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The Writing Block
Wax and Wane
The moon bubbled Burst beautiful on black A second son, Birthed for but a moment, Reclaimed Two swans pass; Silent glide, entwined....

Liam
Sep 30, 20231 min read


Ghost bird
There’s already a lighthouse on this coast The rabbits already speak their own tongues A cavity long sits in the earth A light waits in...

Liam
Sep 23, 20231 min read


Black Hole
They have a place there for you; A promise draped in silk and sin From black holes turning daylight; In depths of Csejte, pulling in...

Liam
Jul 26, 20231 min read


Dream Image
I’ve been here before Dead tones announce me The keys hit in waves Opening up a well of dreams Clouds blurring numb sky Sea, a quiet...

Liam
Jun 30, 20231 min read


Would Baymax Kill?
A brief exploration of the use of robots and artificial intelligence in children’s science fiction; comparing Big Hero 6 (dir. Chris...

Elizabeth
May 2, 20235 min read
“Mumblings”, or “Jean-Paul Sartre is a Hack Fraud and I Could Take Him In a Fight”
Hell isn’t other people Sartre was full of shit (He was French How could he not be). But they aren’t heaven either Other people are limbo...

Liam
Apr 29, 20231 min read


Domesticity
I have inherited a female agony A domestic rage I am filled with the persistence of women who came before me The totality of a tortured...

Chloe
Apr 22, 20231 min read


Punica Granatum
I relish in the red staining my fingers Dripping down my hands, my wrists, Curling its way into my veins, Savouring bright kernels of...

Chloe
Apr 21, 20231 min read


Apotheosis
Sometimes ideas for stories and poems will sit in my mind and takes an age, even years, to reach paper in a form I'm happy with. Winter,...

Liam
Apr 19, 20231 min read


Sympathy for Monsters
Hellboy (dir. Guillermo del Toro, 2004) presents many sympathetic monsters; mainly Hellboy (Ron Perlman), Liz (Selma Blair) and Abe...

Elizabeth
Apr 12, 20236 min read


Did you fall for it?
Discussing the ways in which The Blair Witch Project uses advertising, marketing, merchandise and ‘tie ins’ to appeal to a target...

Elizabeth
Apr 5, 20233 min read


Custom of the Sea
Hi there It feels like it's been a while. University demanded a lot more of my attention over the last few weeks, so my personal work...

Liam
Apr 5, 20232 min read


An Evening with Dr Cheddar Gorgeous
Many know Dr Cheddar Gorgeous from their appearance on Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK. This is where I’d first seen them and their appearance on...

Elizabeth
Mar 27, 20232 min read


The Cult of Rob Zombie
A Case Study of Rob Zombie In this essay, I will be looking at the cult and extreme film director, Rob Zombie. I’ll be focusing on him as...

Elizabeth
Mar 24, 20237 min read


The Supernatural and Colonised America
An Exploration of the ways in which Supernatural and Horror Westerns Criticise Western Expansion, Manifest Destiny and Colonised America...

Elizabeth
Mar 21, 202311 min read


A Dreddful Situation
Discussing a dystopian film and its relationship to real-world societal issues In this essay, I will be looking at the real-world...

Elizabeth
Mar 16, 20237 min read


Scopaesthesia
The barrow in the barn The haunting in the haystack The curse in the cradle The homestead, wrong. The silence in the snow The watcher...

Liam
Mar 15, 20231 min read


Confessional
For the stars themselves could not outshine you, my most beloved fire. I could gaze at the sky in search of holy light Or behold divine...

Chloe
Mar 15, 20231 min read


Cosmos Collection: Jupiter
Ascend to me To Capitoline Hill Lay down your flint Declare your wars Your treaties It is your duty To family To state To gods To me Take...

Elizabeth
Mar 13, 20231 min read


Minutes to Midnight
Archangel soars. They’re coming here to get rid of us all. We could take them with But you need to make the call. Read the signs Hell...

Liam
Mar 11, 20231 min read
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