In the dim-lit spaces between tradition and terror, twilight and dawn, a unique subgenre of horror has taken root: folk horror. Unlike the jump-scares and gore of modern horror films, folk horror is deeply psychological, pulling its fear from the soil of ancient rites, forgotten customs, and the primal dread of isolation. It often revolves […]
Television streaming services now offer several series involving the folklore of changelings. After recently finishing the first season of the Icelandic drama-mystery Katla, I investigated. Huldufólk and Changelings: Iceland’s Hidden People and Their Mystical Influence Iceland is a land of fire and ice, where volcanoes erupt beside glaciers and rugged lava fields dot the landscape. […]
Extremophiles are creatures that thrive in extreme environmental conditions other living things find life-threatening. They exist on Earth and give us science-fiction-wired enthusiasts hope for the discovery of life on other planets. The weirdness of these extremophiles eases the harsh reality that, yikes, Earth may be an anomaly—that we exist in this great vastness all […]
