Dené Hees

(Disclaimer: this short story contains suggestions of stalking and home invasion. It is written in screenplay format. The love story behind this encounter remains a mystery.) INT. BEDROOM - DAY GIRL is asleep in a double bed. She lies on her...

The ageing girl would often be overcome with bouts of zoomies. The kind left a trail of broken furniture, cushions scattered, and neighbours confused. Despite the growth on the side of her foot slowing her charges to a hop-along, nothing could stop...

What follows are my thoughts on Julia Ducournau's Raw (2016) and, what I hope to be, the foundations of an academic article with the 'Dr Breadrich'. DISCLAIMER: this blog post contains SPOILERS [of some kind] and thoughts aligning with my Masters...

A heifer wanders onto an abandoned plot occupied by a dying man in hiding. The latter grapples with his crimes, his death, the loss his daughter, and an unexpected friendship. The former endures the cruel realities of her species.

A meaty world underground is troubled by disease and the threat of the surface. Mortuary feasts, once revered, are now spoiled. For how long can the dead be returned into the living? Photo by Evelyn Bertrand on Unsplash.

Treatments for Season One of Spoils (2016). Photo by William Topa on Unsplash.

"[T]here are clear indicators of taboo, transgression, class, aesthetic, deliberate use of time and artistry that eroticizes flesh for the viewer, in that a gustatory and (arguably) an intellectual desire is stimulated for the consumption of human...

Many of you may only read this some time in the future of the blog. When you do, I ask that you kindly leave the date and time of your visit. For my very first post, I thought I might briefly introduce the journey that has led me to this small review...

I have recently (during a lengthy power-outage; welcome to South Africa) flipped the last page on a great read. Despite being a hungry reader, I am very fussy about my choices, as I expect most readers are. I try to be generous with my attention,...