Michael Colk

The Terrifying Ordeal of Existing in a Body: An Exploration of Akira and Body Horror

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In December of 1982, Katsuhiro Ōtomo—under Kodansha—published the first chapter of Akira. The story of the post-World War III city of Neo-Tokyo in the year 2019, and a teenage biker gang—named bōsōzoku—operating within the city lead by the character Shōtarō Kaneda. Over the course of 120 chapters split over six volumes, one of the gang

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Reveiwing Horror Game Demos

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I’m a big fan of video games, I’m an even BIGGER fan of buying video games and barely playing them. So to combat this urge, and spare my bank account, I’ve evolved this habit of scouring Steam and itch.io for interesting looking free games and demos. To further encourage myself to actually play these games,

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Murder Husbands: a Queer Analysis of NBC Hannibal’s Season 3 Finale ‘Wrath of the Lamb’

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SPOILERS FOR NBC’S HANNIBAL AHEAD The NBC television series Hannibal is a horror-thriller show, heavily based on the novels: The Red Dragon and The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris. It centres around the character of Dr Hannibal Lecter, an acclaimed psychiatrist who also just so happens to be a murderous cannibal. The TV

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Beginner’s Guide to Analog Horror (Where to Start and What to Watch)

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So, now that you’ve heard me ramble on through my definition of analog horror you want me to give you some recommendations, is that it? Oh well twist my arm why don’t you. Here are six series to get you started watching analog horror. Blue Channel: Thalasin (2021) Watch it here Full disclosure, this recommendation

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GAME ON!

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LostMediaFinders Forum 28-07-2006  //  05:29 PM  //  pathways95UNMARKED TAPES FOUND IN STORAGEI work at a video store and while clearing out our storage cupboard today I found this box of around 20 to 30 VHS tapes that are all unmarked except for a few that have ‘S!’ written on them. Most of them are either

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Follow the Leader

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There are around 1,500 malls in the United States. Over 300 of them are completely abandoned, being left to rot and collapse in on themselves as time shreds their presence from existence. The Animas Forks Mall is one of these places. The entrance, once featuring a manicured set of planters and an ornate stone arch,

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