Before we had Freddy and Jason, we had misunderstood monsters in fog-drenched castles—and for us Gen X kids, they weren’t villains. They were us.
Raised by Monsters: How the Universal Creatures Shaped a Generation of Creeps Like Us
Reflections in Blood: How Horror Has Always Held Up a Mirror to the Times
Horror’s never just been scary—it’s been honest. From Dracula to AI, it’s always mirrored our fears. It didn’t “go woke”—it’s been screaming truths since before we knew how to listen.
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