John Constantine: The People's Princess
Hi all! Today we’re talking about one of my favorite comic characters ever. (Probably I’ll talk about his comic as horror at a later date as well). He’s...
Witches and Witchcraft
2025 Spooky Season Spooktacular The Craft The Blair Witch Project Weapons The Witch Witchcraft for Wayward Girls The Raven Cycle Practical Magic Hocus Pocus
Fearmongering
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Kids These Days Take Cannibalistic Zombies For Granted
Hi all! Today we’ll be talking about quite possibly the most impactful zombie movie of all time - and no, it’s not Bela Lugosi’s White Zombie. That movie was...
Kids These Days Don't Appreciate the Town's Creepy Clown Mascot Anymore
Hi all! Today is the first time in the almost two years of So Desensitized that I have written about a book series by itself without it being part of a...
Meditations on Horror and the Oscars
Hi all! Happy Pi Day, happy Oscar Eve, and welcome back to So Desensitized! The topic of this year’s two year anniversary post has officially been announced...
Kids These Days Don't Spend Winter In Haunted Hotels Anymore
Hi all, and welcome back to So Desensitized! Today we’ll be talking about one of the best - and most critically maligned - horror movies of all time. That’s...
Bloody Valentines: Horror and Romance as the Perfect Combo
Hi all, and happy Valentine’s Day! On this most romantic day during what is objectively the worst month, I thought I’d take this opportunity to discuss the...
So Desensitized Two Year Anniversary Announcement!
Hi all! Happy Friday the 13th! While I don’t have a full post for you today, I will have one tomorrow for Valentine’s Day, and I have a very special...
Catherine O'Hara: An Absolute Legend
Hi all, and welcome back to So Desensitized! Today’s post was going to be about something else, and then Catherine O’Hara died and I just didn’t feel right...
David Lynch Appreciation Post
If any of you know me in real life (which I know a lot of you do), you know that David Lynch is one of my favorite people ever. This past Friday marked a...
Kids These Days Don't Do Research In Antarctica Anymore
Hey all! Welcome back to So Desensitized! We’re pretty well into winter, though it’s warm for the season up here and also everywhere else (tell everyone you...
So Desensitized 2026!
Hi all, and happy new year! Sorry for not posting in a while, I got sick and then it was Christmas, but we’re back now to make some quick plans for So...
Kids These Days Don't Like Gore Anymore
Hi all, happy December, and welcome to the first So Desensitized Christmas post of 2025! We’re starting off strong with the most recent installment (until...
Totally Tubular Thinger Strangs Spectacular!
Hi all, and welcome back to So Desensitized! I took a little break, as you may have noticed, to get myself back together after the Spooktacular took a bit...
2025 Spooky Season Spooktacular Wrap-Up
Hey all, happy November! We’ve got another Spooky Season Spooktacular in the books, and that’s worth celebrating, so let’s get into a little wrap-up and...
Kids These Days Keep Lighting Black Flame Candles
Hey all! Happy Halloween! Welcome to the final post of the 2025 So Desensitized Spooky Season Spooktacular: Witches! Get ready for some witchy Halloween...
Kids These Days Don't Break Generational Curses Anymore
Hey all! Welcome to the fourth and final week of the 2025 Spooky Season Spooktacular! This week is gonna be some lighthearted witches, with Practical Magic...
Kids These Days Are Still Sometimes Raised By Witches
Hi all and welcome back to week three of the 2025 So Desensitized Spooky Season Spooktacular! We’re wrapping up this week with Maggie Stiefvater’s...
Kids These Days Don't Go To 'Boarding School' Anymore (And that's a good thing)
Hi all and welcome to week three of the 2025 So Desensitized Spooky Season Spooktacular! October is going too fast for my liking, but here we are! Gonna be...