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Kids These Days Couldn't Find The Bates Motel On A Map: ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY EDITION!
April 30, 2025
Reflections on Psycho, one year after the fact It’s the one year anniversary of So Desensitized!!! I can hardly believe it made it this far! Seriously, if...
The Terrifier Paradox
April 11, 2025
Politics, Horror Movies, and The Terrifier Franchise Hey all! I lied to you and am deeply sorry. I thought there was a Friday the 13th in April. There is...
Fearmongering: Part Five
March 28, 2025
2000-Now Welcome, one and all, to the final episode of Fearmongering! I’m taking you all through to the modern day with this one, then a bit of a wrap-up at...
Fearmongering: Part Four
March 16, 2025
Horror movies, their relevance, and their impact from 1980-2000 Hi all! Welcome back to another edition of Fearmongering, brought to you by my attempts to...
Fearmongering: Part Three
February 28, 2025
A look into the evolution of horror from 1960-1980 Hi all! With Valentine’s Day over, I’m back with more fearmongering! There are (I think) four parts left...
Kids These Days Don't Have Valentine's Day Dances Anymore
February 14, 2025
Happy Valentine’s Day, all! Whether you’re spending it with a partner, with friends, or with just yourself, I’m glad you’re spending at least some of it here...
Fearmongering: Part Two (1945-1960)
February 3, 2025
Hi everyone! Welcome to my first post on Buttondown! This is where I'll be posting from now on, since Substack wasn't really working for me. So Desensitized...
Fearmongering: Part One
January 17, 2025
Horror and War: 1914-1945
So Desensitized 2025
January 4, 2025
Plans for the new year
Universal Monsters
January 4, 2025
2024’s Spooky Season Spooktacular! Announcement/Schedule Dracula: Book V. Movie Dracula Daily Frankenstein: Lisa Frankenstein Frankenstein: Young...
Kids These Days Don't Walk Abroad Among Their Fellow Men Anymore
December 13, 2024
Thoughts on why Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is a beautiful, long lasting, horror story.
Kids These Days Wouldn't Answer The Calls Coming From Inside The House
November 29, 2024
How does Black Christmas hold up as a proto-slasher?
Gateway Horror: Kids These Days Still Know About Christmas Town
November 16, 2024
Thoughts on Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, and the importance of doing what you love.
Spooky Season Spooktacular 2024
November 1, 2024
Looking back on the season.
Monster Mash
October 31, 2024
A little reflection on The Universal Monsters.
Ginger Snaps
October 25, 2024
A beautiful, coming of age movie about two sisters. Also, one of them's a werewolf.
Werewolves And Vampires: An Analysis
October 21, 2024
It's a Dracula/The Wolf Man crossover!
Bubba Ho-Tep
October 18, 2024
The only pop culture mummy that gets it right.
Mummification Fascination
October 14, 2024
Reflections on mummies in pop culture.
Young Frankenstein
October 13, 2024
A comic take on the Universal classic.
Lisa Frankenstein
October 7, 2024
Reflections on a masterful tribute, and a diss of Rotten Tomatoes.
Dracula Daily
October 4, 2024
A classic revived through the internet.
Dracula: Book V. Movie
October 1, 2024
How was the story of Dracula changed when Universal adapted it?
Spooky Season Spooktacular!
September 30, 2024
This year's FIRST EVER So Desensitized Spooky Season Spooktacular's theme is...
Kids These Days Don't Spend Enough Time In Rural Texas
September 27, 2024
Is The Texas Chain Saw Massacre still as depraved as it used to be?
A Few Announcements...
September 14, 2024
Hi all! Happy Friday the 13th! In a little over two weeks, we’ll be celebrating six months of So Desensitized, as well as spooky season! So, in honor of both...
Kids These Days Don't Go To Summer Camp Anymore
September 13, 2024
Reflections on Friday The 13th on the day of.
Vampires: What's The Deal?
August 31, 2024
A very poorly researched and unserious review of modern vampire stories and their accuracy.
Kids These Days Keep Saying We Should Close The Beaches
August 16, 2024
Jaws, the Other, and the open sea, in 2024
Kids These Days Just Need Some Sleep
July 26, 2024
The same things as always are scary about A Nightmare On Elm Street - just for different reasons.
Kids These Days Think Michael Myers Is Lame
July 12, 2024
Does the original Halloween hold up after The Shape became Michael Myers?
Kids These Days Think Killer Dolls Are For Babies
June 28, 2024
How has the original Child's Play aged, and what does it suggest about the importance of our childhood toys?
Kids These Days Don't Pour Blood On Their Classmates Anymore
June 14, 2024
Carrie is, and always has been, a very important story. But how has it aged? And how did the movie change it for a wider audience?
The Exorcist: Believer - An Explanation
May 29, 2024
Was The Exorcist: Believer as bad as the reviews made it out to be? And, if so, why?
Kids These Days All Need An Exorcism
May 15, 2024
Is the fear in The Exorcist still the same over fifty years later, or has it changed? (Spoilers ahead!)
Kids These Days Couldn't Find The Bates Motel On A Map
May 1, 2024
What keeps Psycho scary 64 years later?
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April 29, 2024
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