In 1933, Merian C. Cooper, Ernest Schoedsack, and Willis O'Brien created more than movie magic. King Kong is a pop-cultural icon and a central part of American mythology. But more than just another "Beauty and the Beast" tale, Kong Unbound also allows us to examine such themes as:
The Great Depression and America's place in the world
Kong as Avatar of Repressed Sexual Energy
Kong as a Symbol of Slavery and Racism
Kong as Alternate Paleontology
The Triumph of Technology over the Natural World
These themes and more are...
In 1933, Merian C. Cooper, Ernest Schoedsack, and Willis O'Brien created more than movie magic. King Kong is a pop-cultural icon and a central part of...
A collection of Karen Haber's best short fiction, as published in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, F&SF, and other first tier markets, and including the first publication of Three Days After. - Live anywhere you want... in any time. - Only the foolish complained about the taxes or anything else. Everyone smiled. No one spoke. Silence was the rule in Villarrica. Silence and the General. And those who went to play with the General never came back... - "Oooooo." Charlie covered his eyes with his mutated paws. "That was a close one, Frank." The asteroid, so huge in the viewfield a moment ago,...
A collection of Karen Haber's best short fiction, as published in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, F&SF, and other first tier markets, and including...