Christopher Spina
@quiltedpoints.net
Reader and critic.
Collected works: quiltedpoints.net
Collected works: quiltedpoints.net
A few months ago, I was published for the first time - thanks @unwinnable.com! I'm still very proud of this piece that touches on the portrayal of faith, deification, technological "progress", solidarity, and music found in this charming masterpiece of a game.
"For Pharloom’s past, present, and future, faith functions as an omnipresent mediator, embodied and exploited in varied ways depending on the social position of its interlocutors."
Christopher Spina examines the various facets of faith in Hollow Knight: Silksong:
Christopher Spina examines the various facets of faith in Hollow Knight: Silksong:
On Faith, Eternity, and Impossibility in Hollow Knight: Silksong’s Pharloom: A Symptomatic Reading - Unwinnable
For those residing in the Underworks, faith only serves to ensure obedience to the system of oppression.
unwinnable.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:18 PM
A few months ago, I was published for the first time - thanks @unwinnable.com! I'm still very proud of this piece that touches on the portrayal of faith, deification, technological "progress", solidarity, and music found in this charming masterpiece of a game.
After the Nintendo Switch's release, my partner and I began creating game recommendation lists for everyone we knew who was fresh into the ecosystem.
January 7, 2026 at 4:11 PM
After the Nintendo Switch's release, my partner and I began creating game recommendation lists for everyone we knew who was fresh into the ecosystem.