More Tin-Tin and Lovecraft
We posted some of these before, but here’s an expanded gallery of Lovecraftian Tin-Tin book covers by Murray Groat. (via Forbidden Planet International).
The Art of Horror Movie Music
Stephen Thrower writes a retrospective soundtracks and composers for horror movies spanning from Psycho to the present, and ends with a call for more innovation and “a neat draft of madness.” (via @AwesomeBMovies_)
Prepping for Talk Like a Pirate Day
Savage Chickens has been pulling out all the stops in the run-up to Talk Like a Pirate Day… Also, Mundane Spider-Man!
My Little Pony: About 20% Cooler
I was uncertain about My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. I don’t fondly remember the toy-hawking cartoons of the 1980s and I’ve always had an uneasy relationship with the girly. Dying my hair pink in my 20s was my solution to the impossibility of girlhood. But then I […]
Ellen Ripley and Spinny Killbots
“Who is the best female character in science fiction film? The answer to this is easy: It’s Ellen Ripley, from the Aliens films. It’s not even close. And that’s a very bad thing.” John Scalzi explains why it’s a very bad thing at Filmcritic.com. (via Nicola Griffith)
“Seven Little Men Help a Girl”
Letters of Note digs up a prank memo from a 1980s Disney animator (upset because of the name change from Basil of Baker Street to The Great Mouse Detective), which provides alternate names for classic Disney flicks like “Seven Little Men Help a Girl,” “The Wooden Boy Who […]
The Cultural Gutter 