S. Yumi YamamotoJan 14, 20195 min readRetelling Again and AgainThere are some stories that are so classic and well loved that they've been used as the basis for other stories. How many times have you...
S. Yumi YamamotoNov 21, 201811 min readTackling Genre: RomanceI'll be the first to admit my often scathing hatred of romance. What little I've read, watched, and heard from other people is a gross...
S. Yumi YamamotoOct 31, 20189 min readHannibal: the Art of PerspectiveI wrote this paper for a Master's level course on literary theory and popular media. I chose "Powers of Horror" by Julia Kristeva and the...
S. Yumi YamamotoOct 24, 20186 min readSubtle HorrorIn 2008, at the age of 18, I sat through my first real horror movie: "The Orphanage". It is one of the only movies I've seen where the...
S. Yumi YamamotoOct 17, 20186 min readThe Murky Waters of the 19th CenturyI am indelibly attracted to the 19th Century: the fashions, the cultures, the stereotypical stories, but mostly the mesh of old...