American horror almost always exists in the shadow of American society; cinema can’t help but distill all our bad juju into finely concentrated, gruesome genre goo.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
Do cheating spouses, school bullies and lousy coworkers have bad juju coming to them?
The installation reimagines this tradition with 200 ancient amulets from across time and all corners of the globe, that can be seen in museums worldwide, representing Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Viking, Islamic, Japanese, Indian, Chinese, Celtic, Greco-Roman, and Pre-Columbian traditions.
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Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Collectibles and combat challenges litter the levels, as well as unlockable outfits, amulets, and weapons waiting to be unlocked.
Meanwhile, the sardonic and calculating Dennis (Sweeney), who, based on a pre-accident romantic encounter with Rocky, seems to have a twink fetish, ingratiates himself into Roman’s life with a master plan.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
This 'scientist's' fetish for vaccines not supported by the data.
That was telling because the mascot for the San Francisco 49ers franchise — whose home stadium will host the game — is Sourdough Sam and the this season will end with the 60th Super Bowl, a number that just happens to match the percentage Swift used to describe her level of bread talk lately.
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Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2025
The brand’s giant green owl mascot dances badly, makes obscure pop culture references and pokes fun at the company’s push notifications.
The poem functioned as a talisman to these students, offering a vision of a possible future, where mutual aid and solidarity across difference told an alternative story to the one skewed by both corporate and rightwing media.
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Philip Metres
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
On Earth, Cade is given a mysterious talisman from an ancient autobot.
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