In order to get myself hyped about writing reviews again, I'm going to let ya'll in on a behind-the-scenes look at the process I use when writing reviews. It's also a good way to get two blog entries out of one movie. 1. First, I pick the movie. This involves going through the collection of … Continue reading The Process
In the Spirit
So far I haven't really been feeling Halloween so much. I've watched an obscene number of horror movies. I've consumed a large amount of pumpkin flavored beer. I've contemplated costumes. I've read articles online reviewing Halloween goodies. I've listened to Halloween music. Emily even got me a mess of rubbery stretchy spiders. And nothing. Partly, … Continue reading In the Spirit
Human Centipede: Why?
I'm going to talk about horror movies (again), but this will be the last time for a day or two (promise {maybe}). This Friday, The Human Centipede 2 will be on limited release. So, if you're very, very lucky, it'll be playing somewhere in your city. For years, if a critic wanted to point out … Continue reading Human Centipede: Why?
Hellraiser: A Review of Most of the Series
I've only watched six of the nine available Hellraiser movies and I've only seen them all once, so I don't consider myself any kind of expert. But after watching four of these movies in a three day period, I figure I've earned the right to vent a little bit. The first Hellraiser movie was a … Continue reading Hellraiser: A Review of Most of the Series
Tales of the Whispering Mad and the Mis-Dead: Now in Paperback!
You may remember that I have a book, which is available on the Kindle. Now, everytime I tell people that I have a book and it's only on the Kindle, they tell me, "But I don't have a Kindle." To which I respond, "Then buy a Kindle and then buy my book!" This never goes … Continue reading Tales of the Whispering Mad and the Mis-Dead: Now in Paperback!
The Detective
I've been reading a lot of detective fiction lately: Agatha Christie, Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. Aside from the fact that they're all about mysteries and detecting the solution to aforementioned mysteries, they're also some of the more depressing books I've read. These writers have crafted worlds populated with brainless thugs, shallow women and men … Continue reading The Detective
And then I Found Five Dollars
I saw five dollars on the floor of a Dunkin Donuts today and I spent a good couple of minutes deciding if I should pick it up or not. On the one hand, I just found twenty dollars the other day, which seems like I've found my fair share of money for this month already. … Continue reading And then I Found Five Dollars
Beer Review: Samuel Adams Harvest Pumpkin Ale
To prove to myself and to my readers that October is more than just about bad horror movies and costumes and demons, I'm going to bring back something that we haven't seen for a good long time: One of Dylan's Slightly Drunk Beer Reviews! It's been a while since I've done one of these, because … Continue reading Beer Review: Samuel Adams Harvest Pumpkin Ale
Horror Conventions
I've always wanted to go to a horror convention. There are few places where my out-of-proportion love for horror movies would seem normal and a convention for horror freaks is one of them. Luckily for me, there's a convention right here in Boston. And, by right here, I mean over in Worcester. It's called Rock and … Continue reading Horror Conventions
Branching into Paperback
I've long resisted printing my book simply because it makes for a more expensive product. It's the same product, but with a price difference of fifteen bucks. But today I finally decided that ya'll deserve the opportunity to buy my book in an actual, hard-copy form. It'll be the same thing as the Kindle copy, … Continue reading Branching into Paperback
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