Halloween is just around the corner, so what better thing to do than talk about monsters?
Specifically, what has motivated humanity to create them, talk about them, fear them and love them across time and across culture.
Monsters are generally linked with our sense of fear. Fear is an adaptive ...
The Psychology of Monsters
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Oct. 26, 2024Horror CateGORIES
Banes at 12:00AM, Oct. 24, 2024
Now that's a little TOO scary!
Horror is perfect for metaphor and allegory. In fact, a horror story is often allegorical by default, what with its bizarre landscapes and freaky beasties.
Here are some categories of horror and some thoughts on what they symbolize:
Reality Bites
psycho killer! Qu ...
Quackcast 710 - Ducks in in the wind
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 22, 2024 LISTEN on our player!
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-Cover image: female Sagittarius silhouette pic by Tantz that only took a moment to create but its impact was way larger!
The fleeting greatness ducks of in the wind! This is a weird one based on a ...
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kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 21, 2024
Photo: “Chapter 2 Cover”. Withdrawn created by Casscade. (January 2023)
Casscade writes:
"Hey guys! Looking to add background cameos for some upcoming scenes that'll involve a restaurant, bar, and train.
What I'm looking for:
-Character has to be human.
-Character has to be 21+.
-Character has to wear ...
Poetry Time 92: Higher Hopes
Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, Oct. 20, 2024
Do you seek the rhythm in a time so dire.
Hearing our desire.
Do you thirst for raindrops on a solar briar.
Lost inside our mire.
Do you curse the shadow of a wanton liar.
Now you feel our ire.
Do you beg and tarry for a stronger fire.
This ...
Love languages
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Oct. 19, 2024
Love is an evasive concept to pin down. Everyone acts like they know what it is, but few can discern whether they're actually experiencing it. A lot of fiction and movies are to blame for that, since they often label as love toxic relationships, stalking, or even outright abuse ...
Panel by Panel: 'RATKIDS' and Visual Inspiration
hpkomic at 9:59AM, Oct. 18, 2024
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck.
Our very own Ozoneocean dropped the suggestion for this week, commenting in an earlier post: This from Facebook, by Ryan Ausbun: An action scene I felt pretty good about. Was inspired by 90s ...
Dance With The Devil
Banes at 12:00AM, Oct. 17, 2024
Dance With the Devil
the attraction and repulsion of horror
There a few things - movies, books, stories and TV shows - that scared me enough as a kid that I still remember them. Some are just moments from a book, show or whatever that wasn't that scary beyond that one ...
FEATURED COMIC --> Geist Gears
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 16, 2024
Maple, the daughter Cara, is celebrating her eighteenth birthday and her grandfather, the Professor, has a very special pocket watch to deliver that will ensure the current generation’s future. It has been thirty two years since The Wickcroft Incident when the same demon who turned Burnsville into a smoking ...