Steveawiggins

LATEST ARTICLES ( 4647 )

• Late Night

  

  If you lived through the seventies, Late Night with the Devil will take you back a bit. It’s one of the more creative possession movies I’ve seen, but what... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2025 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Cloistered

  

  Free will. I’ll go on the record as a proponent. Any kind of determinism gives me the willies. At times, however, it does feel as if we’re merely pawns. Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2025 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Proofing Yourself

  

  Some publishers give you advance warning.  Many do not.  As a struggling writer, after I submit one manuscript I move on to the next project, knowing proofs wil... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2025 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Sin of Syncretism

  

  Syncretism may not be dead, but it should be.  What is it?  Well, in my field it means a religion that has been “corrupted” by the adoption of some element(s) o... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2025 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Lights, Cam

  

  Techno-horror is an example of how horror meets us where we are. When I work on writing fiction, I often reflect how our constant life online has really... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2025 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• More Than It Seems

  

  One of the most fascinating mystical concepts is the idea that words and individual letters have some kind of magical power. This is perhaps illustrated by the... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2025 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Not Quite

  

  There’s a debate among horror nerds that goes like this: “Blumhouse or A24?” If this is Greek to you, Blumhouse and A24 are entertainment production companies... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2025 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Call Me AI

  

  Okay, so the other day I tried it.  I’ve been resisting, immediately scrolling past the AI suggestions at the top of a Google search.  I don’t want some... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2025 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Learning Bunnies

  

  Although it was released during the first Trump administration, Jojo Rabbit was written before he was sharp bit of dust in the GOP’s eye. Still, in the second... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2025 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Naming Names

  

  I recently saw a story suggesting that Elon Musk was named after the leader of a Martian colony in an unpublished novel written by none other than Wernher von... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2025 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Shivering Vampires

  

  When casting about on free movie streaming services, you occasionally stumble across something odd. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that I’ve... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2025 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Dangerous Driving

  

  It reminded me of the time my manager fell down into the basement.  It also makes me think I must be neurodivergent.  Yesterday we were helping my brother in Ne... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2025 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Fine Young

  

  Horror is getting harder and harder to define. Maybe it’s because movies are venturing further and further into mixed genres. The best genre I’ve seen... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2025 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• What You Believe

  

  This is an important and frustrating book. I just can’t figure out if the black-and-white thinking is disingenuous or if it was really believed. Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2025 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Contours of Dark Academia

  

  As I attempt to trace the contours of dark academia, I’m learning that much of my reading has been classified that way by others. Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2025 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Littlefoot

  

  A film is an object. Just like a book, a film exists and waits for someone to discover and promote it. The vast majority of both don’t make the cut and exist... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2025 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• and Seek

  

  I’m afraid there may be spoilers—but not for the ending—below. Discussing this story will be difficult without giving some things away. Kiersten White’s Hide ha... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2025 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Non-Demon

  

  The psychological horror film The Neon Demon isn’t about a literal demon. It’s a movie about rivalry between runway models in Los Angeles, but there isn’t a... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2025 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Remaining in Shadow

  

  Some people want to be found.  Others don’t.  Those of us who are curious shade into those who are frustrated when we can’t find someone. Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2025 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Institutionalized

  

  When movies set out to present a different period, a bit of historical research can go a long way. Someone like Robert Eggers offers such verisimilitude that yo... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2025 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY