The Gill-Man in Love
Is it the human or the not-human that terrifies people in The Creature from the Black Lagoon? Frank Wu writes about the Gill-Man, the Uncanny Valley and “the human and inhuman at war within ourselves.” (Thanks, Chuck!)
Vampira Dies
Maila Nurmi, aka Vampira, died January 10th. She was the first horror televistion host, a master of the corset, a friend of James Dean and featured in Plan 9 from Outer Space. Learn more about her here.
Year End at Kaiju Shakedown
Hong Kong was winner of the year and Thailand was loser of the year over at Kaiju Shakedown. But in a world with Johnnie To in it, we’re all winners.
We’re not unreasonable, I mean, no one’s going to eat your eyes
Re: your brains, by sf songster Jonathan Coulton, has been having its way with my headmeat like — well — the zombie who sings it would like to. Despite zombie fatigue, the corporate culture stuff is sharp.
Gothtober
Gothtober is a sort of online Halloween advent calendar. Click on the S.S. Gothtober and see a new short everyday.
Posthuman Throwdown: Zombies vs. Robots
Humanity has long been interested in both zombies and robots, in looking at zombies and robots, and in seeing zombies and robots fight. Writer Chris Ryall and artist Ashley Wood know these basic truths to be self-evident. So am I being pandered to with their Zombies vs. Robots […]
The Cultural Gutter 