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Living with Pennywise: when horror feels like a roommate
Why horror icons move in — my video plus context on fandom and attachment.
01 · FRESH · CHECKING…
Fresh stories, short takes.
An outside story worth reading, paired with my take. Strong stories linger.
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The idol economy: when closeness is the product
Paid message apps and what closeness-for-sale feels like.
When your AI companion changes overnight
Updates, lost memories, real grief — with grounding context.
Streamers who feel like they know you
The video-store-regular feeling, scaled to thousands.
Characters we keep: why fiction sticks
Shipping, kinning, comfort watches — how fictional bonds work.
The research shelf: two places to go deeper
Stever's 2026 book for scholars, the APA trends report for everyone.
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02 · THE WEEK'S RANKING — INDEX TOP 5
What we're attached to this week.
Five strong feelings, ranked Fridays. WEEK 2026-W37 ·
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CHARACTER · HORROR FANS SHARING NOTESNEW 03Paid message apps
IDOL · WHAT CLOSENESS COSTS▼1 04Game characters we love
FICTION · LORE + ATTACHMENT▲4 05Company Dreamer finds readers
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