DONNIE DARKO (2001) Background: This movie, written and directed by Richard Kelly, has grown to cult status since it was […]
Top Ten Pieces of Classical Music to Listen to on a Dark and Stormy Night
Nothing sets the mood for a horror story like a spine-tingling score, and you might be surprised how many orchestral […]
Pandora’s Pick of the Week: “The Rats in the Walls”
THE RATS IN THE WALLS By H.P. Lovecraft Background: Published in 1924 in Weird Tales after being rejected by another […]
Igloo
© Joanna Parypinski When winter drops whitely, the neighbor-children build igloos: hunched snow-hills sag under the weight of the sky. […]
Capuchin Crypt, Rome
A little more than a year ago, I was studying abroad in Spain for 3 ½ months and spending my […]
Pandora’s Pick of the Week: “The Spider”
THE SPIDER By Hans Heinz Ewers Background: Published in 1907. Ewers was a German actor, philosopher, and writer whose work […]
The Zed-Word
I feel like talking about zombies. Why? Zombies are everywhere. No, don’t go grab a shotgun to practice your headshot, […]
Pandora’s Pick of the Week: “Survivor Type”
This week I’m recommending quite possibly the most disturbing story I’ve ever read. SURVIVOR TYPE By Stephen King Background: First […]
Pandora’s Pick of the Week: “The Fall of the House of Usher”
Welcome to the very first installment of Pandora’s Pick of the Week, featuring an array of novels, short stories, and […]
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