Nerd Horror Newscast | Ep. 4
We’re back with another earful of blood-soaked headlines and horror nerdery. In today’s episode, your scream shepherd Justine Norton-Kertson dives into the genre’s latest madness
The Fleshy Frontier: Body Horror’s Morbid Influence on Star Trek’s Utopian Vision
Body horror in Star Trek serves as a thematic counterbalance to its utopian vision. While Star Trek often portrays a hopeful representation of humanity’s potential, body horror highlights the precariousness of the human condition. By showcasing characters’ bodies transformed against their will, these episodes interrogate themes of bodily autonomy, personal identity, and existential vulnerability.
The Dark Frontier: Psychological Horror in Star Trek
The Star Trek universe isn’t just about exploring strange new worlds and seeking out new life and new civilizations—it’s also about confronting the terrifying depths of the human psyche.
The Horrors of Star Trek: An Introduction
Amidst its scientific optimism and tales of space exploration, the various Star Trek television series have frequently delved into the darker side of storytelling, drawing heavily from the horror genre.