It came to my attention (read: an errant thought while hungover, staring at the ceiling) that this horror column has yet to cover a terrible sequel to a beloved classic. Carrie is one of the very best Stephen King adaptations, though that’s not saying much considering the likes of Dreamcatcher, Thinner, Secret Window, Under the
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When most people think of science fiction/fantasy writers the usual names that pop up are Octavia Butler, J.R.R. Tolkien, Ray Bradbury, H.G. Wells, and, of course, Ursula K. Le Guin. Today Mrs. Le Guin celebrates her 85th birthday. For 85 years we’ve been lucky to have this wonderfully talented woman grace us with her writing.
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Did you know?: Before Law & Order, Dann Florek lived in the Galapagos. There’s an inherent problem with Law & Order: Special Victims Unit addressing specific issues in an episode. The show is awful at original stories, and the “ripped from the headlines” formula especially grates when they decide to try out something completely unrelated
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Producer Beth tries (and Fails) to fill Kip’s shoes in this very special after-school episode of Can We Just Be Friends? Skinner promotes the new Facebook Group and announces a new contest with a choose-your-own-adventure prize!
It’s important to address Halloween when doing horror columns in October. After all, without it there’d be no connotations between the month and the genre. Divorced from Halloween, October is when a bunch of fucking teams you hate advancing in the MLB playoffs and increasingly irritating weather (woo Wisconsin!). When it came to choose a
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