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The Christmas Legend of Krampus: Folklore & Pop Culture [Video]
Who the heck is Krampus and why is everybody always talking about him around the Holidays? Well, he's a hairy, long-tongued Christmas demon. Some people will tell you he'...
The Politics of Star Wars: The Original Trilogy [Video]
What are the politics of Star Wars? Let's get something clear right up front: those movies have been jam-packed with political messages since the very first film in 1977. They'...
Humanstein On Bloody Disgusting: The Boogeyman, Fear, and Responsibility – A Close Analysis of ‘Halloween’ (1978)
In October of 2016 I wrote my first piece for Bloody Disgusting, a close analysis of John Carpenter's Halloween that puts forth that maybe, just maybe, Michael Myers actually is Th...
Pokemon Go: It’s Okay To Have Fun.
Pokemon Go was released a couple days ago and it's pretty much taken the internet by storm in an interesting way. I for one have been running around town frantically in my Pikachu ...
Summer, Death, and Depth: The Ghost of Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th has a spot among the horror icons, and rightfully so. Pamela and Jason cast a long shadow, and many films are accused of being Friday the 13th ripoffs.
Do they a...