Monthly Archives: September 2021

Forthcoming volume – Recovering the Monstrous in Revelation (Horror and Scripture)

September 29th, 2021 | Posted in Bible, monster theory, monstrous

I just became aware of another great, forthcoming book, one that combines biblical studies and monstrosity. Recovering the Monstrous in Revelation by Heather Macumber This book reads Revelation through the lens of the monster. Using monster theory, Heather Macumber approaches the cosmic beings in John’s Apocalypse as other and monstrous regardless of whether they are […]

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Forthcoming volume on the paranormal

September 28th, 2021 | Posted in paranormal

I was pleased to learn of a forthcoming academic volume exploring the paranormal by Rachael Ironside and Robin Wooffitt. Ironside posted the book cover on Facebook, but no other information is available yet. It is titled Making Sense of the Paranormal: The Interactional Construction of Unexplained Experiences. This book should come out through Palgrave MacMillan […]

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New issue of WONDER magazine

September 15th, 2021 | Posted in Lint Hatcher, Wonder magazine

I had the privilege of making a small contribution to this magazine in the form of a toy review. This is the first issue of a resurrected publication. It’s worth picking up and checking out.

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New “The Matrix Resurrection” trailer

September 9th, 2021 | Posted in The Matrix

The trailer for The Matrix Resurrection dropped today.

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FORWARD on “The secret Jewish history of Frankenstein”

September 9th, 2021 | Posted in Frankenstein, Golem, Jewish monsters

FORWARD, a publication devoted to discussion of interest to Jewish Americans, includes an interesting story: “Author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was born on this day, Aug. 30, in 1797 in London. Shelley is best known as the author of the Gothic novel “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus” and as the wife of the Romantic poet Percy […]

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