In the early days of the Republic, when the ghosts of the Old World still haunted the minds of early America, Halloween was once known as…Cabbage Night. Seriously. Young hoodlums would take…
Month: October 2023
Arguing over the best Simpsons Treehouse of Horror
Arguing over the best Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Some battles are worth fighting. Like protecting the whales, probably. And standing up to some ultra-billionaire when he wants to bulldoze an orphanage to…
The Best Dracula Appearances in Hilarious Movies and Shows
Dracula. The Prince of Darkness. Arguably the most evil and horrifying of the legions of the undead that haunt our nightmares. Which makes him prime yuk yuk material. When he’s not draining…
It Came From Gen X: The Best Scary Science Fiction
Space is scary, and Gen X made sure this was well documented by making some of the best scary science fiction movies ever. Space, said Gen X, is crawling not with (basically)…
The Best Gen X Monster Crossovers that Never Happened
A thought for this Halloween Monster Monday: as cheesy as it was, Gen X could have made some of the most, we’ll say, memorable monster crossovers. Not good crossovers, necessarily. But the…
Spooky Shows That Made Us Hide Under the Blanket
Watching spooky shows is a bit weird, isn’t it? One of the things we humans love to do during the month of October is to dwell on just what terrifies us. Isn’t…
Amazing similarities: The Swamp Monster and the Incel
DELETED SCENE FROM 1954’s CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON: Back in a more innocent age (except for all the legal racism and sexism), when guys were obnoxious or acted unruly, women would…