From the Machine

Superhero Ultraviolence

Spoiler warning. 
The Boys † Invincible † Spectacular violence † 4 body genres † infrastructure † formula † Super † paratext † The Suicide Squad
Words by Zac Strum & Conner TomlinsonMusic by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Zeal & Ardor

Unpublished review of Zeal & Ardor's 2022 self-titled album
Metal and evil † revisionist history † alternative present † speculative future
Words by Conner Tomlinson Music by Impulse Machine

Addendum to music as spec fic

Part 4/4 of our conversation about sci-fi & fantasy
Fantasy music? † spec-fic semiotics † look at this new graph
Words by Ethan Bowen, Conner Tomlinson, & Ethan WhitmanMusic by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Music as spec fic

Part 3/4 of our conversation about sci-fi & fantasy
Fantasy music † industrial as sci-fi † alternative history † sound weapons † more examples
Words by Ethan Bowen, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, Ethan Whitman Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris & Pithy Docco

Sci-fi / fantasy

Part 2/3 of our conversation about sci-fi & fantasy
Why draw distinctions? † edge cases † look at this graph † sci-fi horror
Words by Ethan Bowen, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, Ethan WhitmanMusic by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Speculative fiction

Part 1/3 of our conversation about sci-fi & fantasy
What if…? † speculative evolution † escapism vs analogy † human nature † capitalist realism in science & fiction † termination
Words by Ethan Bowen, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, Ethan Whitman Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Music & fear

Part 2/2 of our conversation about disturbing music, followup to our ongoing conversation about horror. Trigger & spoiler warning.
Musical horror † semiology † natural vs manmade sound † metal & trauma † industrial noise
Words by Mikhael-Angelo Gore, Zac Strum, & Conner TomlinsonMusic by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Horrorcore

Part 1/2 of our conversation about disturbing music, followup to our ongoing conversation about horror. Trigger & spoiler warning.
Insane Clown Posse † clipping. † Cannibal Corpse † Avenged Sevenfold † Eminem † Tyler, the Creator † Will Smith † Death Grips † Harley Poe † Napoleon XIV † Ice Nine Kills † Impulse Machine
Words by Mikhael-Angelo Gore, Zac Strum, & Conner TomlinsonMusic by Under the Catacombs of Paris & Impulse Machine

Dream logic

Outtakes on dreams & dreamers
Psychoanalysis † AI & humanism † ensoulment
Words by Jason Ronan, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, & Joshua Zamarron Music by Udio Excerpts on dreams from Human, All Too Human by Friedrich Nietzsche

Some disturbing books

Part 2/2 of our conversation about disturbing media, followup to our conversation about horror. Trigger & spoiler warning. 
Cosmic horror † slow motion & jumpscare † body horror † literary and visual display
Words by Mikhael-Angelo Gore, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson, & Alli WintersMusic by Under the Catacombs of Paris