In the 2022 A24 movie Talk to Me, teenagers discover a cursed plaster hand that allows spirits to possess anyone who grasps it. Despite knowing that it leads directly to Hell, and despite knowing that opens them up to all sorts of evil, the teens grasp it anyway, leading to all sorts of horrible, horrible … Read more
If you live with chronic pain, you already know how exhausting it can be. Not just the physical sensations but the constant trying—trying to push through, trying to find answers, trying to explain something that feels invisible to others. The search for relief can become its own full-time job, and it’s easy to feel discouraged … Read more
Exploring a spooky Halloween trail, birding, and giving a talk at Quinta Mazatlan’s Planta Nativa Night in the Rio Grande Valley.… Read More The post Scaring up a good time at Quinta Mazatlan for Sticks & Bones and Planta Nativa appeared first on Digging. October 29, 2025 Following the migratory route of monarch butterflies, I … Read more
Once you feel comfortable reading and pronouncing the German alphabet, an excellent next step… Once you feel comfortable reading and pronouncing the German alphabet, an excellent next step for newcomers to the German language is memorizing short, helpful phrases in German. Short sentences like saying “My name is…” in German help you get a feel … Read more
To say “some” correctly in Spanish, you’ll need to know how to choose between… Once you feel comfortable reading and pronouncing the German alphabet, an excellent next step for newcomers to the German language is memorizing short, helpful phrases in German. Short sentences like saying “My name is…” in German help you get a feel … Read more
Izabel Pakzad’s Find Your Friends joins the pantheon of teen party films with a horrific twist, but while we traditionally spend our time with frat boys enjoying their benders in a boys-will-be-boys-world, Pakzad’s more interested in illustrating that journey from the female perspective. Amber (Helena Howard), Lavinia (Bella Thorne), Zosia (Zión Moreno), Lola (Chloe Cherry) … Read more
Horror has never been more diverse or more inventive, but beyond the blockbuster jump scares and familiar franchises, a wave of modern indie horror films is redefining the genre. These are movies that take risks and explore ideas mainstream audiences rarely see. That’s the power of Indie horror: it often thrives on creativity rather than … Read more
“Never say never” at Marvel. It’s a phrase we regularly hear from those who’ve worked with Marvel in the past and indeed from those who are still working with the studio. This week, it’s the turn of Michael Waldron to roll out the phrase. In a recent Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) for his new … Read more
One of the first rules of time travel is that the timeline is always in flux, and the slightest derivation can radically alter entire realities. So when Disney ditched its plans to make Kang the Conquerer the big bad of its Multiverse Saga, the state of the MCU had to change. The biggest change, of … Read more
Like a raving alchemist who one day wakes at the frigid ends of the Earth, Guillermo del Toro has pursued the ghost of Frankenstein all his life. The chase to tackle the material is a public affair for the Mexican filmmaker and artist, beginning when he first mused about making a faithful adaptation of Mary … Read more