Morbidly Curious

Home
Notes
Website
Archive
Leaderboard
About
Finding the Dead
Why Modern Funerary Practices Might Be Doing More Harm Than Good
 • 
Coltan Scrivner
When Zombies Come to Town
It’s been minute since I posted. I’ve had a lot of exciting stuff happen in the past few weeks, so I thought I’d give an update. Dark Minds, Soft Hearts…
 • 
Coltan Scrivner
Horror Villains are Cats
The history of human predation and how it influences features of horror villains
 • 
Coltan Scrivner
The Spooky Origins of Dreaming
Nightmares might be a primitive form of morbid curiosity
 • 
Coltan Scrivner
1
Your kids don't need to be protected from fear
Why scary play is good for kids
 • 
Coltan Scrivner
New
Top
Community
Why People Want to see the Manifesto
Morbid curiosity and the motivations of murderers
 • 
Coltan Scrivner
Recent interviews: True crime and more true crime (with some The Last of Us)
Murdaugh made it a big month for True Crime
 • 
Coltan Scrivner
So I Bought an Inn
And I hope it's haunted
 • 
Coltan Scrivner
Five Spooky Facts about the Horror Genre
Okay, there are more than 5, but they’re grouped around 5 main themes.
 • 
Coltan Scrivner
Dark Minds, Soft Hearts
The Personality of a Horror Fan: Part 1
 • 
Coltan Scrivner
On the Human Fascination with the Gross-Out
Why our disgust with bodily injuries is so frequently paired with fascination
 • 
Coltan Scrivner
Why Halloween is a horror movie but Batman is an action movie
Musings on the definition of the horror genre
 • 
Coltan Scrivner
8
Morbidly Curious
Morbidly Curious
Discussions on the darker side of life and why we find it so intriguing.
Recommendations
Razib Khan's Unsupervised Learning
Razib Khan's Unsupervised Learning
Razib Khan
Rob Henderson's Newsletter
Rob Henderson's Newsletter
Rob Henderson
Everything Is Bullshit
Everything Is Bullshit
David Pinsof
Traditions of Conflict
Traditions of Conflict
William Buckner

Morbidly Curious

AboutArchiveRecommendationsSitemap
© 2023 Coltan Scrivner
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
Substack is the home for great writing