Cowards who run away from battles or cancel beloved sci-fi shows could become the victims of Buruburu, spirits that will creep up on them and touch the back of their necks, causing them to shudder. The Wani are dragon-like aquatic creatures that live in underwater kingdoms, deep in the ocean's depths. Gifted shapeshifters, they occasionally…
It's been almost three years since the last Garlic Fest so you can be damn sure that Akemi and I won't be missing this one. As usual, we'll be peaking up a dozen different varieties of fresh garlic, garlic chips, garlic powder, garlic sauces, and sampling the innumerable garlic-themed culinary offerings from garlic-brined peameal bacon…
75 films in and 3/4 through this Horror Marathon... Speak No Evil (2022) A Danish family visits a Dutch family they met on a holiday. What was supposed to be an idyllic weekend slowly starts unraveling as the Danes try to stay polite in the face of unpleasantness. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA64pEONK50 Thoughts: A slow-burn gem that quietly…
A few that caught my eye this week... Fantastic Four #47 - cover art by Russell Dauterman Iron Cat #4 - cover art by Kei Zama Star Wars: Darth Vader #27 - cover art by Rahzzah 20th Century Men #2 - cover art by S. Morian Batman: One Bad Day - Two-Face #1 - cover…
Cozy rice monkey (https://t.co/ADXDLOTV01) https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1572278790335922178 Riding in style... https://twitter.com/HistoryInPics/status/1553172220612001792 Finishing up a first draft of my new pilot tomorrow and casting it off into the cruel world, perhaps never to be seen or heard from again. Then, I start work on that android series pilot! Do love me my androids. Suji has been unusually cranky…
Pity the poor kitchen grater, dulled by years of improper storage, usage, and care, that transforms into a Yama Oroshi, resembling a porcupine with its blunted slicers adorning its head like a hat out of Philip Treacy's new fall collection. The yellow-bodied, big-headed Bake ichō no sei are the spirits of gingko trees that haunt,…
Rosie the Wheeler. Nap position. Out and about. Puppuccino Daddy's girl.
Rare Exports (2010) In the depths of the Korvatunturi mountains, 486 meters deep, lies the closest ever guarded secret of Christmas. The time has come to dig it up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwT3wtUCv9Y Thoughts: A good-looking production that isn't really an effective horror movie and yet, at the same time, isn't a very successful kids' movie either. All…
Akemi made focaccia today: garlic powder, rosemary, thyme, and oregano. Delicious. She also made this ultra-dense, ultra bittersweet matcha cake with custard cream. Also delicious. Came across this marvelous concept art from SG-1's pilot episode, "Children of the Gods". How come we never saw more of the Jaffa bands jammin' to the oldies? Cartego Choo…
Kamaitachi are whirlwind-riding weasels that knock men (and only men) down, slashing their ankles with their sickle-like claws that injure yet, at the same time, temporarily anaesthetize the wounds. Beware the wind! The Nurikabe is an invisible yokai with a tendency to block roads. And there is no way around it, thus providing the perfect…
A few that caught my eye this week... Batman Vs. Robin #1 - cover art by Joshua Middleton Harley Quinn: 30th Anniversary Special #1 - cover art by Adam Hughes Harley Quinn: 30th Anniversary Special #1 - cover art by Stjepan Sejic The Human Target Book 1 - cover art by Greg Smallwood Immortal Red…
A little over a year and a half ago, I was asked to put together a pitch for an I.P. I gave it some thought, put together three solid pitches, sent them away...and never heard back. Until six months later when I was asked to put send in some original pitches completely unconnected to the…
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…
Urban sprawl. Toronto Film Festival celebrity sighting. Out and about. Unimpressed. Checking on her tomatoes. Egg face. How we got there... https://www.instagram.com/p/CiECEydLtSo/
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…