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Tag Archives: nihilism
A Quick Note On Jupiter Ascending’s Politics
There’s a short response to my previous post on the films of the Wachowskis over at Fuck Yeah Jupiter Ascending, and I just want to take a moment to think about it and be a little more explicit at how … Continue reading
Posted in Film
Tagged fuck yeah jupiter ascending, jupiter ascending, nihilism, the wachowskis
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A Moment in Kitsch Nihilism
Pop nihilism is a real, active cultural force. We can see it so clearly in Eugene Thacker’s rise to prominence around In The Dust of this Planet. We can see it in the GIF walls of Rust Cohle’s brutal Ligotti-inflected … Continue reading
Posted in Theory
Tagged eugene thacker, in the dust of this planet, nihilism, paul ennis, thomas ligotti, true detective
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Designing Horror: Hugo’s House of Horrors
This post is part of the Designing Horror series. Game: Hugo’s House of Horrors (a complete playthrough at youtube) I picked this game because Darius suggested it to me over Twitter. I remember the game faintly–it was on one of those shareware … Continue reading
Posted in Designing Horror, Video Games
Tagged games, horror, hugo's house of horror, nihilism, video games
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