Reflections on Romero, Part II: The Amusement Park
In George Romero’s The Amusement Park, an old man steps from a white room, his suit carefully pressed, his face bright with expectation. The day ahead seems harmless. Within minutes,…
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Reflections on Romero, Part I: Night of the Living Dead
In 1968, George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead incidentally became one of the landmarks in horror movie history. Essentially, it could have been seen as just another low-budget…
Grapes, Ghosts, and Gift Shops: Wine in the Age of Hyperreality
Every July for Bastille Day, some Americans raise their glasses to liberté, égalité, and fraternity with a nod to their Gallic cousins across the Atlantic. But behind the tricolor toasts…
Drones and Mass Psychosis in New Jersey
New Jersey skies alive with drone rumors - Fear echoes Dionysus in Thebes - Unknown transforms into chaos - Social media amplifies paranoia - Ocean as Lovecraftian abyss - Archetypes of unease reveal how the unknown consumes trust.