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Emily C. Hughes

Bram Stoker Award-winning horror bitch. Co-founder, Darker Times. Writer, critic, listmaker. HORROR FOR WEENIES on sale now. Reviews etc in the NYTBR, Reactor, Vulture, Slate, & more. She/her. 🍉 readjumpscares.com darkertimes.com

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Darker Jess

I knew that the sound design in this movie was great, but putting this piece together helped me realize that this really is a film that started with the sound and the rest followed from there. It's impressive work! I recommend watching it on your noise cancelling headphones in the dark at 3am.

Darker Times

Ever wondered about the effectiveness of sound in horror films? Why certain sounds change based on perspective & how silence can be terrifying? @jessicaesquire.bsky.social writes about this subject with the movie Undertone in her latest Mechanics of Fear piece! www.darkertimes.com/undertone-an...

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Anna Rose Reads

So @jessicaesquire.bsky.social has a kickass piece on @darkertimes.bsky.social about Undertone, the use of sound, and diegetic sound! You should read this paid-subscriber exclusive at the link below. And if you’re not a paid subscriber, you can be! 😈 www.darkertimes.com/undertone-an...

The Mechanics of Fear: Undertone and Diegetic SoundListening in on the effectiveness of horror through diegetic soundwww.darkertimes.com
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Thomas

“Ultimately, Magic Mike XXL isn’t a hero’s journey, because it doesn’t believe in heroes... Instead of heroes, sexy dancing. Instead of telling the story of why the king is the king, sexy dancing” How have we had weeks of Odyssey discourse without citing this @hellafitzgerald.bsky.social banger?

Magic Mike XXL Is Basically "The Odyssey," But With Butts - Electric LiteratureThe quintessential stripper road trip film both follows and transcends Joseph Campbell’s traditional Hero’s Journeyelectricliterature.com
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Emily C. Hughes

today on @darkertimes.bsky.social: @claymcleod.bsky.social muses about narrative voice, first person perspective, and the magical X factor of what a live reading can bring to the table (and if you've ever seen Clay read live, you KNOW) www.darkertimes.com/punching-hol...

Punching Holes in the Literary Lid: Capturing Voice Through StorytellingEngaging audiences both on and off the page takes skill, both as a writer and as a performer. Clay McLeod Chapman knows more than a little about both.www.darkertimes.com
Emily C. Hughes

today on @darkertimes.bsky.social: @claymcleod.bsky.social muses about narrative voice, first person perspective, and the magical X factor of what a live reading can bring to the table (and if you've ever seen Clay read live, you KNOW) www.darkertimes.com/punching-hol...

Punching Holes in the Literary Lid: Capturing Voice Through StorytellingEngaging audiences both on and off the page takes skill, both as a writer and as a performer. Clay McLeod Chapman knows more than a little about both.www.darkertimes.com
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Bright Wall/Dark Room

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Bright Wall/Dark Room

Real talk (reel talk?): BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.

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Helena Fitzgerald

reposting this an additional time bc I feel so strongly about it, Women and Other Monsters is a spectacular book and the best thing that could possibly come out of this little cultural moment around Greek mythology would be for it to become the phenomenon it’s always deserved to be

Jess Zimmerman

I can’t believe it took me this long into the Odyssey discourse to think to post this but… if you loved the Sirens and Scylla and Charybdis and you also love stuff Elon Musk would consider too woke, have I got a book for you

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