Video games often utilize common storytelling elements known as 'tropes'. Tropes are familiar patterns, themes, and plot devices that frequently recur in various media forms. Examples of commonly used ...

There are several horror tropes that are present in so many movies and TV shows, but fans might not know the exact name for them. That's certainly true of the "And I Must Scream" trope. While it might ...

In Trope-tastic, Ellaheh Gohari ’28 explores the history of tropes in film and media. Editor’s Note: This article is a review and includes subjective thoughts, opinions and critiques. While it is ...

No entertainment genre is more infused with tropes than horror. Everywhere you turn there’s another horror flick featuring a masked murderer, or an evil possessed doll, or a slacker about to get his ...

If you've experienced science fiction in any of its many forms, chances are you’ve encountered "energy beings." Unlike the other aliens in sci-fi, they have no ‘physical’ bodies but rather exist as ...