Set during the winter holidays, a divorcee leaves his children and new fiancée awaiting his return in a remote family cabin. But when the generator stops working… Read more “Review: The Lodge (2020)”
Review: Driven (2020)
The global pandemic has been detrimental to the movie industry, but there are still some gems being released. One is Driven, a film about two unlikely people… Read more “Review: Driven (2020)”
Review: Before I Wake (2016)
A Netflix film directed by Mike Flanagan, Before I Wake is a 2016 horror film that builds on the fear of adoption and what secrets a child… Read more “Review: Before I Wake (2016)”
Book Review: A Cosmology of Monsters
Shaun Hamill’s novel A Cosmology of Monsters is a study in human folly and the secrets we keep from each other. A family that seems normal may… Read more “Book Review: A Cosmology of Monsters”
Updating the OWLs Reading for Modern Witchcraft Practices
So I recently came across The 2020 Magical Readathon. If you’re not familiar, check it out. It’s a reading challenge based on the Harry Potter exams taken… Read more “Updating the OWLs Reading for Modern Witchcraft Practices”
Bujo and the Art of Staying Sane Through Quarantine
Back in March as Coronavirus emerged as a pandemic our nations were unequipped yo handle, I made the decision as a high-risk person living with another high-risk… Read more “Bujo and the Art of Staying Sane Through Quarantine”
Art in a Time of Pandemic
When I was a freshman in college, I took a number of electives focused on philosophy and sociology. One of them featured a professor who, as an… Read more “Art in a Time of Pandemic”
Ari Aster’s Hereditary (2018) and the Horror of Existence
What can I say about this movie? It’s a shock, I think. It’s one of those movies you can’t prepare for, walking in innocently expecting a horror… Read more “Ari Aster’s Hereditary (2018) and the Horror of Existence”
Commission: “I’ll Be Your Stars”
In 2012, my sister Marlena Frank decided to finally start putting her world-building to the test be writing fiction. I was proud of her, but I knew… Read more “Commission: “I’ll Be Your Stars””