Showing posts with label animals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label animals. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 29, 2020

The Three Lessons of the Watchbirds and the Hawks

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Copyright 202 by Gary L. Pullman The fabulous short story “Watchbird” in The Robert Sheckley Megapack: 15 Classic Science Fict...
Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Horror: The Contributions of Personification and Dehumanization

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Copyright 2018 by Gary L. Pullman Horror movie monsters often have offensive capabilities modeled upon those with which nature has ...
Thursday, September 9, 2010

Man’s Best Friend, Vitalism, The Ghost in the Machine, H. R. Giger, and a Concluding Unscientific Postscript

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Whoever has observed a kitten or a puppy play with a mechanical toy has probably noticed how the animal is confused by the automaton’s m...
Friday, August 20, 2010

Leftover Plots, Part V

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Copyright 2010 by Gary L. Pullman Plot Generator XY112G One way to come up with ideas for short stories and novels is to steal--I...
Saturday, August 23, 2008

Tentacles, of Themselves, Do Not a Horror Movie Make

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copyright 2008 by Gary L. Pullman Tentacles are creepy. They’re not arms, not exactly--not as we think of arms, anyway--but they’re like no...
Saturday, February 9, 2008

Rene Magritte: The Horror of the Surreal

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copyright 2008 by Gary L. Pullman Rene Magritte (1898-1967) was a Belgian surrealist whose bizarre, but often humorous, paintings do not s...
Monday, February 4, 2008

Buber, Bosch, Giger, et. al.: The Face in the Mirror

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copyright 2008 by Gary L. Pullman H. R. Giger created the artwork upon which Alien ’s xenomorphs are based. He also created the bizarre furn...

Everyday Horrors: Giant Animals

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copyright 2008 by Gray L. Pullman Animals can be affectionate, loyal, and companionable. They can be amusing, amazing, and beautiful. They c...