Bill Kandiliotis
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- Fear and Loathing of the AI Slop
This deep-seated reluctance to embrace disruptive tools is far from new. Throughout the last fifty years, groundbreaking technologies that are now considered foundational to modern art forms were initially met with fierce skepticism, outright resistance, and claims of “cheating.” We see this pattern clearly in two major creative revolutions: the electric shift brought on by synthesizers in music and the digital leap triggered by computer-generated imagery (CGI) in film. - Demigod (Part 4 – The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind)
Heracles and the Ceryneian Hind After his victory over the Hydra, Heracles returned to Tiryns bearing the venomous trophies of that grim battle. Yet King Eurystheus, who had hoped the hero would die in the swamps of Lerna, grew only … Continue reading Demigod (Part 4 – The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind) - The Subterrans – Exploring the Subsurface Fiction Sub-genre
There’s a unique thrill in imagining worlds hidden beneath our feet. For over a hundred, even thousands of years, stories have explored the captivating concept of subterranean civilizations – societies forced or choosing to thrive in the dark, carving out … Continue reading The Subterrans – Exploring the Subsurface Fiction Sub-genre - Why is this not a movie: Exploring At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft
Few works of horror fiction manage to carve a deep and lasting impression on both literature and the science fiction genre like H.P. Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness. Written in 1931 and first published in 1936 in Astounding Stories, … Continue reading Why is this not a movie: Exploring At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft - From Hell to Eternity
In the beginning—or perhaps beyond beginnings—there was Kaos, an infinite, indifferent abyss, a yawning void of boundless potential that birthed all things yet promises their end. From this primal churn emerged the Order-Bringers—finite entities like Zeus, God, Marduk—beings of power … Continue reading From Hell to Eternity - Post Apocalypto
Post-apocalypse movies have been a popular genre for decades, largely thanks to that ‘Mad Max’ movie that came out in 1979, a movie that defined the genre. These films depict what the world would be like after a catastrophic event, … Continue reading Post Apocalypto