Guardian Angel

He Was Surrounded by Light

CatholicDan returns with a spiritual successor to a previous high (as in on high) strangeness post. Miracles aren't fairytale magic that happened only in ancient stories. They happen all the time. Right now as you read this, even. God is good. NB: Your guardian angel's first act of will was…
June 12, 20232 Comments
Veil of the Void

Veil of the Void Yggdrasil

Vikings and mecha, you say? Look no further ... The Realm of Riachtan has long been at relative peace. There haven't been any major wars or galactic-wide threats to shake up the norm for quite some time. That is all about to change, however, as whispers of Ragnarök are on…
June 9, 2023
Mothman Prophecies

The Mothman Prophecies: More X-Files than The X-Files

In the paranormal thriller genre, few franchises have captured the imagination of audiences like The X-Files. Its gripping tales of relentless investigations into high strangeness for the pursuit of truth have become iconic. However, when it comes to translating the essence of the series onto the big screen, 1998's The…
June 8, 20235 Comments
Testing Witch

How to Test Witches

Because the Witch Test is a precision instrument that must be deployed along exacting parameters for maximum effectiveness on subjects and safety for users, here's a helpful refresher. Christianity is a necessary pillar of Western civilization. Not only do the Church's teachings inform our cultural and legal traditions, she has…
June 7, 20234 Comments
Secrets of Seven Point Plot Structure

Secrets of Seven Point Plot Structure

We all know fledgling writers who've spent months or even years engaged in meticulous world building. But when it comes time to tell a story in their lush secondary worlds, the plot spins its wheels. How can a writer have planned every detail of his fantasy world down to the…
June 6, 20234 Comments
CT Walkthrough

Mysteries of the Catholic Faith Part 1

Want to confound smug Reddit atheists? Interested in God's perfections for their own sake? Looking to give a better account of the joy that is within you? Today is your day, since Classical Theist has returned to walk you through the mysteries of the Catholic faith. Watch and learn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3skOD6d-33U&t=30s…
June 5, 2023
Homey the Clown

Arcane Clown Posse

With a candy-colored child sacrifice cult taking over every TV channel and burger joint, the thought of clowns prowling neighborhoods in vans for kids to steal sounds like a less remote possibility. What you may not know is that phantom clowns have been plaguing the country in waves for decades.…
June 2, 202312 Comments
Dark City

Dark City

"What's the best Matrix movie?" is a question no one asks. Because the answer seems obvious. But it's not. Because what everyone misses is that the film which handles the style and themes of The Matrix better than any other isn't an official Matrix installment at all. In the labyrinthine…
June 1, 202315 Comments
Monastery

Return to the Monastery

The mech genre poses several pressing questions and challenges for creators - and that goes double for game devs. Allow ground-up mech construction, or minute modification of stock templates? Dumb fire-and-forget rockets, or Macross missile spam? Granular wargame strategy or white-knuckle dogfights? To answer these and other burning questions, Mildra…
May 31, 2023

How to Master Perspective and Tense

If you've taken up the challenge of writing fiction, two essential steps toward achieving your goal are understanding narrative point of view and narrative tense. Too many new authors either don’t understand these powerful authorial tools, or they don’t use them to maximum effect. So today, we'll explore point of…
May 30, 20234 Comments