Tag Archives: history

3.31.2013

The Spawn of Satan: A Brief History of Monstrous Birth in Literature and Film

Let’s face facts. Children, especially the evil ones, are scary. With their violent crayon drawings and sinister grins, evil children are the darlings of the horror genre. Evil babies and fetuses have inspired far fewer nightmarish vignettes. A child is / read more…

1.14.2013

Historical Misquotes, Volume 1: War and Warriors

The comment section for my recent post on Kitty Werthmann features a staggering array of opinions on a variety of controversial subjects. We like that. It also contains the use of several quotes attributed to people who, despite popular convention, / read more…