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Ghost of an Idea: Hauntology, Folk Horror and the Spectre of Nostalgia by William Burns

Book Review – November 2024 Is nostalgia a harmless skip down memory lane? Can nostalgia be used like propaganda to mollify, entice, and seduce: encouraging us to turn off our critical thinking, stick our heads in the sand, and revel in … Continue reading

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Dark Play by Tim Cooke

Book Review – November 2024 I woke to thud and a crack, a small face ricocheting away from the glass. The features – much like my own – creased into a familiar frown. A spurt of blood spilled from a crevice … Continue reading

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Halloween 2024

I’m not a huge fan of Halloween, though I am looking forward to going to a kids’ Halloween party later on today. Nor do I particularly enjoy horror as an artistic genre. But I have many exceptions to this aversion: … Continue reading

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Borderland: Identity and belonging at the edge of England by Phil Hubbard

Book Review – November 2022 What could I say about borders and bordering that would help others make sense of Brexit? My mind raced through the different forms of exclusionary nationalism – social, cultural, political, environmental – that I had … Continue reading

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Psychogeographic Review’s Recommendations – September 2015

This past month Psychogeographic Review has been reading: Iain Sinclair – London Overground: A Day’s Walk Around the Ginger Line (2015) These days Sinclair writes like a man  aware that he is running out of time: words tumble out of … Continue reading

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