Everyday Halloween Costumes
Enjoy all these Halloween costumes of people from everyday life at Japan’s “Sober Halloween” event!
The Girl From The Other Side
It is a liminal time of the year and a liminal day. It’s a time when the worlds bleed together and the monsters, ghosts and our beloved dead can slip through into our world and, sometimes, perhaps, we take a wrong turn on the back roads, knock on […]
Ring a Ding Ding
I know this should be the thrilling conclusion to the “American Cool” trilogy, but…come on! It’s Halloween. And when the barrier is thinnest between the worlds, I like to poke through the veil and explore the places where science fiction and horror mingle in an unholy coupling. And […]
“Pacifist Samurai Film”
The Japan Times interviews Shinya Tsukamoto about his new film, Killing. “’As I took in the current state of the world, I had an urge to let out (the film) like a scream. The act of killing in the Edo Period (1603-1868) was quite normal. I found many […]
Yay, it’s the Eisners!
Monsters rampage at the Eisners, as they should!
Yojimbo on The Projection Booth
Our friends at The Projection Booth watch Yojimbo and discuss it, Fistful of Dollars, Red Harvest and so much more!
The Cultural Gutter 