Tag Archives: nihilism

A Quick Note On Jupiter Ascending’s Politics

Posted on 06/25/2015 by

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 →

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A Moment in Kitsch Nihilism

Posted on 09/19/2014 by

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 →

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Designing Horror: Hugo’s House of Horrors

Posted on 11/13/2012 by

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 →

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