Pretty much every comic book I read throughout the ‘80s and 90s had a video game ad on the back cover. Usually it was one of these: Some of them were really awesome. Sometimes, though, they got really weird. First off, there was a whole “video games are better than sex” trend going on. And of course, just sex used without the implication that video … Continue reading Truly Bizarre vintage print ads for video games
A few days ago I posted about some classic films my wife and I had recently watched. Well, we’ve watched more, and here’s my impressions: 99 River Street (1953) This is an absolutely gorgeous gem of a film. An ex-boxer turned cab driver is framed for his unfaithful wife’s murder and races against time to find the real killer before the cops catch up with … Continue reading Latest classic films viewed
The Man With My Face(1951) This was a fun little flick about a guy who… well, the poster says it all. I got curious about filming locations, particular this old Spanish-looking castle by the sea. Turns out it’s called Castillo San Cristoball, and is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Constructed In 1783! How ’bout that? See, Idk about you, but this is the kind … Continue reading Classic film binge
I’ve loved old time radio drama since I was a kid. We used to buy sets of the cassettes before going on trips, and I’d listen to them over and over again on my Walkman. Shows like Lux Radio Theater’s production of Alfred Hitchcock’s Shadow of a Doubt, Suspense!, X-1, Superman, and several others. Later on, when the internet became a thing, I was able … Continue reading Theater of the Mind
Ice-T has become a household name as an actor, but in the late ’80s and early ’90s, he was widely considered one of the most dangerous people on that planet, at least in circles of uptight white people and by Oprah. Thing is–and I understood this as a thirteen year-old, so I don’t know what that sad about adults–these songs were ALL cautionary tales. Nowhere … Continue reading Five great hip hop songs from 1989
Effugium, which is Latin for “escape,” was the name of a space vessel constructed in the early years of the twenty-first century by eccentric tech mogul and cult leader Richard “The Prophet” Kryuss, founder of Krytech Industries. After a mysterious force announced its intent to remove all human life from Earth within ten years’ time, Kryuss funded the Effugium project with his own money, for … Continue reading My escape, your escape
I was driving home from running some errands earlier, and as I approached the used bookstore down the street from my house, I experienced a nearly irresistible impulse to pull in. I haven’t been there in quite some time, because I have a ton of books already that I haven’t read, because I’ve found it rather difficult to concentrate on reading, as of late. I … Continue reading An Omen?
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I love the smell of old books. I love the smell of old comic books and magazines, the finely aged newsprint, baked yellow by time. And when I open one and lift it to my nostrils for a gentle little sniff, I’m flooded with a sense of nostalgia, sometimes even for eras that were already long gone by the time… Continue reading Hidden Treasure
Talk about a show that was ahead of its time… I don’t hear it talked about much anymore, though. And that’s a shame, because it’s a real treasure. One of my favorite episodes is “The Hundred Days of the Dragon.” From what I understand, and I could be wrong, it’s not one of the more popular episodes; I guess my fondness for it only serves … Continue reading Been watching a lot of “Outer Limits” lately
Once upon a midday dreary, amongst the graves, so still and eerie, I suddenly become acutely aware that I wasn’t alone. The Raven perched atop a crumbling, moss-covered headstone some twenty feet away from me wasn’t just looking in my direction, he was looking at me. Just why I held my arm aloft, inviting him to spread his wings, take to the air and alight … Continue reading Edgar and I
