Literature: In the Hills, the Cities by Clive Barker
Join MOTS Ado as we take a walk with the body politic in Clive Barker’s “In the Hills, the Cities.”
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AFI Top 100 #014: Psycho
The Lost Signals presents MOTSterpiece Theater. Tonight’s episode features #14 on the AFI 100, Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. A review to be murdered by. [Aggregate score: 10]
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Syntax Error: The Neuroscience of Fear
SE caps off with the traditional seasonal salute to horror, this year framed via an article that melds aspects of neuroscience with survival horror design.
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Bon MOTS: Blade Runner 2049
10/9/2017
A threesome of MOTS minds gathers to discuss a threesome of artificial intelligences and many other standout elements from Blade Runner 2049, the long-awaited sequel to the highly influential original.
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Literature: The White People by Arthur Machen
We venture out into the fields of the unknown to review an under appreciated classic of horror which influenced greats like H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King, among many others. First, give The White People a read, and then tune in to our newest episode.
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Neophytes of Narratology: The Mechanics of Sex & Violence
The Neophytes tread upon the topic of slasher films and their depiction of sexual and violent situations/characters as framed by a recent study on the matter.
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Literature: The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe
MOTS wall themselves in with some fine wine to discuss a less famous, but no less impactful story from the master of the macabre, Edgar Allen Poe.
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Neophytes of Narratology: Unreliable Narratologists
The Neophytes continue their exploration of unreliability in narrative with a freeform chat.
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Bonus Points: It’s No Rock’n’Rolla
Reviewed in this episode: Until Dawn, Hue, The Surge (Demo), No Man’s Sky, Telltale Walking Dead: Season 3, The Flame in the Flood, Thomas Was Alone, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Mother Russia Bleeds, Late Shift, Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth DLC.
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Syntax Error: Writing “Good” Evil
SE attempts to debate the nuances of writing a game story from the perspective of the bad guys, framed through an interview via Rock Paper Shotgun with the narrative designer of recent CRPG, Tyranny.
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