Steveawiggins

LATEST ARTICLES ( 4522 )

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  I recently saw a story suggesting that Elon Musk was named after the leader of a Martian colony in an unpublished novel written by none other than Wernher von...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

• Deep Backlist

  

  It’s kind of a personal archaeology.  Exploring the terrain of one’s own mind, that is.  Back in January, I mentioned my “deep backlist,” which is actually my... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2025 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• To Dracula, a Daughter

  

  Nosferatu, by F. W. Murnau, was deemed in copyright violation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and ordered destroyed. Rights to the novel were properly purchased by... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2025 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Imagine Monsters

  

  Adulthood is where you begin to recognize the folly of growing up.  Like most people, when I “matured” I was ashamed of things I made as a child and,... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2025 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Stop for a Bite

  

  Universal does monsters right. I’m no movie maven but I don’t know why the whole Dark Universe thing didn’t work out. These movies are good! Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2025 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Indigenous Gods

  

  Engulfed by capitalism, it is too easy to ignore the indigenous population of this country. I grew up thinking, in some way, that American Indians were extinct... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2025 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY