Fatal Weakness

How to defeat every monster ever. Read more »
Bunny, resident intern and proud knight of Mythcreants, is an avid author, amateur artist, and aspiring role-player. Chances are she's either currently immersed in an elaborate RPG illustration, watching a video essay about something trivial, up to her neck in college homework, or some combination of the above. She will emerge from her study den with the promise of freshly baked treats, discussion of dragons, or Mystery Science Theater.
How to defeat every monster ever. Read more »
No one can defeat Exposition Man! Read more »
Beware of storytellers who use stories to wax poetic about stories. Read more »
If you die in the game, you die in real life. Read more »
Hollywood has made the act of revisiting old fan favorites something of a gimmick. With a rising wave of returning franchises, classics like Star Wars, assorted horror and superhero movies, Star Wars, numerous 2D-animated films,* and Star Wars have made their way back to the … read more »
How storytellers want us to think science works. Read more »
Most authors listen to music while they write. But, as anyone who’s assembled a playlist knows, picking the right pieces can be tricky. There’s a whole world of songs to choose from, but when writing a particular scene, a composition with a particular mood or … read more »
A hand with all of the fingers the same length. Eye whites that aren’t white. Seeing a stranger in the mirror. A subtler cousin of horror, the uncanny is more about discomfort than fear. Sigmund Freud* described it as, in greatly paraphrased form here, making … read more »
An infestation spreads through the ranks of our beloved genre. Distorted by centuries of grotesque overexposure and abhorrent inescapability, these clichés have wormed their way into even the best-intentioned novels. Watch out! Read more »