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Karolina Chymkowska

Karolina Chymkowska

In books and in movies, I love the same aspects: twists, surprises, unconventional outcomes. It's an ongoing and hopefully everlasting adventure. When I don't write, watch or read, I spend my days as a veterinary technician developing my own farm and animal shelter.

Jack Torrance from THE SHINING. The Truth Behind the Psycho

Jack Torrance from THE SHINING. The Truth Behind the Psycho

The thought of five months of absolute peace, silence, and detachment from civilization,

UNFORGIVEN Explained: A World that Does Not Forgive

UNFORGIVEN Explained: A World that Does Not Forgive

Once, the first was a hunter who knew no mercy.

MARRIED… WITH CHILDREN Decoded: Hail to Family Values

MARRIED... WITH CHILDREN Decoded: Hail to Family Values

Unconventional and disarmingly cheeky.

SAW Explained: The Real Killers Behind John Kramer’s Jigsaw

SAW Explained: The Real Killers Behind John Kramer’s Jigsaw

He wasn’t particularly fond of the nickname “Jigsaw” given to him by the media and the police. Unlike the Zodiac, he had no interest in creating...

CRÍA CUERVOS / RAISE RAVENS Explained: The End of Innocence

CRÍA CUERVOS / RAISE RAVENS Explained: The End of Innocence

Carlos Saura’s film was often described as a journey into the land of childhood.

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (1974): The best-cast film in history

Based on the motifs of one of Agatha Christie’s best and most renowned mysteries, Sidney Lumet’s film could easily claim the title of the...

THE VVITCH: A New-England Folktale Decoded: Ambiguous Horror

THE VVITCH: A New-England Folktale Decoded: Ambiguous Horror

The first widely documented witch hunt in America took place in 1662 in Connecticut, thirty years before the infamous Salem hysteria.

THE WEST MEMPHIS THREE and Satanic Hysteria Explained

THE WEST MEMPHIS THREE and the Satanic Hysteria Explained

On May 5, 1993, in West Memphis, Arkansas, Pam Hobbs reluctantly allowed her eight-year-old son, Stevie Branch, to leave the house.

MISERY Explained: Annie Wilkes as an Angel of Death

MISERY Explained: Annie Wilkes as an Angel of Death

When a long-awaited child comes into the world, new parents are often lost and overwhelmed by the sudden responsibility.

TAXI DRIVER Explained: The Truth Behind Travis Bickle

TAXI DRIVER Explained: The Truth Behind Travis Bickle

Taxi Driver. Veteran. Self-proclaimed guardian. Travis Bickle.