This Companion explores the evolution, representation, and meaning of superheroes within the broader popular media and culture landscape, as connected … More
Category: Monsters
Approaching Superhero Studies as a Field [Introduction]
In the 21st century, superheroes have proliferated and multiplied across the multimedia landscape. While superhero stories and characters have been … More
The Future of Resident Evil Video Games: Remakes, Revivals, and the RE Engine
The future of Resident Evil is (not) about market value. In her essay ‘Zombies in Gamespace’, Tanya Krzywinska offers that … More
Aliens in Gaming: Half-Life (Valve, 1998–2020)
Developed by Valve and initially published by Sierra On-Line (1998–2003) to then be also published by Valve, the Half-Life series … More
Death as Interconnectivity: ‘Death Stranding’ (2019)
Created by Steve Russell and assisted by other members of the Tech Model Railroad Club at the Massachusetts Institute of … More
The Narratives of Survival: Final Girls in Videogames
In the 2015 preface to Men, Women, and, Chainsaws, Carol J. Clover concisely explains that within slasher movies the Final … More
“My relationship with Batman has never been what I’d call ‘stable'”: Catwoman’s Flirtations with Superheroism and Her Evolving Role as the Monstrous Feline Fatale
Clinical psychologist Robin S. Rosenberg considers Catwoman to be a “straightforward criminal” who “in many stories is motivated to acquire … More
Gaming and Vampires
Rearticulating the DeadVideo game database MobyGames offers that there are at least 280 titles that feature “Vampire” as a theme. … More
Nosferatu, Gnomeferatu, and Orlox: A Survey of Count Orlok’s Vampire Clan in Video Games
Citing F. W. Murnau’s Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922) as an example, Richard Rouse III offers that ‘Suspense-driven horror … More
Video Games: Fantasy London
While the East End of Modern London is often depicted in action adventure, gangster, and sport games where there is … More
Toxicity and Contagion: ‘BioShock’ (2007)
For blood to be considered toxic, one may understand this to mean that the fluid that runs through the body, … More
#Alienday 2022: Game Over, Man? ‘Aliens: Fireteam Elite’ And The Direction Of The ‘Aliens’ Video Game Franchise
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single xenomorph in possession of a good brain, must be shown in … More
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