23 Variations on the Vampire
From Sesame Street’s the Count to Swamp Thing‘s aquatic vampires to The Lost Boys, hopping vampires and Richard Matheson, the AV Club has 23 variations on the vampire.
The Road To Mundo Fine: Zombies vs. Robots
The road to the end of the world is shorter than we think. Just when we’ve adjusted our rear and sideview mirrors and selected a soundtrack, the end stands before us, eyes shining in our halogen lights, ready to total our engine block. The only question now is: […]
Imperial Fleet Week
Imperial Fleet Week in San Francisco. (Or possibly an occupation).
A Kaiju A Week
There’s a kaiju a week at August Ragone site dedicated to Godzilla, Toho and the rubber-suited menace. Here’s his entry on an early incarnation of the three-headed fan favorite, King Ghidorah. (Warning: extreme kaiju knowledge!)
Sequelitis
You’d think that writing a sequel would be down to a science, considering how many get cranked out every year. Three parts more-of-the-same to two parts brand-new-adventure or some such recipe. I recently read two sequels, one that was fantastic, the other not so much. The difference? As […]
Zombie Zombie’s The Thing
I just can’t convey the awesomeness of stop-motion GI Joes performing John Carpenter’s The Thing. (via Dirty Robot).
The Cultural Gutter 