If Asian Horror were a man, I’d marry it.

(originally posted March 9, 2008 on Writingscape V1.0)
I’ve been having a love affair with Asian horror (Korean, Japanese, and Thai, in particular) for nigh on a year now. Why, you wonder? Let me count the ways.
No one is a ghost just for the sake of being a ghost. Plots are woven around subtle issues, and [...]

Death by tray.

I had to swipe this YouTube video from David Anthony Durham.  Just HAD to.  Cafeterias everywhere may never be the same again.
I am Vader.  Darth Vader.  Looooord Vader.  I can kill you with a single thought.
Well, you’ll still need a tray.
Eddie Izzard: Death Star Canteen

Cloverfield…! (NO real spoilers)

…isn’t really a monster movie. Oh, it has an awesome monster, just what I (a connoisseur of movie monstrosities) wanted to see. Loved it! Eye candy for moi. But the story isn’t about Said Monster, as much as it is about a few young people (douche bag Rob, shallow ice queen Marlena, and lazy-ass loser [...]

No More Remakes case #1: Flash Gordon.

Some kind, poor soul should tap the Sci-Fi Channel on the shoulder and let them in on a little secret… the same music and the same names does NOT Flash Gordon make. The planet Mongo should not look like Earth in any way, shape, or form. At all. Ming the Merciless should not look like [...]

You could have heard a pin drop.

Good Lord. Connie Talbot!
Britain has a LOT more talent than I get to see on our disasterous shows. My… word. And she was only a runner-up when the Finals came around, people. In fact, several of the Britain’s Got Talent clips I viewed were of pretty talented folks. Can you say [...]