It looks at humanity's fear of superhuman children.by Suzette SmithThe Darkest Minds follows a familiar story. It's been explored in Marvel's X-Men, Stephen King's Firestarter, The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham, even M83's music video for “Midnight City," and the list goes on.
Speculative fiction about humanity's fear of superhuman children is a common trope because emotionally the experience is pretty universal. Emotionally, it's real. The teenage years are all about feeling imprisoned,
Speculative fiction about humanity's fear of superhuman children is a common trope because emotionally the experience is pretty universal. Emotionally, it's real. The teenage years are all about feeling imprisoned,
