Author Archives: GhoulieJoe

The Horrors of Adulting: Working with the Public

My eldest child just turned sixteen and is thinking about looking for work, so I was briefing her on my Golden Rule of Customer Service™: “Even if someone’s screaming at you, you don’t come up here [gestures palm-down to eye level], you want them down here with you [gestures palm-down to chest height].” She gaveContinue reading “The Horrors of Adulting: Working with the Public”

‘The Unborn’ (2009) in About 30 Seconds

My review of The Unborn is one of my most viewed posts, probably I called it ‘The Unborn’: Panties, Glorious Panties! So I made a reel. My oldest kid directed and my middle stood in for the creepy ghost. They crushed it. My son being menacing: His Will Byers from Stranger Things impression:

Time Test: ‘Cloverfield’

Every so often I think of a movie I saw once, years ago, and I wonder if my perception of it would change over time. Because I’ve grown as a person and all. I’m ever so evolved and mature, you see. I saw Cloverfield in the theatre in 2008 and haven’t seen it since, andContinue reading “Time Test: ‘Cloverfield’”

The Horrors of Adulting: Being a Parent

My sister Leslie and her boyfriend Kevin have been together for 25 years; they’re one of the strongest, happiest couples I know. And they don’t have kids. They don’t want kids. They in fact have a running list of reasons why they don’t want and have kids. I myself have three children. I love them,Continue reading “The Horrors of Adulting: Being a Parent”

The Horrors of Adulting: Nonsensical Niche YouTube Trends

My four-year-old son Jack is autistic, and for limited, supervised periods of time, I hand over my phone so he can browse YouTube and indulge in his short attention span/repetition-loving urges. He’s not into anything bad, but some of the stuff he likes can verge on unsettling to me. 5. Nerdcore He’s been watching nerdcoreContinue reading “The Horrors of Adulting: Nonsensical Niche YouTube Trends”