Category: Beyond the Book

Stephen King’s Carrie opens with one of the most brutal and uncomfortable scenes in horror history. Carrie White gets her first period in the gym shower and completely loses it. She is not simply embarrassed. She is terrified. Having received no education about her own body, she genuinely believes she is bleeding to death. Instead…

That quote from Howard Pyle’s 1883 classic, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, perfectly embodies the “take from the rich and give to the poor” legend we all grew up with. To most of us, Robin Hood is that charismatic, sharp-witted hero and noble philanthropist who uses his wit to outmaneuver corruption in a vivid,…