Krystle Ratticus Scary Studies

Krystle Ratticus is a writer, illustrator, and no-budget film editor. Also involved in independent publishing and performing spoken for over 20 years.

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Scary Movies

Hospitals and Horror: The Health Care System Demonstrated in Horror Movies

Medical quackery, mad doctors, and unorthodox lab experiments are the stuff science fiction nightmares and hospital horror movies are made of. The medical ...

By Krystle RatticusAugust 10, 20220

Scary Movies

The Surrealist Horrors of Jan Svankmajer, Master of Puppets

As a card-carrying surrealist with an introverted philosophy, Jan Svankmajer is one of the most influential and obscure multimedia animators of Central Europe. ...

By Krystle RatticusAugust 7, 20220

Video Games

Maniac Mansion: The Point & Click Horror Game on Many Platforms

Graphical adventures were the rising star of gaming in the 1980s. A genre defined with interactive storylines driven by exploration and puzzles. Many ...

By Krystle RatticusJuly 23, 20220

Scary Movies

Red Asphalt: Examining Cars in Horror Movies

At the dawn of the twentieth century, the role of vehicles became highly important. Serving as a symbol of freedom, one can simply ...

By Krystle RatticusJuly 21, 20220

Zombies Ate My Neighbors SNES vs Genesis

Video Games

Zombies Ate My Neighbors: 90’s Kid Horror at Its Finest

In early 1994, I was tired of renting the same old Super Nintendo games for the weekend. Unable to afford the popular titles ...

By Krystle RatticusJune 26, 20221

Video Games

Splatterhouse: History and Inspiration Behind The Classic Arcade Game

Before there was a video game content rating system, the creators of Dig Dug and Galaga were blazing trails with a different kind ...

By Krystle RatticusJune 23, 20220

Scary Art

The Horrors Found in Screamin Jay Hawkins Songs

Screamin’ Jay Hawkins songs are undoubtedly the harbinger of shock rock. He first introduced theatrical provocation to rock ‘n roll in 1956 following ...

By Krystle RatticusMay 29, 20221

Scary Movies

David Cronenberg, Philip K Dick, and a Body Horror Future

Canadian director David Cronenberg is best known to cinephiles for body horror of a particular kind of yuck. Whether it’s a parasitic relationship ...

By Krystle RatticusMay 6, 20220