Superhero Ethics
Dracula
Horror scholars AK_Ahab and Marlena Chesner join Matthew to debate whether Dracula’s romantic makeover erases—or just obscures—the consent violations at the heart of every adaptation.
March 3, 2026
Horror scholars AK_Ahab and Marlena Chesner join Matthew to debate whether Dracula’s romantic makeover erases—or just obscures—the consent violations at the heart of every adaptation.
Returning guest AK_Maiden/Ahab joins me to dive into the original Frankenstein novel and Guillermo del Toro’s recent film adaptation to explore how each medium handles the story’s core moral dilemmas.
AK_Ahab joins us to analyze how a demon-hunting K-pop group confronts shame through dazzling fight scenes and original music, revealing the power of radical self-acceptance.
Was Cinta’s death in Andor just good dramatic storytelling, or part of a problematic pattern? We dive into representation, responsibility, and the weight of a single death in a galaxy far, far away.
Matthew Fox is joined by special returning guest AK_Ahab to dive deep into the extended universe novel “Outbound Flight” by Timothy Zahn.
Bionic arms, hearing so acute it compensates for blindness—AK Maiden returns to discuss disability representation in the stories we cherish.
So many of the stories we love use Moby Dick as the example of an obsessive focus on a goal, but do you know the actual story? Moby Dick expert and all around geek Ilse joins me to talk about this book and what it has to say about disability, queerness, race, class, and so many other topics that remain relevant today.