The Night House (2020) A widow begins to uncover her recently deceased husband's disturbing secrets. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8WQGXkif_s Thoughts: Some pretty good jumps scares spice up this lethargically paced horror film that is, paradoxically both confusing and annoyingly expository. Great performance by Rebecca Hall, but the script is hampered by classic B-horror movie logic. 3/5 One Cut…
September 10, 2022: Your Handy Guide to Weird Yokai!
After about 100 years, an umbrella may become a Kasa Obake, one of countless Tsukumogami, household objects, imbued with a spirit. More of nuisance than a threat, it hops around the house, tracking mud all over the place, and proves itself especially elusive on rainy days. The Wa-nyudo is a demonic giant head trapped in…
September 9, 2022: The Stargate Update is that there is no update which, indirectly, may be an update.
The guys at The Popcast dropped the following Stargate-related video today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-3sA1gzoDU So I thought I'd address it. Now I want to preface this blog entry by making it clear that the topic of discussion is Stargate, and Stargate alone. Although the new Lord of Rings series is referenced in the video, I am in…
September 8, 2022: The Horror Marathon continues!
Last Night in Soho (2021) An aspiring fashion designer is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer. But the glamour is not all it appears to be and the dreams of the past start to crack and splinter.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB9WUIv9KH8 Thoughts: Lurches from teen drama to sci-fi to thriller to…
September 6, 2022: Your Handy Guide to Weird Yokai!
The Kanbari Nyudo is a hairy, goblin-like creature in priest's robes that peeks in on people using their toilets on New Year's Eve. Worse still, if you are unlucky enough to be licked by one, you will be cursed with constipation. According to legend, however, if you enter the bathroom between 1 and 3 a.m.…
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September 3, 2022: Inaugural Fish Night at Affinity Fish!
Last night, Akemi and I attended Affinity Fish's Inaugural Fish Night, an evening dedicated to spotlighting local seafood, from lake to table. Akemi, all dressed up and ready to go! It's a two-person show! Matt Taylor enlightens the crowd while Jon Klip preps the next dish. We started with Yellow Perch with Pickles, Akemi's favorite…
September 2, 2022: The Foodly Updates!
Today's lunch or ikura (salmon roe) and uni (sea urchin) on rice was far superior to the last time we ordered this from our local seafood vendor, anxiously awaiting its lunch time arrival only to have it delivered with an attached note informing us that the uni wasn't available after all. Oishikatta! Akemi has signed…
September 1, 2022: The Horror Marathon continues!
Glorious (2022) After a breakup, Wes ends up at a remote rest stop, locked inside with a mysterious figure speaking from an adjacent stall. Soon Wes realizes he is involved in a situation more terrible than he could imagine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esqxTzc3lgM&t=22s Thoughts: Annoyingly mannered in execution. The characters talk even when they have nothing to say…
August 30, 2022: Not, not THAT Dark Matter!
Yes, I am aware of Apple's new sci-fi series called Dark Matter. It's based on a pretty good book by author Blake Crouch that was released a few years after the show premiered. Unlike our Dark Matter, it's not a far future ship-based adventure but more a contemporary SF thriller involving parallel worlds. Sure, the…
August 29, 2022: Your Handy Guide to Weird Yokai!
The Ashiarai Yashiki manifests as a giant filthy foot that crashes through the roofs of homes, demanding to be cleaned. Refuse and it will stomp through your house, destroying everything in its path - and possibly cursing you for good measure. When an orb-weaver spider reaches its 400th birthday, it is rewarded with a massive…
August 27, 2022: The Horror Marathon continues with three more movies – and some cheese-stuffed cherry poppers!
Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil (2017) A quiet village is thrown into turmoil upon disturbing a reclusive and feared blacksmith rumored to be in league with the devil. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1E240HdoR0 Thoughts: Despite the over-the-top performances and at times clunky script, this one is wildly inventive in its mix of mythology and horror. It’s visually unique…
August 26, 2022: From here on in, it’s smoooooooth sailing!
Huzzah! Success! After much pacing, nighttime tossing and turning, and general racking of brain, I finally have a beat sheet for that android-themed mystery series. The hard part his over. Now, all that remains to be done is the outline, a first draft, a second draft, a polish, a pitch deck, a sale, development of…
August 25, 2022: The Thursday Report!
Started work on my android-themed pilot. You guys are gonna love it! https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1562885258214666240 We also follow each other on telegram! Catch it while you can! Dark Matter leaving Netflix in September, 2022 September 25th is the show's last day on Netflix. It leaves Canadian Netflix in August of 2023, so Canadian fans get a bit…
August 23, 2022: Your handy guide to weird yokai!
Makuragaeshi are Japanese child ghosts that haunt rooms at night, flipping pillows and, occasionally, people. Their more malevolent versions sit on their victim's chest while they sleep, squeezing the air from their lungs. Tofu Yozo are yokai, Japanese spirits, that take the form of the young tofu-selling boys of the Edo period. They may, on…