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Halloween is on the way and we always do something different for it. This time we're doing a commentary for the 1987 vampire movie The Lost Boys! We even dressed in Lost Boys themed outfits for ...

Halloween is just around the corner, so what better thing to do than talk about monsters?

Specifically, what has motivated humanity to create them, talk about them, fear them and love them across time and across culture.

Monsters are generally linked with our sense of fear. Fear is an adaptive ...

Now that's a little TOO scary!

Horror is perfect for metaphor and allegory. In fact, a horror story is often allegorical by default, what with its bizarre landscapes and freaky beasties.

Here are some categories of horror and some thoughts on what they symbolize:

Reality Bites


psycho killer! Qu ...

Photo: “Chapter 2 Cover”. Withdrawn created by Casscade. (January 2023)

Casscade writes:

"Hey guys! Looking to add background cameos for some upcoming scenes that'll involve a restaurant, bar, and train.

What I'm looking for:

-Character has to be human.

-Character has to be 21+.

-Character has to wear ...

Love is an evasive concept to pin down. Everyone acts like they know what it is, but few can discern whether they're actually experiencing it. A lot of fiction and movies are to blame for that, since they often label as love toxic relationships, stalking, or even outright abuse ...

When we hear about a broken heart, usually our collective minds to go romantic disappointments and devastation. Unrequited love, betrayed love, or even love separated by death or any other type of force majeure.

And that's absolutely one type of heartbreak that is and will remain legit. It's ...

Photo: “Operation Werewolf Part 3”. Hawk and Flo Adventures by HawkandFloAdventures. (October 2024)

Hawk and Flo Adventures Milestone

HawkandFloAdventures writes:

“I'm going to hit 900 pages soon on Hawk and Flo Adventures! am I alright to have a milestone announcement next week I'll definitely be at 900 by ...

Hello there my fellow Quackernauts! As it’s the spooky season, what better time is there to explore one of my favourite genres, horror. Horror is many things, but at its core it’s intention is to challenge the human mind; to remind us that, despite all our attempts to ...

Photo: “End of Summer 2024”. Photograph taken by kawaiidaigakusei. (September 2024)

Ten years before Miyazaki’s latest animated film, The Boy and the Heron (2023), was released last year, The Wind Rises (2013/2014) was announced to be Miyazaki’s final film.

In a Drunk Duck forum post dated February ...

I was just reading one of the original Star Trek Series Bibles. It's actually called the “Writer's Guide” and was a, well, a guide for new writers who were interested in writing a Star Trek script. It's most interesting!

Being very interested in fiction and writing for ...