Winston Smith. Princess Buttercup and Wesley. Vincent Price.  What do they all have in common? Torment at the razor-sharp fangs of the true citizens of London and New York City, the entrails digging varmint that could, the very real red-eyed menace, THE RAT!

film, gaming, literature have all turned their anxious eyes to the dark shadows shifting in the corner of the room to access a fear based in something real and very, very hungry.  We jump to a potpourri of topics related to rats both giant and medium edition to get a sense of WHY they just keeping popping up everywhere. 

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Sega CD

Brad Dourif vs Stephen King

Fred Savage

TORTURE BOTH FICTIONAL AND HISTORICAL BY NONCONSENSUAL RAT