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Son of Kong (1933). Directed by: Ernest B. Schoedsack. Starring: Robert Armstrong, Helen Mack, & Frank Reicher.
Welcome back to the Vault of Secrets, where we’ll be unearthing another classic (or not-so-classic) vintage horror film for your delectation. Tonight’s movie is proof positive (if you needed it) that Hollywood has always been willing to cash in on success with a hastily-contrived sequel. Son of …
Dead Island: Riptide. Deep Silver and Techland. Rated M.
I’ve got more zombie gaming goodness to talk about today. It seems like you can’t throw a severed head these days without hitting a zombie video game. I wish the same could be said for Lovecraftian games, but I digress. So, is this quick sequel/sort-of-expansion to last year’s surprise zombie hackn’slash hit, Dead Island…
Troll (1986). Composer: Richard Band.
“What is the difference between trolls and men?”
Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt
This film has a look to it that’s like something like Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are. Troll tells a menacing, impish modern fairy tale. It’s a film with an equally impish and fanciful soundtrack. I can imagine the fae of artist Brian Froud’s book, Faeries…,
Faherty, J.G. The Burning Time. Journalstone, 2013. USD $11.97. ISBN 978-1-936564-63-7.
One of the oft-overlooked aspects of Lovecraft’s writings is how much they actually center on small towns. He apparently never bought into the big myth of Middle America (codified by, say, the 1950s) that small towns were any kind of representative of virtue. Instead, he seemingly took a page from one of his idols, Sherwood …
Once Upon a Time · Reviews · TV Shows
[spoilers ahead]
Written by: Christine Boylan and Jane Espenson
Recap: Storybrooke: Tamara and Greg offer Hook a deal to help them defeat magic, but Hook has no interest in it…until they tell him that Gold is still alive. Hook ends up taking the deal when they tell him that they have a way to kill magical creatures. Greg tells Hook they want him …
Game of Thrones · Reviews · TV Shows
This time in King’s Landing, it’s the wackiest, most uncomfortable wedding for Tyrion and Sansa. Everyone is miserable and Cersei’s claws come out as she warns Margaery that if she ever calls her “sister” again, she will be hanged. Joffrey threatens to rape Sansa. Loras figures out pretty quickly that Cersei is determined to make their marriage a bitter and hateful union. …
Articles · Dr. Who · Once Upon a Time · Supernatural · TV Shows
This week, we have more news and spoilers about upcoming books, Once Upon a Time, Doctor Who, sci-fi series, and Supernatural. You can access previous spoilers columns here.
You can still help our publisher Silvia Moreno-Garcia crowdsource her novel Young Blood, to be published by Innsmouth Free Press if she’s successful. Think near-future Aztec vampires and narcoterrorists in Mexico City. …
Reviews · Supernatural · TV Shows
[spoilers ahoy for several seasons]
Tagline: Dean finds himself trapped in a video game with Charlie. Which is a bit like Hell, only without the fun.
Recap: Recap of the Carver Edlund series, Charlie, Kevin, and the boring Trials.
Cut to Now. We’re in an office where WWII swing jazz is playing and posters on the walls say things like: “America Calling: Take Your Place in …
