What does tabula rasa mean?
It is Latin for ‘blank slate’, implying something newly formed, without preconceptions, and often used in describing certain theories of behaviourism. We’re more interested in its connotations to historical research and horror. The first is a reminder to remain objective, the second is evocative of zombies and Frankenstein’s monster — mindless creatures subject to their creator’s will, or innocents beset by the horror of their creation. Also, it sounds funky.
