Kids These Days Can Be Overtly Queer In Horror Media (And That's Mostly a Good Thing)
Hi all, happy Pride, and welcome back to So Desensitized! If you’ve seen my Instagram, you’ll know that today’s discussion is on queer-coding in horror, why...
Kids These Days Don't Re-Animate Their Classmates Anymore
Hey all and welcome back to So Desensitized! Today, we’re discussing a movie I think all movies should be more like, but also…classic literature? Let’s dive...
Fear Street: The Perfect Modern Slasher
Hi all, and welcome back to So Desensitized! Today we’re talking about one of the best modern slasher franchises in recent memory - and no, I don’t mean...
John Bellairs: The Master Of Gateway Horror
Hi all and welcome back to So Desensitized! Today we’re talking about one of my favorite authors ever who shockingly few people I’ve talked to know about....
The Falls are not What They Seem: Gravity Falls as an Extension of Twin Peaks
It’s here, y’all! The two-year anniversary of So Desensitized, a project started out of equal parts genuine passion for horror and critical writing, and...
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...