The formula for the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark books was simple and effective: author and folklorist Alvin Schwartz collected ghost stories, urban myths, and legends from around the world and pared them down to language that would be easily understood by a readership of children. And if some of the stories were perhaps a…
Look. We’re all nerds about something, right? It doesn’t have to be comic books or Star Trek; some people are nerds about rocks or numbers or history or maritime law, etc. Some people are literary nerds, and if I’m being honest—which I am required by law to be for a minimum 40% of every article…
Last year I struggled to make a top ten list because I had a hard time picking ten movies I actually liked. With the exception of a few irreplaceable gems, 2014 sucked. I had difficulty yet again compiling such a list, but this time because too many good movies came out in 2015. 2015 was…
Yeah, I’m doing a second opinion article. For the record, SciFridays is a great column, and this is the first time, I think, that I have ever strongly disagreed with anything Sarah has ever said in the last three years of writing it. But gee whiz do I ever disagree this time. Crimson Peak (2015)…
Hellboy might be my ideal comic book. Pulling inspiration from the works of Lovecraft, Jack Kirby, and folk tales and mythology from around the globe, it covers the bases of Things Will Standish Likes in ways that media rarely does. I mean, I have room in heart for a lot of comic characters, but very few…
Baddie: Nature v. Nurture Lesson: Have a long engagement. NOTE: Chris, of Second Breakfast, has written a rebuttal post to my critique of Crimson Peak. Read it here. In the time that has passed since I watched Crimson Peak, it’s been very difficult to pin down exactly how I felt about it. I love Guillermo del…
Baddie: Alchemist Law Lesson: Everything has a price. Guys, I love Guillermo del Toro and I love Ron Perlman, so you can imagine my delight when I discovered there was a movie made in the 90’s, by del Toro, starring Ron Perlman. This film is also del Toro’s feature film debut! What a great day. (As you…
