![]() “They appeal to us on the level of hope as well as despair,” says Dale Bailey, Shirley Jackson Award-nominated science fiction, horror and fantasy writer. ![]() But the end times have been a fixture of fiction for centuries, from before the Book of Revelations to “War of the Worlds.” It begs the question: Why do we love stories about the end of the world? With talk of World War III still hovering in the air, generalized apocalyptic anxiety is here in 2023. 15, 2023, carries unavoidable psychological baggage.īut the world of “The Last of Us” is also likely familiar because of how popular and omnipresent the apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic genre is. Although the game came out in 2013, the show’s arrival on Jan. There are the obvious echoes of the real-world COVID-19 pandemic. This is the world of “The Last of Us,” HBO’s adaptation of the acclaimed post-apocalyptic video game and potentially it’s next hit show, but it might sound familiar. Vines and vegetation creep up the sides of buildings and homes. ![]() Once-crowded streets that are now quiet avenues bereft of human activity, lined by rows of empty cars. Cities hollowed out by a deadly infection. ![]()
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