Author: Overcoming Adversity | Buteau’s Odyssey

A sun-soaked, blood-splattered celebration of horror cinema and the amazing creatives who bring it to life, Popcorn Frights returns for another round of frightful fun in Fort Lauderdale this August, and we’re excited to share the third wave of programming that showcases 72 short films, including Monstrous Me, Zombie Patrol, Pumpkin, Burning of a Family Tree, and many more!You can read the full third wave announcement below, and in case you missed it, check out the second wave details. As someone who has been fortunate to serve on this festival’s jury twice over the years, believe me when I say…

<p>An HBR Executive Masterclass with Harvard Business School professor Sandra J. Sucher.</p>

“My best friend was promoted again,” he muttered, halfway through our conversation about something else. In therapy, it’s the detours that often take us to the main point. For over a year, Jonah had been trying to advance at his company. “It’s even more annoying because he told me he didn’t really care about the new job. It’s getting harder to pick up his calls. I know I shouldn’t feel this way. Why can’t I just be happy for him?” “Is it true you’re not happy for him?” I pressed. “Perhaps you are happy, but your envy overshadows your happiness.”…

Christian Ward sits down with Wicked Horror for an interview about his upcoming work The Forever Home!The upcoming six-issue comic book miniseries The Forever Home is being called one of the best comics of the year. It’s penned by Christian Ward (Event Horizon: Dark Descent) with art by Sami Kivelä (Abbott). The series serves up a science fiction tale with themes reflecting our times. It debuts in September from Oni Press. Multiple cover variants will be available.  Here’s the story. In a troubled future, billionaire scientist Henry D’mour has constructed a high tech home described as “an ark of luxury and ultramodern…

 Universal is building “Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness” at both Halloween Horror Nights parks, opening August 28 in Orlando and September 3 in Hollywood. Universal announced on July 29 that Halloween Horror Nights will run an all original haunted house built around Ozzy Osbourne’s solo career. The attraction is titled “Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness,” and it is going up at both parks. It opens August 28 at Universal Orlando Resort and September 3 at Universal Studios Hollywood. What Universal has actually described The two coasts are not walking the same route. Orlando sends guests through ancient ruins and dungeons…

Reading about the recent cage fights on the South Lawn of the White House, I was reminded of the emotional violence that can happen between parents and adult children when pain begets pain and relationships are changed forever. Jenna, whose beloved father committed suicide when she was 12 years old, has carried grief and fury all these years. Her fury is aimed at her mother, who scrambled to get a job to support the family after her husband’s death. Since then, Jenna has picked fights with her mother over things both minor and major. Her animosity culminated in a screaming…

Woodstake brings vampires to 1969’s Woodstock festival for a clever horror and music mashup. Now available in its entirety as a graphic novel, featuring jaw-dropping artwork from Felipe Kroll, we have a Q&A with writer Shawn Hainsworth (AKA Darin S. Cape), who talks about his love of music, researching Woodstock, infusing this historical event with vampires, collaborating with Kroll, and what to expect from Woodstake ’99: Can you share with our readers the origins of Woodstake and what inspired you to bring a vampire to the 1969 Woodstock Festival? Why was Woodstock so impactful to you? Shawn Hainsworth: I am…

We have probably heard or read about impostor syndrome—those feelings of inadequacy that people experience and the fear that others will discover they do not belong in the position they occupy. What is problematic about the discussions, articles, and social media clips on impostor syndrome is that they assume the person is the problem. The narrative goes something like this. Are you feeling incompetent? Do you feel like you do not belong in your position or the university you got into? If so, then you are experiencing impostor syndrome. The advice, which may include strengthening your self-esteem or standing in…

This article was co-authored by Dr. Ruth Lanius and Lauren Rudolph What is actually happening in our brain that makes us react to traumatic memories as though there is still danger, even if we are now safe? We conducted a first-of-its-kind study comparing the brains of people with and without PTSD when they recall traumatic memories. The results were fascinating and have important implications for treatment. People with PTSD often struggle to feel safe and grounded when they recall traumatic memories, so we wanted to understand if there are differences in the connections between different levels of the brain that…

On April 24, Karl Huber took a photo of a single eyeball. It’s sitting on a workbench, wired into a breadboard, surrounded by a nest of jumper cables that look like they’re holding each other hostage. He captioned it, with visible exhaustion, “Trying to figure out animatronics.” The next photo in the sequence is dated May 28. It’s a human skull — jaw articulated, eyes seated properly in their sockets, skin gone mottled purple and split open across the cheekbone, a spine of servos and wiring running out the back like the thing has been field-dressed. The caption is two words: “Figured…