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Hornet stands at the edge of a cliff of greenery, holding her pin sword.

Silksong is for Speedrunners

By Dr. Emily Price • October 28th, 2025

Through its moveset, level design and overall resource economy, Silksong teaches you, on your first journey through it, how to be a speedrunner.

A screenshot from Hollow Knight Silksong featuring white roses lit from above with a wooden hook standing among them

On Faith, Eternity, and Impossibility in Hollow Knight: Silksong’s Pharloom: A Symptomatic Reading

By Christopher Spina • October 22nd, 2025

For those residing in the Underworks, faith only serves to ensure obedience to the system of oppression.

A screenshot from Silksong where the red-cloaked Hornet is skimming down a white fuzzy hill towards a fly-like enemy

Hollow Knight, Silksong, and Notions of a Working-Class Underworld

By J.M. Henson • October 6th, 2025

I too have been navigating the gauntlet of Pharloom.

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