Vanessa BennettSkinkmarink and the Cosmic Horror of ChildhoodAll horror is cosmic, in a way. After all, if something is fully understood, fully predictable, it can no longer be scary. There is always…8 min read·Feb 5, 2024----
Vanessa BennettThe Pitfalls of Animals As Race Metaphor in FictionMetaphors are one of the building blocks of creative writing across all languages and cultures. Throughout the centuries, metaphors have…12 min read·Jul 19, 2021----
Vanessa BennettWhy Do We Love Ghost Hunters So Much? Paranormal Investigators and the Mystical TechnologyIt’s 8 o’ clock at night, and the local Mariot is awash with people. Almost everyone is in groups, including myself, and my two traveling…11 min read·Jul 19, 2021----
Vanessa BennettStuff I’ve Seen in Quarantine #1: Possum (2018)Heinrich von Kleist said “grace appears most purely in that human form which either has no consciousness or an infinite consciousness…3 min read·Jun 16, 2020----
Vanessa BennettGojira: Japanese Trauma Made FleshHe arrives on the fictional Odo Island, where a survivor of the attacks was found. The survivor insists that “a monster did it”, but…12 min read·Jun 16, 2020----
Vanessa BennettAnnihilation and Cancer, as Told by a Cancer Survivor.Stories about cancer are usually about dying: the process of dying, attempting to live while dying, how one’s dying affects the people…4 min read·Apr 3, 2018--1--1
