𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝘽𝙞𝙜 𝘿𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧" 𝙗𝙮 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜 -
𝟯-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:
Too-Brief
Cliched Argument
Blumhouse-level schlock
𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:
How might this poorly-conceived Lifetime movie story actually compel healthy discussion about its horror?

𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝘽𝙞𝙜 𝘿𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧" 𝙗𝙮 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜 -
𝟯-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:
Too-Brief
Cliched Argument
Blumhouse-level schlock
𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:
How might this poorly-conceived Lifetime movie story actually compel healthy discussion about its horror?
𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 - 𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒓𝒆-𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒚: 𝑫𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒈𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑷𝒕. 2 -
What is the real story behind the creator of Anne of Green Gables?
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𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙭 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙" 𝙗𝙮 𝙊𝙡𝙜𝙖 𝙍𝙖𝙫𝙣 -
𝟯-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:
Claustrophobic
Broken Narrative
Looming
𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:
How do the historical documents serve the fiction?
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𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 - 𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒓𝒆-𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒚: 𝑫𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒈𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑷𝒕. 2 -
What is the real story behind the creator of Anne of Green Gables?
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𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 - 𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒓𝒆-𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒚: 𝑫𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒈𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑷𝒕. 2 -
What is the real story behind the creator of Anne of Green Gables and why does it matter?
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𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙈𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙪𝙢 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙢" 𝙗𝙮 𝙆𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙧 -
𝟯-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:
Multi-medium
Fantasy-fusion
Enviro-Apocalyptic
𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:
What do the layered texts reveal about the circumstances of and motivations for the narrative?
𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙏𝙤𝙢" 𝙗𝙮 𝙑𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙇𝙖𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚 -
𝟯-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:
Lovecraft-revisited
Race-revised
Gorefest-astute
𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:
What does Black Tom’s final choice say about humanity and about cosmic horror?
𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙝𝙪𝙣" 𝙗𝙮 𝘼𝙞 𝙅𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙜 -
𝟯-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:
Elusive
Familiar
Dreamlike
𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:
Tempting to compel this story to allegory: Why might we or should we resist?
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𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨" 𝙗𝙮 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙟𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙪 -
𝟯-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:
Gorgeous
Layered
Plot-Heavy
𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:
What is the role of 'spectacle' in fantasy stories? in graphic ones?
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𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: 𝙀𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙮 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜-
𝟯-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:
Parable-like
Plot-contrived
Fitting Finale
𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:
Besides weight, what is Scott also shedding which accounts for his ending?
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𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙠" 𝙗𝙮 𝙎𝙞𝙢𝙤𝙣 𝙅. 𝙊𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙯 -
𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:
Pensive
Physical
Stirring
𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:
How does Ortiz carry his history? How should we?
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𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: 𝙋𝙏𝙎𝘿 𝙍𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙤" 𝙑𝙤𝙡𝙨 1-6 𝙗𝙮 𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙖𝙖𝙠𝙞 𝙉𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙢𝙖 -
𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:
Evisceral
Repetitive
Meta-fictional
𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:
What proportions of the familiar and unfamiliar result in horror?
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𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 - "𝑮𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒏 – 𝑫𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒈𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑷𝒕. 1" -
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𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 - "𝑮𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒏 – 𝑫𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒈𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑷𝒕. 1" -
𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘎𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳'𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦?
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𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣" 𝙗𝙮 𝙍𝙤𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙩 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙚 -
𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:
Fast-argued
Provocative
Enactable
𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:
How is Rose's "Friction" different from mere critical thinking?
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𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙏𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙨" 𝙗𝙮 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙣 𝙃𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚 -
𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:
Illustrated
Reflective
Serene
𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:
What valuable meaning remains in another's personal epiphany?
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𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝑶𝙧𝒇𝙚𝒐" 𝙗𝙮 𝙍𝒊𝙘𝒉𝙖𝒓𝙙 𝙋𝒐𝙬𝒆𝙧𝒔 -
𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:
Holonomic
Fast-paced
New-Agey
𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:
Where do Powers's themes shift from compelling to dubious? Where does "compelling" provide cover for them?
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𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙇𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙮" 𝙑𝙤𝙡𝙨 1-2 𝙗𝙮 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝘽𝙪𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙧 -
𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:
Frolicking
Researched
Indulgent
𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:
Where might Butler be massaging history to tell her "cat" story?
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𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙤𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙮" 𝙖𝙣𝙙 "𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘿𝙖𝙮𝙨" 𝙗𝙮 𝙃𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙙 -
𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:
Foundational
Ethics-Driven
Intricate
𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:
In what ways are the works of Classical Greece advancements or dilutions of Hesiod's narrative?
𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙗𝙪𝙠𝙩𝙪" 𝙗𝙮 𝙋𝙖𝙪𝙡 𝘼𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 -
𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:
Idiosyncratic
Dog-Level
Liminal
𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:
Does Auster's narrator betray the reader expectation for satisfying story?
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