tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post9153162376536650383..comments2024-01-18T05:18:48.819-05:00Comments on Wombat's World <small>(a blog for writer K. A. Laity)</small>: Publication: JFR ReviewK. A. Laityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05983280397279864583noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post-39121505742301978462008-01-11T21:57:00.000-05:002008-01-11T21:57:00.000-05:00Sigh. The Dickies. So young.Sigh. The Dickies. So young.Elena Steierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12794439985625337214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post-1152476665423475682008-01-11T12:55:00.000-05:002008-01-11T12:55:00.000-05:00Elena: If you're gonna nitpick, what better to pic...Elena: If you're gonna nitpick, what better to pick nits from but the Banana Splits? <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs1NoBwsurI" REL="nofollow">La la la, la la la la, la la la, la la la la.</A><BR/><BR/>Cranky: Yes, I think they can. Sometimes an icon has to lay low to recharge culturally, then returns as vibrant as ever, but with a new resonance. Cycles repeat; think how the emergence of AIDS reinvigorated the vampire archetype. The zombie is still hanging on as a particularly potent image at the moment -- who can guess what will be next? It all wells up from our collective unconscious -- maybe the shapeshifter will be next. Who can say?C. Margery Kempehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15910282257993793334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post-78612677266746210692008-01-11T09:14:00.000-05:002008-01-11T09:14:00.000-05:00Good article! Thanks for posting it.Question: Do...Good article! Thanks for posting it.<BR/><BR/>Question: Do you think that old horrors can still be scary without the mask change?CLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18348533141508294220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post-11781182377869647862008-01-10T19:28:00.000-05:002008-01-10T19:28:00.000-05:00Wow...you nitpicked about the Banana Splits in a s...Wow...you nitpicked about the Banana Splits in a scholarly type review. That's freaking awesome.Elena Steierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12794439985625337214noreply@blogger.com