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  • Why Horror Movies Are Scary, and Why People Like Them Anyway

    Hollywood Horror by Tedakin A while ago, I was contacted by a PR agency who had seen one of my talks about the psychology of horror. A British media company was putting together a Halloween marketing campaign, and wanted some advice on how to use some scariness to make it more effective. I wrote them…

  • Book Review: Glen, by Bryan Gorrison

    It can always get worse. That seems to be the core message of Bryan Gorrison‘s debut novel. When it begins with the titular Glen getting shipped off to jail for violently molesting a child, it’s hard to imagine how it can go down from there, but soon Glen is involved in a spiral of homelessness,…

  • Instagram Explosion

    So, Instagram was just bought by Facebook, and may or may not die off or be swallowed as a result. I figure it’s a good time to post some of my favourite Instagram photos here, both as a backup in case Zuckerberg hits his “destroy everything beautiful” button, and as a way to recycle stuff…