Dissecting Archive

Why are bad guys sexy? Why are damsels in distress reveal the knight in shining armor in our souls? Why are wizards skinny and physically inept? Why do we feel what we do when encountering a particular trope or phenomen? Why some tropes work and some flop?

Well, together we shall attempt to answer these questions from every possible direction writers and readers never even possibly think of. How does our biology affect these tropes? Our history, our genetics, our psyche? Where do these tropes originate and what makes them truly hit that nerve?

Let’s take a look!


The human psyche is a vast and barely charted land. Here we gather everything worth knowing about common mental illnesses that are frequent in literature.


The staple of every fantasy story, magic has a really fascinating root in the real world. Be it haitian voudou or sumerian augurs, here you can find a couple of interesting facts about how it went down in history.


Ever since humans were a thing, human society was a thing as well, and as such, many tales contain some hidden anthropological narrative. These posts help you spot them and have a better understanding behind these.


Sometimes our favourite fairy tale characters aren't as pretty as they seem. Here we list a couple of tropes that may (MAY!) have their origin in a medical condition, and as such, both more real and more horrifying than you thought.


Tune on with us each Sunday for another topic. We’ll be waiting for you, and YOU only.


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