Melanie Roussel
Review: We need to talk about Kevin by Lionel Shriver
This is a book I've put off reading for a long time. In fact, I saw the movie with Tilda Swinton before I was brave enough to read the...
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Melanie Roussel
Apr 13, 20203 min read
Review: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
This is a classic story combining dark fantasy, horror and coming of age.
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Melanie Roussel
Dec 9, 20192 min read
Science Fiction Predicts 2020
2020 is just around the corner. In these troubling times, it's helpful to have an idea of what's in store. Well, fear not, here are a few...
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Melanie Roussel
Aug 26, 20194 min read
Killgrave, Allison & Mind Control
George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is a classic example, but it turns up in pop culture a lot in the 1950s.
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Melanie Roussel
Aug 20, 20193 min read
Why we should still read H. P. Lovecraft
Lovecraft experienced episodes of parasomnia ‘night terrors’ from the tender age of six.
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Melanie Roussel
Jul 29, 20192 min read
Review: Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Only days before a massive exhibition is due to open at the New York Museum of Natural History, there is a brutal series of murders.
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Melanie Roussel
May 24, 20192 min read
Review: The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett
It's not in the top ten favourites of the Discworld novels, but definitely in the top twenty.
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Melanie Roussel
Apr 30, 20193 min read
Zombies
Zombies have survived as long as they have is they're a useful stand-in for our fears. As our fears have changed, so have our zombies.
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Melanie Roussel
Apr 25, 20192 min read
Varney the Vampire
John William Polidori was working off a lot of mythology. Legends of vampires go back to the ancient Greek myths of Ambrogio and Selena.
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Melanie Roussel
Apr 17, 20192 min read
The Return of the Obra Dinn
The Return of the Obra Dinn - an Insurance Adventure with Minimal Colour.
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Melanie Roussel
Apr 13, 20193 min read
Light Yagami from Death Note
With great power comes great responsibility. Light Yagami from Death Note runs with this philosophy with tremendous fervour, however,...
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Melanie Roussel
Apr 11, 20193 min read
The Duality of Jekyll and Hyde
The central theme of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is duality and it's one of the most famous examples of the explorations of this theme.
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Melanie Roussel
Apr 3, 20193 min read
Creepypasta
They play on fears we've held as long as humanities been alive.
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Melanie Roussel
Apr 2, 20194 min read
Beasts Versus Monster
A pet peeve, one I've held for a long time, is the difference between beasts and monsters.
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Melanie Roussel
Feb 11, 20194 min read
The Use and Abuse of Cthulhu
Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn.
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Melanie Roussel
Jan 14, 20194 min read
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (Review)
If you ever wondered what a Black Mirror episode would look like if it threw all caution to the wind and went full-blown meta?
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Melanie Roussel
Oct 26, 20184 min read
Why are kids evil?
The kids are evil. You brought them into the world. They will take you out.
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Melanie Roussel
Oct 1, 20184 min read
The Turn of the Screw vs The Haunting of Hill House
It is repulsive, but it's also beautifully written, engaging and well worth the read.
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Melanie Roussel
Jul 21, 20183 min read
Review: 13 Steps to Evil – How to Craft Superbad Villains by Sacha Black
Do you need help to craft your villains? Do you find your bad guy lacks a certain something? Are they bad, but not quite evil? This is a...
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