Vecna's Relationship to the Mind Flayer: A Dark Alliance in ‘Stranger Things’FeatureBy Silviya Y23 Apr 2025 11:58 ISTOne of the most intriguing relationships in 'Stranger Things' involves Vecna and the enigmatic entity known as the Mind Flayer.Read More
Ancient Codes, Modern Crimes: The History of Acrostics in Literature and CryptographyFeatureBy Silviya Y23 Apr 2025 10:06 ISTAcrostics, a form of wordplay where the first letters of each line or word spell out a hidden message, have a rich and varied historyRead More
Acrostics as Plot Devices: Layering Clues Into Chapter Titles or EpigraphsFeatureBy Silviya Y23 Apr 2025 09:58 ISTOne of the most effective and subtle ways to layer clues into a story is by embedding acrostics into the structural elements of the bookRead More
The Cryptic Detective: Writing Characters Fluent in Morse CodeFeatureBy Silviya Y23 Apr 2025 09:43 ISTIn crime fiction, the tools a character uses can become an extension of their identity. But what about Morse code?Read More
Breaking the Fairy Tale: How ‘Damsel’ Redefines the Classic Princess TropeFeatureBy Farheen Ali23 Apr 2025 08:00 ISTRead More
Horror From the Page: How Scares Work Differently in FilmFeatureBy Farheen Ali22 Apr 2025 08:00 ISTRead More
Free Will on a Möbius Strip: When the End Causes the BeginningFeatureBy Silviya Y21 Apr 2025 20:39 ISTMöbius strip of cause and effect—where time loops twist agency into paradox. In these loops, the same events unfold endlessly, or a futureRead More
Who is She Running From? Character Duality in ‘The Witness’ Episode in ‘Love Death + Robots’FeatureBy Silviya Y21 Apr 2025 16:18 ISTIn ‘The Witness’, one of the most talked-about episodes from ‘Love, Death & Robots’, director Alberto Mielgo crafts a dizzying,Read More
Riddle Noir: Combining Hardboiled Mystery With Ancient EnigmasFeatureBy Silviya Y21 Apr 2025 15:39 ISTBut when these hard-nosed protagonists are suddenly confronted with a riddle—not just any brainteaser, but a cryptic enigma rooted inRead More
Red Herrings in Reverse: When Anagrams Mislead in Mystery PlotsFeatureBy Silviya Y21 Apr 2025 15:28 ISTWelcome to the world of reverse red herrings—where anagrams don’t just conceal secrets, they create illusions.Read More