We are All It: Stephen King, Pennywise, and the Horrors of Hegemony
[TW: This post contains discussions of domestic violence, racism, and homophobia.] [SPOILER WARNING: This post contains spoilers for Stephen King’s IT, and as such may reference upcoming plot points in HBO’s IT: Welcome to Derry.] In light of the recent IT: Welcome to Derry TV show, I have decided to go back and re-read the iconic doorstop novel that started it all. Stephen King’s IT is quite possibly the prototypical Stephen King text: A writer protagonist, a small town in M
Cyberpunk'd: The Strange Story of Steve Jackson Games Vs. the Secret Service
The year is 1990, and Steve Jackson Games, Inc. is set to publish its debut sci-fi GURPS expansion GURPS Cyberpunk . The genre is still at its zenith: Just two years earlier, Mike Pondsmith’s legendary Cyberpunk TTRPG was published by R. Talsorian Games, which was shortly followed by Iron Crown Enterprise’s Cyberspace and FASA’s Shadowrun ; Test screenings of the Blade Runner director’s cut were in the ether, ultimately leading to a renewed excitement in the franchise; and, w
