But one of the things that is missing from Unknown Number: The High School Catfish is exactly what’s causing all the discussion on the Pretty Little Liars Reddit forum: is it possible to forgive someone who wronged you so maliciously?

So when Halloween came around this year and I saw where The Others was available for streaming on the Criterion Channel, I took a pause on my usual streaming of crime shows and documentaries to revising this classic ghost story. However, the whole time I was watching it, all I kept thinking about was Factitious Disorder. 

I was at NoirCon in sunny Palm Springs, California. I was not expecting this place where I planned to read, present, and watch stories about dastardly deeds to be so fresh and lovely.