http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:20:06 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/10/17/180228.php#comment-642988 Yes... it is modern day horror, with stories ranging from horror to disturbing to... 642988@blogcritics.org Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:20:06 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/10/17/180228.php#comment-642962 (what do you call such characters really?) Dunno, antiheros? :) Guess it's the modern day horror now. I'm certainly intrigued enough to give it a read. 642962@blogcritics.org Sun, 21 Oct 2007 10:11:03 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/10/17/180228.php#comment-642837 @Vikk: Exactly... Though I wouldn't exactly call them "protagonists" (what do you call such characters really?) I didn't actually call them psychopaths, but these characters are psychopathic, with no external expression. That's what makes it horror. 642837@blogcritics.org Sat, 20 Oct 2007 23:11:33 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/10/17/180228.php#comment-642652 My first thought, as I read your analysis, is that the protagonists are basically today's charming psychopaths. Think Dexter without a conscious. These stories may appeal to more than the obvious horror fans. 642652@blogcritics.org Sat, 20 Oct 2007 10:50:02 EDT