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The full cover art from the dust jacket of the American release of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, featuring Harry, Ron and Hermione being carried to safety from a dungeon by Fawkes the phoenix.

Elevating Trash

By Amanda Hudgins • November 30th, 2022

If you, dear reader, are someone who loves Harry Potter, do yourself the service of rereading the series as an adult. Interrogate it. Be prepared to actually know what you’re talking about.

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A still from Breaking Dawn shows a close-up of Bella Swan at the end of her pregnancy. Her face is gaunt and skeletal.

Monstrous Pregnancy

By Amanda Hudgins • October 28th, 2022

Birth is one of the few acts of love that can kill you, a messy, bloody affair that demands everything of the birthing partner.

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A shot of Jacob in wolf form from the movie Twilight.

Hybrid Shifters

By Amanda Hudgins • September 29th, 2022

Ultimately you see in hybrid shifter fiction a desire to create people who are closer to their “natural instincts” over reason, a call back to nature. Is the reason usually sexy? Of course it is.

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In a still from NBC's Hannibal, Hannibal Lector holds the back of Will Graham's neck, the two men's foreheads almost touching.

Hurt/Comfort

By Amanda Hudgins • August 2nd, 2022

Hurt/Comfort is what it says on the tin – a character is hurt, so they must be comforted.

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A still of Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games, stands in thick woods and readies a bow and arrow to take a shot.

Berklie Novak-Stolz Is Happy to Be “Cringe”

By Amanda Hudgins • June 15th, 2022

An interview with the TikTok creator and fandom enthusiast.

Diary of an Advanced Locksmith

By Sam Desatoff • February 23rd, 2017

“I went to the Baker estate today to walk through the house and give them a quote. Jack Baker, the man of the house, seemed a bit…off.”

The Vid-Game Law

By Corey Milne • November 10th, 2014

Corey Milne reveals what happens when videogames come to Judge Dredd’s Mega-City One.

Stop Running – You Look Like an Idiot

By Declan Taggart • July 9th, 2013

The people of Dishonored think you and your training missions are a bit silly.

Ian Chesterton’s Reunion

By Mark Duval • June 29th, 2013

The Doctor attends a funeral.

Past Lives

By Gus Mastrapa • June 28th, 2013

Roger the troll looks into the light.

From the Journal of an Accidental Mayor: Day 24

By Jacob Siegal • June 28th, 2013

Jacob Siegal uncovers the surreal horror of being a public servant in Animal Crossing.

The Other Side of the Hunt

By Michael Rousseau • June 27th, 2013

Michael Rousseau shows Monster Hunter from a wyvern’s-eye-view.

Dilbert and Harry Potter: Fugitives From the Now

By Daniel Kibblesmith • June 27th, 2013

Daniel Kibblesmith makes it weird with Harry Potter. And Dilbert.

Survival of the Geekiest

By Dennis Scimeca • June 27th, 2013

Dennis Scimeca crafts a side story about The Walking Dead‘s fall of Atlanta.

Dredd vs. RoboCop: The Man Inside The Machine

By Michael Westgarth • June 26th, 2013

Six-thousand square miles, nine-hundred million citizens and two legendary law enforcers. Justice has never been so profitable.

The Ghost and the Lantern

By Ian Gonzales • June 26th, 2013

Autobots Hot Rod and Kup answer a distress call in deep space. When they arrive, they meet a new ally and an old foe.

Backend of Forever

By Jane Riley • June 25th, 2013

What can a washed-up icon like Duke Nukem do when times get rough? Find new lows.

On the Road

By Daniel Winters • June 25th, 2013

Daniel Winters takes a ride down Kentucky Route Zero.

Episode IV: A New Hope – With a Twist

By Jill Scharr • June 25th, 2013

Jill Scharr does a little Episode IV character swapping.

The Scuttle

By Lana Polansky • June 25th, 2013

Lana Polansky gets her Goomba on for Fan Fiction Week.

The Hitchhiker

By Michael Edwards • June 24th, 2013

What happens when Samus Aran teams up with Aliens‘ colonial marines? Michael Edwards has the story.

Reversing the Rewind

By Richard Clark • June 24th, 2013

For Fan Fiction Week, Richard Clark journeys into the world of Braid.

Gradius: Adventures in Space

By Michael Edwards • September 25th, 2012

Mike Edwards shares a little Gradius fanfic, along with a look back at the influential space shooter series.

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