“Get Out” gives absolutely no quarter to those who believe that racism is a thing of the past.

Hi all and welcome to the first official post of the So Desensitized Spooky Season Spooktacular 2026! Starting out with some classic vamps, we’re going way...

Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” is among the most famous stories of the American counterculture.

Hey all and welcome back to So Desensitized! Today, we’re discussing a movie I think all movies should be more like, but also…classic literature? Let’s dive...

It’s here, y’all! The two-year anniversary of So Desensitized, a project started out of equal parts genuine passion for horror and critical writing, and...

Hi all! Today is the first time in the almost two years of So Desensitized that I have written about a book series by itself without it being part of a...

Hi all, and happy Valentine’s Day! On this most romantic day during what is objectively the worst month, I thought I’d take this opportunity to discuss the...

Hi all, and welcome back to So Desensitized! Today’s post was going to be about something else, and then Catherine O’Hara died and I just didn’t feel right...

ALT: a man in a clown costume says happy new year in a store

Hi all, and welcome back to So Desensitized! I took a little break, as you may have noticed, to get myself back together after the Spooktacular took a bit...

A kid these days analyzing horror, from classic to modern. I've gotten tired of hearing that kids these days are "so desensitized" that horror wouldn't affect them anymore, so I've decided to prove th...

ALT: a man in a santa claus costume with a white mask on his face