorrorComics
25/31 YOU WON'T FEEL A THING. A murder mystery that goes off the rails pretty quickly. Take a disgraced cop, a memory rapidly declining, and the revival of a serial killer, and you get something truly haunting. #31DaysofHorrorComics
24/31 A GUEST IN THE HOUSE. Iβve been a fan of E. M. Carroll since day one, and this does not disappoint. A recently married woman adjusting to life as a wife and stepmother begins a strange affair with her husbandβs first wife. #31DaysofHorrorComics
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23/31 RED BOOK. The Dyatlov Pass Incident is an iconic mystery. This story examines the mysterious deaths and other alleged extraterrestrial encounters. Rooted in fact and taken into the fantastic, itβs a compelling read. #31DaysofHorrorComics
22/31 SEANCE IN THE ASYLUM. Post-Civil War asylum inundated with patients, seeks the help of an ostracized spiritualist tasked with curing its occupants, who taps into forces that no one is prepared to handle. #31DaysofHorrorComics
21/31 CRUSH DEPTH. A nuclear submarine receives a distress call, leading the crew to discover a strange and threatening biological threat that leads to some insane body horror. #31DaysofHorrorComics
20/31 THE SLASHER'S APPRENTICE. A true crime podcaster with a very personal connection to the subject decides that shadowing the longest-active serial murderer in the Pacific Northwest is a brilliant idea. Brutal, but also coyly funny, it's a bloody fun ride. #31DaysofHorrorComics.
19/31 HEXILES. Children conceived by an occultist are born with unusual powers, but when their father dies, they are made responsible for his debts. #31DaysofHorrorComics
18/31 SNAPS. A mysterious figure is caught on camera but invisible to the naked eye in the deaths of a series of βheart attackβ victims. Why it comes is revealed along with horrible truths. #31DaysofHorrorComics
17/31 BURIED LONG, LONG AGO. Belle Gunness may have been one of the most prolific known female serial killers. Her story is retold with a supernatural twist through the eyes of her daughters, who imagine her as an ogre. But she might not be their biggest problem...#31DaysofHorrorComics
16/31 EVENT HORIZON: DARK DESCENT. A prequel to the always haunting film, a space crew is about to complete their first jump, when things go awry even before they encounter anything preternatural. My favorite lines so far: "Hell isn't below us. It's in the void." #31DaysofHorrorComics
The Arizona Republic recently covered my research and work in public scholarship. There's also a mini bookshelf tour! www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...