My blog concerns the Gothic, but also sex, metal and videogames (not quite sex, drugs and rock 'n roll, but certainly healthier). I'm also an atheist, and write about that in this post . In any case, I wanted to briefly cover these areas of interest—why they're so important to me, but also how they tie into the Gothic according to my overlapping tastes. If anyone's wondering what the Gothic is, here's a useful (and funny) guide ; it's not totally how I view the Gothic as a mode of expression, but it's a good place for the uninitiated to start. Here's another. Update, 1/4/2025: My focus has shifted onto Metroidvania, sex work, and Gothic poetics, which I've written multiple books on, since this post (which I quote in my book series). To it, I've decided to release the entirety of my work on Metroidvania in one single place: " From Master's to PhD (and Beyond): My Entire Work on Metroidvania " (2025). This includes my master's the...
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