We’ve all heard the phrase lone gunman. One frustrated, angry individual, isolated, snapping in a moment of rage. A real lone wolf, right? Media reports it, officials repeat it, and somehow we’re meant to accept it without question. But anyone paying attention knows it doesn’t add up. Assassination isn’t just the act of a single unstable person. It’s a political tool, a way to silence … Continue reading The Myth Of The Lone Gunman
Sometimes, when I’m rewatching an old thriller or reading through declassified documents, I can’t help but notice the eerie overlap between fiction and reality. The Manchurian Candidate may feel like a Cold War fantasy, but it emerged alongside real-life CIA experiments aimed at controlling human behavior. The story of trained assassins, brainwashed and activated without their knowledge, sits in that gray space where our imagination … Continue reading Programmed to Kill? Exploring The Line Between History and Hollywood
The Speculative South 