The Thing Without a Face It doesn't have a face. It has a head, but no face—no eyes, no ears, no nose or mouth—just flesh. Smooth, slick, pallid. Its skin is stretched tight over a tall, slender frame. It walks upright, with long limbs that end in prehensile hands and feet,
Ripped From the Crypt: Vol. 2 To celebrate the Halloween season, I’m digging through the vaults and resurrecting some of my old flash fiction—stories many of you have either never read or may have long forgotten since they were first published 15 years ago. THE HAIR As long as Kurt Larson could remember, he
Ripped From the Crypt: Vol. 1 To celebrate the Halloween season, I’m digging through the vaults and resurrecting some of my old flash fiction—stories most of you have either never read or may have long forgotten since they were first published 15 years ago. LOST CREEK'S VERY OWN ALL HALLOWS' EVE
Of Rumination and Revelation: Living with ADHD Fifteen years ago, I walked out of a doctor's office with a diagnosis of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and Depression. At the time, it seemed to explain everything: the fatigue, the difficulty starting projects, the restlessness I couldn't shake. I was told that SSRIs (Selective Serotonin
The X-Files: I Still Want to Believe Over its multi-decade run, The X-Files became a defining pop culture phenomenon, blending sci-fi, horror, and procedural drama in a way unlike anything seen before or since.
The Strange Case of Shelly Miscavige Before it became Hollywood's most infamous punchline, Scientology was a sci-fi spiritual movement conjured up in the postwar mind of pulp writer L. Ron Hubbard. What started in the 1950s as a self-help philosophy ballooned into a global empire complete with tax-exempt status, a star-studded following, and ruthlessly
Newsletter Twin Peaks: Only in Dreams Created by David Lynch and Mark Frost, Twin Peaks (1990-1991, 2017) was a groundbreaking television series that redefined the small screen with its surreal blend of mystery, horror, and soap opera melodrama. Set in the idyllic Pacific Northwest town of Twin Peaks, the show begins with the tragic murder of
A Brave New World The Same Old Song and Dance The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has been in a precarious place lately. With the Infinity Saga in the rearview and audiences growing weary of half-baked multiversal shenanigans, the franchise has struggled to regain its footing. CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD should have been a
Newsletter Master Manipulator: Dr. Louis Jolyon West The Man Behind MKUltra, Jack Ruby, and Charles Manson 🧠
