Claire Mulkerin

Location

Tucson, AZ

School

University Of Arizona

Expertise

Arthouse Movies, Animation, Lesbian Romances

Claire has written countless features articles for Looper over the years, including some which are now used within the company as examples to teach new writers the Looper house style.
Her 2022 horror-comedy videogame "Apocryphauna," created as part of the Indiepocalypse collection, has received universal praise, including a glowing review from the website Unwinnable.
In 2016, she even tried her hand at filmmaking herself, helping to produce the independent short film "Hotel Arizona."

Experience

Claire Mulkerin started working as a freelance writer working for Looper in 2019. She's also a podcaster, spending five years as a panelist on the pop culture debate podcast "Smash Fiction," and she's still a frequent contributor to numerous pop culture and comedy podcasts such as "Hard Choices" and "Garden Plots With Skeletor." She also does writing and illustration for independent videogames. She created "Heartfire," a synthwave pixel art shooter about gay dragons in space, and she helped write the script for "Apolysis," which was featured in the "Haunted PS1 Demo Disc 2021," a critically acclaimed collection of indie horror games.

Education

Claire attended the University of Arizona, where she studied art, art history, and writing, and obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Visual Communication, with a focus in illustration

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Stories By Claire Mulkerin

Movies

The Entire Darth Maul Story Finally Explained

What follows is the complete story of Darth Maul, from birth, to apparent death, to resurrection, to actual death. If you think you know everything there is to know about Maul, then trust us — you have much to learn, our young apprentice.

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HAL In 2001: A Space Odyssey Explained

We’re going to find out what’s really happening behind that glowing, red eye. Here’s Hal from 2001: A Space Odyssey finally explained.

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Television

The Untold Truth Of She-Ra

Since her debut in 1985, She-Ra has been a character who's defied categorization. And now, we’re bringing you some strange tales and fascinating stories about the character. From her origins as a spin-off character to her recent re-introduction to a new generation, here’s the untold truth of She-Ra.

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What Movie Trailers Are Doing To Manipulate You

Like an art form, movie trailers rely on tricks and tropes to get us hooked, to sell us a story, to manipulate us. And without further ado, these are the masterful techniques, recurring cliches, and underhanded tricks that modern movie trailers are using to manipulate you.

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These Things Happen In Every Single Pixar Movie

Pixar movies are some of the greatest films ever made, animated or otherwise. However, over the course of all their movies, we keep seeing similar characters and familiar tropes pop up again and again. These are the things that happen in every Pixar movie.

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The Untold Truth Of Forky

Even before Toy Story 4 hit theaters, we've all been asking questions about Forky and the nature of his existence. And as it turns out, there’s a forkful of fascinating stories behind this trashy toy's creation.

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The Untold Truth Of The Knights Of Ren

Who were the Knights of Ren? We didn't really know, and that's the point. Here's everything we know so far about the Knights of Ren.

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Questions That Disney Movies Never Answer

Disney movies are designed to be rewatched over and over again. When you really dig into them, though, you might notice that they often end with a few dangling and intriguing questions that are never fully answered, from nonsensical worldbuilding to uncomfortable romantic implications.

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Television

The 5 Best And 5 Worst Marvel TV Shows

Marvel's modern television output is definitely a mix of the good, the bad, and the weird. Some are nearly flawless. Others have their greatness dampened by undeniable flaws. A couple are even so bad they're good. How can you compare them? We've tried our best to do just that.

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The Real Reason Star Wars Movies Will Go On Hiatus After Episode IX

A couple years ago, we were led to believe that we'd be getting an endless string of Star Wars films every year or two, stretching into the future for all eternity. Why did Disney suddenly decide to put the franchise in carbonite? The internet is abuzz with theories, and we have a few of our own.

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The Untold Truth Of Bucky Barnes

After 50 years of comic books, repressed memory flashbacks, and de-classified KGB documents, we've condensed the Winter Soldier's story into the highlights.

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Every Time Tom Holland Let An MCU Spoiler Slip

Marvel has unwittingly unleashed a real-life god of mischief who rivals Loki himself.

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Things Movies Always Get Wrong About NYC

There have been so many films set in the Big Apple that New York movies have become their own sub-genre. Like any genre, these movies have certain conventions, and some conventions have solidified into an alternate vision of the city that has basically nothing to do with reality.

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Television

TV Episodes That Solved A Major Mystery About The Series

The new breed of must-binge TV is less about the story of the week and more about the big overarching mysteries that eventually end with that most sacred of television moments: the reveal. Eventually, when the answers to the big questions arrive, you have to ask yourself, was it worth it?

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Deleted Scenes So Dumb That You Won't Believe They Actually Exist

One fan's trash is another fan's treasure. That's why we've scoured DVD menus, message boards, and all the seediest dumpsters in the back alleys of the internet to bring you this curated selection of the most deliciously terrible scenes to ever be rejected by the filmmakers who shot them.

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Movies That Actually Changed The World

Every once in a while — whether intentional or not, for good or for ill — a single movie actually does cause some sort of measurable shift in society.

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Television

The Umbrella Academy Season 1 Ending Explained

The Umbrella Academy's mind- and time-bending finale pays off multiple plot threads that have been quietly simmering in the background, drops a ton of new revelations that are going to have major implications moving forward. There is no shortage of material here to unpack and discuss.

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The Ending Of Ex Machina Finally Explained

Alex Garland's eerie science fiction thriller Ex Machina is already well on its way to becoming a modern classic. Now that it's been out for a couple years, much about the film has become clearer, showing that this is a movie that is certainly worthy of re-examination.

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Television

How The Umbrella Academy Cast Should Really Look

We're here to run down each of the major characters in The Umbrella Academy and compare their appearance on the TV show to their original comic designs. You'll see that some of them underwent a dramatic transformation in the jump from page to screen, and some remained remarkably the same.

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Television

The Ending Of Russian Doll Explained

Like Nadia and Alan guiding each other through the darkest nights of their respective lives, we're here to help guide you through Russian Doll.

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Movies

Superheroes Responsible For A Crazy Amount Of Deaths

Although some superheroes manage to live up to their non-homicidal ideals, and can sleep well at night with a completely clean conscience, most caped crusaders have caused at least a few people to die at some point while trying to save the world.

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Movies That Changed The Ending At The Last Minute

Film is an expensive and complicated medium. When storytellers suddenly realize that their movie is heading for an unsatisfying conclusion, it can result in some exhausting and expensive behind-the-scenes headaches.

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The Real Reason You Don't Hear From Christopher Lloyd Anymore

The Back to the Future star went from being an A-lister at the top of his game to pretty much disappearing entirely. For those of you who have been missing him, don't worry! He wasn't dissolved in dip or sent back in time to the old west.

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Movies

Upcoming Super-Villains That Will Blow You Away

One of the hardest things to get right is how to make a great super-villain, and it seems like filmmakers are just starting to get the hang of it. There's a mind-blowing roster of classic comic book baddies who are going to be hitting theaters over the next couple of years.

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Television

False Things TV Legal Dramas Made You Believe

Believe it or not, some of the most time-tested tricks used by television lawyers rarely occur in real-life courtrooms — and in fact, some of them could have lasting negative effects on an attorney's career. Here's a look at all the ways TV legal dramas have lied to you about the way the law works.

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