Tag Archives: Ray Bradbury

The Terrifying Part of Horror

Posted on October 24, 2024 by knlistman

The terrifying part of horror is often the nature of the threat. Perhaps only one lucky survivor remains alive through a traumatic adventure out of sheer luck. The terrifying part of reading horror is realizing how much of it is … Continue reading →

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How to rant like a literature professor

Posted on October 8, 2013 by knlistman

“That was the year I came to class at the start of the new semester and found only one student to sign up for Drama from Aeschylus to O’Neill.” Do you know who Aeschylus or O’Neill were?  I assume you … Continue reading →

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Too bad to be true

Posted on September 27, 2013 by knlistman

Sir Thomas More, a scholar, lawyer and statesman published a novel in 1516 describing a perfect civilization. According to the book, this too real to be true society existed on an imaginary island that he dubbed Utopia.  Of course, More … Continue reading →

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