Expounded Universe 192 – A Couple of Side Stories
Den Dhur spends a little time wandering a big space market full of Wookiee Luau and disreputable merchandise, which he hates (Dhur hates everything), Typho adds bureaucrat to his already […]
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Expounded Universe 191 – The Vindalian Wife Explainer
Doing things in the wrong chapter order? Why not? It’s pandemonium gone wild as Aurra Sing continues to brag and lose, and Jax shows his… questionable side.
System Mastery 213 – The Book of Vile Darkness (3.x)
Just because Ween is over doesn’t mean we can’t stay spooky! Or at least one would hope. This is more evil by way of edge than anything else. Jef sought […]
Movie Mastery – Deadly Prey (1987)
A group of mercenaries accidentally kidnap the worlds most killingest badass for their murder training and he picks them off one by one using nothing but a knife, his wits, […]
Expounded Universe 190 – The Typho Sing-Along
Back in action, just in time for the classic noir event of nursing a crappy drink in a low gin joint. Den and Laranth finally meet the Cephalon, and everyone’s […]
System Mastery 212 – Outbreak: Undead
Okay so maybe it’s November, and maybe we forgot when October started this year, but that won’t stop us from delivering our yearly load of horror ween stuff! Here’s Outbreak […]
Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 31 – Black Christmas (1974)
One of the few remaining true classic horror films that I hadn’t gotten around to watching yet. Coming out in 1974, this movie would heavily influence later films like John […]
Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 30 – ParaNorman (2012)
We’ve come to the end of the Kid Horror week and also the end of theme weeks with just Halloween left to go, which is dealer’s choice on what I […]
Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 29 – The House With a Clock in Its Walls (2018)
This movie is an adaptation of the book with the same name extremely long name. I had never heard of the book when this came out a few years ago […]
Movie Mastery – Goosebumps (2015)
You remember those horror books aimed at kids that were super popular in the early-mid 90’s? Well, they definitely cashed in on that in a timely fashion with this movie […]
Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 27 – My Best Friend is a Vampire (1987)
Alright, I’m gonna go ahead and come right out and admit that I probably should have done a little more homework before putting this one on my list for the […]
Expounded Universe 189 – Volette Are You Okay, Are You Okay Volette?
Oh no, where once there was only intrigue, now there is… MURDER! Who killed Ves Volette? Who else is working an angle? Rhaninn? Laranth? Certainly not our dear and trustworthy […]
Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 26 – The Witches (2020)
A second stab at an adaptation of the Roald Dahl book of the same name. I, of course, know and love the original with Anjelica Huston but the most I […]
Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 25 – Monster House (2006)
I remember thinking, back when this originally came out, that the house itself seemed like a pretty intense monster for a kids animated movie with a PG rating. Having now […]
Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 24 – Nightbooks (2021)
The final theme week for this year starts now with a look at Kid Friendly Horror. The genre is often thought of only in terms of the R-rated gore and […]
Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 23 – Krampus (2015)
Since this movie has come out, there have been a ton of various Krampus themed horror movies trying to get in on the fact that the internet has let us […]
Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 22 – Come Play (2020)
I vaguely remember watching the trailer for this when it came out and thinking that the idea of using the facial filter thing for pictures as a way to show […]
Expounded Universe 188 – Yo Dejah Pump This Party
A whole chapter devoted to our secondary antagonist, the legendary Aurra Sing, known for… standing on that one rock in Phantom Menace. Also I think she’s probably in the cartoons. […]
Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 21 – Child Eater (2016)
With a title like Child Eater, you know that there’s gotta be some boogeyman level shit going on. While the main bad guy in this does eventually seem to fall […]
Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 20 – The Empty Man (2020)
With a name like The Empty Man making me think of Slenderman and the tag line reinforcing the idea that this is a movie about a boogeyman that comes to […]
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