Perpetual Victims: An Adapted Thesis Inspired by Candyman (1992)
Perpetual Victims: An Adapted Thesis Inspired by Candyman (1992)

Urban legends are integral to every culture and help create the basis for a society's moral compass. Tales of monsters that ravage those who have thrown their values to the wind have long been whispered on the playground. For protagonist and Master's candidate Helen Lyle, these horrific narratives might also be used as a coping mechanism.

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Screenwriter SchoolMercedes K. MilnerCandyman 1992, Candyman 2020, Bernard Rose, Clive Barker, The Forbidden, Books of Blood, Books of Blood Vol. 5, Urban Legends, Nia DaCosta, Helen Lyle, Masters Thesis, Fake Thesis, Urban Legends Thesis, African American Urban Legend, Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, Horror Films, Horror Stories, Black Horror, Cabrini Green Comments
Top 10 Creepy Cartoon Monsters
Top 10 Creepy Cartoon Monsters

We're counting down the Spooky Bitch's Top 10 Creepiest Cartoon Monsters!

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Spooky BitchDeanna Gomezexo-skin, my life as a teenage robot, freaky fred, courage the cowardly dog, gravity falls, spongebob squarepants, hey arnold, fairly odd parents, the mad doctor, him, power puff girls, rugrats, eddie, eddie the zombie gerbil, cuddle e hugs, santa, invader zim, the main train engineer, shape shifter, #210, childhood nightmares, cartoons Comments
The Woman in the Story by Helen Jacey (Review)
The Woman in the Story by Helen Jacey (Review)

In her book “The Woman in the Story: Writing Memorable Female Characters”, Helen Jacey provides a guide into the psyche of the feminine character.

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Reading on WritingMercedes K. Milnerthe woman in the story, helen jacey, reading on writing, screenwriting books, creating memorable female characters, female characters, female protagonists, female led narratives, female led, the good wife, girls, wajda, the hunger games, orange is the new black, katniss everdeen, saving mr. banks, wildComment
Appreciating 'Mother'
Appreciating 'Mother'

Since 2010 the award-winning Sakamoto Yuji television series Mother has been adapted at least four times in different countries and languages throughout the world. This suspenseful family drama explores what it means to be a mother and how the idea the word “mother” invokes can be ever-changing.

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Lost in TranslationAngela Thomasmother, call me mother, anne, maza, imperfect love, imperfect her, imperfect woman, china, p.r.c., south korea, thailand, turkey, japan, adaptation, Lost in Translation, Sakamoto Yuji, nippon tv, tvNComment