“The last I saw of Count Dracula was his kissing his hand to me, with a red light of triumph in his eyes, and with a smile Judas in hell might be proud of.” --Bram Stoker There’s a strange duality between science fiction and horror, little remarked upon. Sci-Fi has been (until very recently) the genre of the progressive. In nearly all of its wants and ways, it speaks the language of relativism: with the individual, society, and God. In science fiction is the belief that technology can solve humanity’s ills, and the great question of mankind is merely an issue of mechanical optimization.
I have rebuked this article on my blog:
https://jneira.com/f/a-tribute-to-lola-appears-in-my-friendly-neighborhood