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Roughly once a week, Nick Cave blogs about music, religion, grief, and the infernal state of world affairs through the medium of fan correspondence in his Red Hand Files newsletter.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
29 July 2025 -
In Hereditary, Toni Collette’s Annie really is being manipulated by an infernal scheme cooked up by her late mother.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
18 July 2025
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As for the chthonic powers who might intrude upon us, the worst must be the Titans, primeval offspring of Gaia and Uranus, Earth and Sky.—
Lewis Hyde,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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Aeacus, a judge of the dead, and Thanatos, winged daemon of death, are chthonic.—
Lewis Hyde,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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The screams layered together, rising and echoing in a hellish chorus.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
28 July 2025
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That’s music to the ears of Gen Z, working moms, and anyone with a hellish commute.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
23 July 2025
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