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The Ninth Year: The Haunting of Swill House

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The Lost Tapes of Late Night Horror (1968)

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“He’s in here…I can feel him”: The Murder of Philip Peters and the Case of the Denver Spider Man

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The Pussy-Boat, the Trial of Megumi Igarashi, and the Art World’s Strange Relationship with the Vulva

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A Love Letter to My Immortal (2006)

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CutOffMyFeet.com and the Emotional Hierarchies of Medical Crowdfunding

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The Suicide and the Chatbot: The Rise and Risks of AI-Human Relationships

Please note that this article will contain discussions of suicide and self-harm, including specific methods.

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“It’s Not Just a Game…It’s a Gayme!”: Caper in the Castro and the Beginning of LGBTQ Video Games

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“Believe It or Not, I Am Shaken by This”: The 1983 Cabbage Patch Kids Riots

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The Surgeon, the Eunuch Maker, and the Curious Ethical and Legal Status of Voluntary Amputation

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The Sprawling Horror Collaboration of the SCP Foundation

So, for Halloween season this year, I wanted to write a little about one of my favourite mediums for modern horror – the internet. I’m going to be sharing a few articles about various ways horror has taken shape online, starting right here, with a look into the SCP. Stay tuned for some more pieces in this vein (ooh, gory) over the coming week if that’s something that interests you, and check out a couple of my other articles on the subject here and here, too!

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