Fall weather Flower viewing Close-up flower viewing at home Physio Coffee with mom Suji has been a little more vocal of late. Maybe due to her failing eyesight, she doesn't like us to stray - especially not as far as the next room. So, to reassure her, I'll pick her up and walk her around…
Last night, I attended the White Truffle Supper Club dinner overseen by Chef Massimo Bruno. I was tipped off by my foodie friend Natalie and, in turn, tipped off my food friend Dr. Blackjack. The three of us, along with Natalie's father, enjoyed an evening of truffle-themed plates... The home made focaccia (not pictured). Akemi…
Bliss (2019) A brilliant painter facing the worst creative block of her life turns to anything she can to complete her masterpiece, spiraling into a hallucinatory hellscape of drugs, sex and murder in the sleazy underbelly of Los Angeles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CleRVy6mZf8 My thoughts: Like getting super high and then having someone scream at your for an…
Before entering the underworld, souls are met by the Datsue-ba, an elderly woman who strips off their clothes. Those who attempt to avoid this indignity by showing up naked have their skin stripped off instead. Thieves will also have their fingers broken for good measure. The sea-dwelling Umi Bozu are so large that only their…
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Whew! If not for Drea's timely reminder, I may have forgotten yet another blog entry - and been forced to post a double entry tomorrow! Why Don't You Just Die (2018) Andrei, a detective and the world's worst horrible dad, brings together a terrible group of people: his resentful actress daughter, an angry thug, and…
Thoughtful. Flower time. Staying cool for laser therapy. Some good lazing about. Derp alert!
After falling in battle, the leader of the Mononobe clan assumed the ghostly form of a woodpecker and sought revenge on his former rivals by pecking at their wooden temples - until, that is, he was chased away by a magical Late at night, you may hear mysterious creaks and groans, pops and knocks and…
Forgot to post this yesterday... Vivarium (2019) A young couple looking for the perfect home find themselves trapped in a mysterious labyrinth-like neighborhood of identical houses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Xy2x9NDrw My thoughts: There's a point in this movie when, while digging up their mysterious clay-laced front yard, one of the characters opines: "“This is just pointless. It’s just…
Is your bride evasive about her past? Is she reluctant to let you spend time with her family? Is she a really good swimmer? Well consider the possibility you may have married a Kaeru Nyobuo, a frog that has taken human form in order to get hitched to a man. Art @matthewmeyerart If you forget…
Hellbender (2021) A lonely teen discovers her family's ties to witchcraft. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtxPffFiLo8 My thoughts: Like watching an 80 minute music video. An okay movie considering its budgetary constraints, somewhat labored performances and dialogue, but the fact that it sits at #1 in rottentomatoes’ Best of 2022 rankings effectively renders that list pointless. 3/5 Hounds of…
Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt Welcome to Black Spring, the seemingly picturesque Hudson Valley town haunted by the Black Rock Witch, a 17th century woman whose eyes and mouth are sewn shut. Muzzled, she walks the streets and enters homes at will. #9. Song of Kali by Dan Simmons Robert Luczak has been hired to…
Enjoying the fall weather. Autumn babushka All smiles Dressed for the weather. Nibbler! Big Sneeze! A visit to the Haunted House...
https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1586432931425267712 A little somethings from the Stargate vault... Today's Yes/No... https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1586351841872224256
Five more to keep you up at night... Every so often, chickens will exact their revenge on the hypocritical monks who ate them, causing them to cough up chicken heads or transforming them into human-chicken hybrids known as Niwatori no so. Art by @matthewmeyerart If the bell of your long-abandoned local temple inexplicably tolls at…