The evil genius only exists in fiction. An evil genius cannot exist in reality, because in reality, intelligence and evil are incompatible. A genius acts rationally, and history constantly proves that it is rational to be good. Genius and evil are two terms that are nearly impossible to define, but most people know it when [...]
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The Myth of the Evil Genius
Posted in general science, horror, media, philosophy, psychology on May 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Book Review: World War Z, by Max Brooks
Posted in book reviews, horror on June 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
World War Z was not what I expected. Brooks’ previous effort was The Zombie Survival Guide, and I thought World War Z would be his attempt at a straight-forward zombie novel. That is not the case. The book can be considered a collection of very short stories that take place in the same world (which [...]
Book Review: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavres, by Mary Roach
Posted in book reviews, horror on May 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Review of Stiff by Mary Roach.
Normal Activity
Posted in general science, horror, philosophy, psychology, real life, tagged ghosts, halloween, parapsychology on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s Halloween time, so as one would expect, many ghostly happenings have been … happening. A few nights ago I had a lovely date night with myself. I got some snacks and some wine, turned off all the lights except for a single candle, and sat down to watch a scary movie. I’d never seen [...]
Book Review: Under the Banner of Heaven, by Jon Krakauer
Posted in book reviews, horror, philosophy, psychology, tagged mormonism, religion on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Review of the book Under the Banner of Heaven, by Jon Krakauer.
Book Review: Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Posted in book reviews, horror on October 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Review of Club Dead by Charlaine Harris.
Fighting Sexism With Sexism in the Horror Genre?
Posted in horror, media, philosophy, writing on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Comment on the accusations of sexism leveled at the British Fantasy Society for failing to include any female authors in a recent interview compilation.
Book Review: Living Dead in Dallas, by Charlaine Harris
Posted in book reviews, horror, media on September 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Book review of Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris.
Book Review: Dead Until Dark, by Charlaine Harris
Posted in book reviews, horror, media on September 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Review of Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris.
Me, Elsewhere
Posted in horror, media, real life, writing on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Other crap I’ve written.
