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William Blake

Octavia E. Butler

Gotham Chapra Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story

Mark Z. Danielewski House of Leaves

Jacques Derrida

Kirby Dick / Amy Ziering Kofman Derrida: The Documentary

Joseph Fink/ Jeffrey Cranor Welcome to Night Vale

Michael Gondry/ Charlie Kaufman Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Brandon R. Grafius Lurking Under the Surface: Horror, Religion, and the Questions That Haunt Us

Alasdair Gray Lanark: A Life in Four Books

Jürgen Habermas

Hall & Oates

Dave Hickey Air Guitar: Essays on Art & Democracy LockPickingLawyer

H. P. Lovecraft "The Rats in the Walls"

Geoff Manaugh A Burglar's Guide to the City

Cormac McCarthy Blood Meridian

Michael McDonald

Metallica "The Call of Ktulu"

Paul North The Problem of Distraction

Meredith Ann Pierce Birth of the Firebringer

Poe

Poison "Every Rose Has its Thorn" QNTM There Is No Antimimetics Division

Paul Ricoeur The Rule of Metaphor: The Creation of Meaning in Language

Paul Ricoeur The Symbolism of Evil

Kim Stanley Robinson The Ministry for the Future

SCP (Secure, Contain, Protect)

Kevin Smith Clerks

Kevin Smith Dogma

Kevin Smith Mallrats

Steely Dan The Music Swap "What Is Yacht Rock?"

Keenen Ivory Wayans Scary Movie

Ben Woodard Slime Dynamics