Michael Pementel

Graduated from Columbia College Chicago's Creative Writing Program, as well as a published essayist whose work focuses on the impact of pop culture, as well as mental illness awareness. He currently w

What is a Video Game?

Feb 12, 2016 4 min read Humanity

Video games often follow simple storylines. Rescue the princess! Defeat the enemy. Find the treasure. These are the objectives, within these digital stories, that require skill and knowledge to complete. Games are objective-based

<i>The Babadook</i>: The Horror We Must Face

Apr 15, 2015 4 min read Film & Television

Even though horror movies aren’t suffering at the box office there is something missing from the genre: the horror. Many moviegoers are looking for a quick scare, and Hollywood reflects this. Year