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The Monsters of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, As Drawn By Children

Chris Sims — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:30:00 +0000

Since their original publication in the 1920s, the stories of H.P. Lovecraft have endured and grown into an entire subset of the horror genre unto themselves, with themes of the unavoidable insanity that comes with knowledge and cosmic insignificance that are far more subtle and ultimately terrifying than the average ghost story...

Something to Be Thankful For: Gullible Children

Laura Hudson — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:30:00 +0000

Whether you want to manipulate them into sacrificing their childhoods to join your militant superhero team, or convince them to buy four copies of the exact same comic by printing them with marginally different covers, or just get them to line up like little living bullseyes so you can practice your archery, gullible children play an important role in the world of comics, and we should all be thankful for their stupidity...

FAQ for Parents of Superpowered Kids

Laura Hudson — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:45:00 +0000

The Boston Globe reaches out to superparents and Sue and Reed Richards in an article titled "What to do if you child has superpowers: A FAQ for concerned parents." And apparently written by a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Healthcare Policy at Harvard Medical School...