Going all the way back to Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” in 1818, the trope of humanity’s own creation turning on us and being our demise has been a trope of literature, and later film. This theme has always served as a cautionary tale about how any life or consciousness created outside the normal natural way can often lead to disaster. As time passed and technology grew, … Continue reading Top 10 Killer AIs
Despite being primarily used as children’s toys, there is something inherently creepy about dolls; especially the larger ones that are almost the size of children. It taps into some primal survival instinct in our brain when we see something that has a humanoid shape or figure, but that we know isn’t human. So it’s no surprise that the horror genre has capitalized on this with … Continue reading Top 10 Creepy Dolls in Horror Movies/TV
The most frightening thing about Artificial Intelligence (AI) is that it doesn’t necessarily have to turn “evil” in order to cause harm to humans. It merely needs to think that causing harm to humans is a necessary byproduct to achieving its goal. In essence, it will do exactly as we humans program it to do, and in doing so, will cause harm without remorse in … Continue reading “M3GAN” is Equal Parts Campy Fun and Creepy Doll Horror [Review]
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