My book WHY HORROR SEDUCES (Oxford Academic) is now out in Japanese translation, with an appropriately disturbing cover design: ホラーは誘う : ダーウィンに学ぶホラーの魅力 / fubaisha.com/search.cgi?mod…

Looking to know some new faces! Let's do a #writerslift. Drop all your books from #fiction #novels #fantasy #books #writerscommunity #blogs I'll pop a follow back!

She glossed over the #journey of her upcoming life. 'I request to be reassigned,' she said. 'Request denied,' the Representator said. 'But what is the use of being a spy on Earth!' 'You'll have to learn the trade in insignificant systems.' #scififri

Talking about horror, apocalyptic stories, and villains with The Dissenter was a real treat:

Why Men (2022) is About Men Embodying Femininity fantasticfocus.wordpress.com/2022/07/04/why…

Attention, #WritingCommunity! I’m preparing horror writing prompts for #horrorprompt and #haikuhorrorprompt. If you’d like to contribute words for August, follow the link and submit your words now! horrorprompt.com/words #horrorpromptFamily #HorrorCommunity #writingprompt

Detour (1945), Why Al Roberts is not an Unreliable Narrator fantasticfocus.wordpress.com/2022/08/16/det…

🧵The role of psychopomp - a figure who escorts those who have recently died from the land of the living to the land of the dead - is one that appears in almost every culture. We’ve recently seen Death (beautifully played by Kirby Howell-Baptiste),

Enjoy!! Stop Motion is a handmade miracle.

What are the biological roots of morality? Listen to a new episode with Patricia Churchland from UC San Diego! We chat about: Why do we care for others? Is everything fundamentally selfish? Does freewill exist? Link: bit.ly/ohp-1 #biology #philosophy #evolutionarypsychology

An image of science fiction and fantasy — and a hint of this week’s upcoming #SciFanSat theme! #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts #WriterGames

Barbarian (2022) and Bones and All (2022), What’s up with Today’s Final Girl? fantasticfocus.wordpress.com/2022/12/30/bar…

Best Fantastic Films of 2022! fantasticfocus.wordpress.com/2022/12/31/bes…

Barbie (2023), Why Ken Steals the Show fantasticfocus.wordpress.com/2023/08/02/bar…

Why Does the Final Scene in Varda’s le Bonheur (1965) Feel so Horrible? (And the Secret of the Sunflower’s Role) fantasticfocus.wordpress.com/2023/09/27/why…

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Sinners (2025) and America's uprooted identity fantasticfocus.wordpress.com/2025/06/16/wha…

Why ‘Bring Her Back’ (2025) is not really scary fantasticfocus.wordpress.com/2025/09/09/why…

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