Book Review
Choose Your Own Monster
Introducing Monstrous Times, the magazine of strange rules
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My new article, “When Monsters Walk Among Us,” which argues that monsters are neither born outside of history nor reducible to particular individuals. They are produced by societies, institutions, and power that make the intolerable appear ordinary.https://t.co/eGXcLGSQcE— Henry A. Giroux (@HenryGiroux) September 18, 2026
When Monsters Walk Among Us
More than four decades ago, the Greek composer and public intellectual Manos Hadjidakis issued a warning that now reads less like a reflection on fascism than a prophecy of our own time. The greatest danger, he suggested, comes when we grow accustomed to the monster, when its presence no longer shocks the conscience and its violence begins to merge with the routines of everyday life. Tolerance does not diminish the monster; it multiplies the conditions that allow it to flourish, strengthening its presence in public life until monstrosity itself acquires the authority to govern. In this instance, the collapse of conscience is inseparable from the uncoupling of “belief from judgment, conviction from action.”
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Six Collisions for Protocol Monsters
Welcome to Monstrous Times, the magazine of strange rules fiction
An Explanation (Which I Would Be Very Grateful If You Took The Time To Read)
What follows is a minor modern horror story.
Freaky Tales (film)
Freaky Tales is a 2024 American anthology action comedy film written and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. The film stars Pedro Pascal, Boden and Fleck's longtime collaborator Ben Mendelsohn, Jay Ellis, singer Normani in her film debut, Dominique Thorne, and Jack Champion.
Claude Mythos and misguided open-weight fearmongering
Another dance around fears of open-source.
‘Jaws’ Is the Perfect Blockbuster, Saying Nothing yet Signifying Everything
The beauty of Steven Spielberg’s 1975 classic is that you can choose how to watch it: as a summery, shark-bitten thriller or as an allegory about the failed leadership of institutions
The Kingkiller Chronicle
The Kingkiller Chronicle is a planned fantasy trilogy by the American writer Patrick Rothfuss. The first two books, The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear, were released in 2007 and 2011. The books released in the series have sold over 10 million copies.
A heartbreaking work of staggering genius
A book that redefines both family and narrative for the…
The Boneyard
The latest from bestselling, award-winning author Riley Black. Expect strange dinosaurs, amazing invertebrates, and other prehistoric wonders, exhibited right in your inbox.
I’m a Professional Writer Who Uses a Very Controversial Tool. It’s Not As Scary As I Thought.
I was skeptical about ChatGPT and Claude at first. Then I started to come around—and I’m glad I did.
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The 15 best Luddite horror films
From Godzilla to Pulse to the Terminator, these are the best films that register an aggressive critique of technology.
The Best Books of 2025: Gothic Fiction
Gothic fiction: the lush sister to stripped-down noir. Just as atmospheric, just as hard to define. But we know it when we see it! And we’re here to celebrate all the many new additions to th…
