Tag: folklore
A Short Horror Film From The Noctuary: "MIMIC"
Before I watched this I thought I was pretty immune to jump scares. Mimic Part 2 is a short horror film about two sisters home alone at night. One counts. One hides. When the seeker follows the game down to the open basement door, something at the bottom of the stairs answers in her sister's voice, and it already knows every rule of ...
Cyberdeck Week: What I Love About Them
The trend of cyberdecks may feel a bit eye-rolly for anyone judging the power of the computer*. Maybe that's not what it's about. Maybe the cyberdeck is a modern folk craft. It stems from a mix of older practices* and modern folklore*. Like a lot of folk crafting, there's no need to make your own. Yet we do.
Machine Heads
The story of brazen heads, the odd fates of those who embrace them, and what they tell us about modern robotics.