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Book Review: The Worm and His Kings

I’ll be the first person to admit that I’m not a huge consumer of media that’d fall within the ‘cosmic horror’ sphere; that isn’t to say that I don’t like the subgenre, but my exposure to it has been pretty limited. I actually wasn’t even really sure what cosmic horror was, beyond knowing that H.P. Lovecraft supposedly pioneered the topic. After doing some investigating, the general idea seems to be that there’s a lot of unknown stuff out there that could potentially be pretty terrifying for us – big yikes, basically!

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Book Review: “SLAY” Edited by Nicole Givens Kurtz

I love a good vampire story. And I mean good. Say the word ‘vampire’ and I’m interested, and it’s always better when there’s something different done with the monster. Luckily, SLAY is full of good and great vampire stories.

SLAY: Stories of the Vampire Noire focuses purely on African and Afrodiasporic voices, with Black protagonists at its centre. The stories – and vampires themselves – are inspired by a wide range of mythology and folklore, and it all weaves together well to give a truly unique anthology.

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How Horror Allows Women To Be Both Damsels And Demons

Originally published September 7, 2019 in The Rational.

When you think of female characters in horror films, you might think of a bra-less bimbo being stalked through the woods by a masked serial killer. Or perhaps you’re picturing a perfectly coiffed starlet from the 1940s fainting at the sight of a costumed monster. Either way, in the wake of today’s women’s empowerment movement, the first image conjured up is unlikely to be someone who seems worth idolizing at all.