Chillers and Thrillers
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Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Quick Tip: Make Your Villains Both Timely and Timeless, Both Particular and Universal
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Copyright 2010 by Gary L. Pullman The nature of a monster is determined partly by the sociopolitical and cultural milieu of its time. It ...
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Sexploitation Horror Films: Sexing It Up
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copyright 2008 by Gary L. Pullman Perhaps after watching one too many horror movies while experimenting with LSD, Jim Morrison, late of ...
Friday, March 21, 2008
Buffy: More than Pastiche
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copyright 2008 by Gary L. Pullman Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a pastiche, as executive producer Marti Noxon freely admits in a comment on t...
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Fear: A Cultural History: A Partial Review and Summary, Part 2
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copyright 2008 by Gary L. Pullman In Fear: A Cultural History , Joanna Bourke summarizes emotionology, or the study of human emotions, which...
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Leftover Plots: Part II
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copyright 2008 by Gary L. Pullman As a result of considering “leftover plots” or plot-seeds or springboards or whatever we choose to cal...
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Everyday Horrors: Nightmares
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copyright 2008 by Gary L. Pullman We’re not sure why we dream or what, if anything, dreams mean. Some believe that they are nothing more tha...
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