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Blood, Sweat and Fears: When the Supernatural Fighting Game Mortal Kombat Spurred on a Video Game Censorship Revolution
In 1992, the supernatural fighting game Mortal Kombat took American arcades by storm. By the end of the year, Mortal Kombat was topping...
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Jun 24, 20244 min read
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From Phantasmagoria to Video Games: A Short History of Popular Occulture
Throughout the modern era there has been a popular appetite for occult-themed experiences. Think back to those wonderful phantasmagoria...
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Jan 5, 20245 min read
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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: From Fantasy Horror Book to Multi-Media Sensation
In 1886 the famed Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson published the gothic novella, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Since its...
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Dec 17, 20236 min read
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Ghostly Encounter of the Celebrity Kind: Benjamin Franklin and his Animated Statue
Celebrity spirits have been a part of modern spiritualism since its origin in the late 1840s. As a classic example, there was one evening...
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Nov 13, 20233 min read
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