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World War Z and COVID-19 by Crash
World War Z: Max Brooks’ Prognostication In Max Brook’s celebrated horror narrative, World War Z, we see a direct connection to the COVID-19 outbreak. Like the real life events we’re enduring in 2020, Brooks’ tale begins in China. In addition, Chinese authorities work diligently to suppress the outbreak in secret. What the world will initially…
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1BR by Jonny Numb
1BR: A Fresh Angle As someone who’s never owned a home, apartment-based movies have always resonated with me. I consider Polanski’s “Apartment Trilogy” one of the unified masterpieces of cinema, because – from Repulsion to Rosemary’s Baby to The Tenant – he captures not only the dread of characters who are “different,” but the ominous…
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THE LAST KNOCK presents: Corona Coping
Corona Coping As the weeks and months drag on with a seemingly endless COVID-19 quarantine, coping with corona is a daily battle. The Last Knock horror podcast takes a couple of moments to share our own trials and tribulations – but that’s not all! Entertainment plays a key factor in staying sane (at least for…
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Kill Character Stereotypes by Crash
The Trope of it All… Crash Palace has written about tropes before, and Jonny Numb and Billy Crash have discussed them on The Last Knock horror podcast. Why? Because they’re redundancies and create an eye-rolling foray into malaise. They must be stopped. What’s worse? Character stereotypes. And they must be stopped even more. Stock Characters…
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THE LAST KNOCK presents: Corona Horror
Corona Horror: The Harsh Reality We all know COVID-19 is here. A vaccine may be a year away. In the meantime, scientists work around the clock to find something to prevent infection. Staying at home is the only way to stop the spread of the virus as the world economy comes to a halt. Infections…
