The hubris of declaring an entire genre dead. The presumption that one has the authority to do so. The denial of anything that doesn't exclude all others to centre oneself. The absolute tired, tedious, narrowminded joke of it all.
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At this point, I think I’ve seen every genre declared dead multiple times. They’re all revenants now.
aug 30, 2025, 6:16 pm • 3 0 • view
Not to mention the novel itself. They've taken their ball home so many times, they live in a ball pool.
aug 30, 2025, 6:18 pm • 2 0 • view
Absolutely. And yet we keep writing ourselves new ones. Shit, we’re so powerful.
aug 30, 2025, 6:20 pm • 1 0 • view
Ooh, is horror dead? Am I finally free?
aug 30, 2025, 6:04 pm • 3 0 • view
No, science fiction this time. Horror is "elevated". We are going to parade you to the edge of a volcano covered in gold.
aug 30, 2025, 6:06 pm • 4 0 • view
You'd have to find me first, skill level impossible!
aug 30, 2025, 6:10 pm • 2 0 • view
Gah! Tbh making the endless effigies has also become a chore.
aug 30, 2025, 6:12 pm • 2 0 • view
As if horror being dead could stop it in any way, if the (still going strong?) current of Zombie tales (and assorted other revenants) is anything to go by. :)
aug 30, 2025, 6:32 pm • 0 0 • view