Recently, I was discussing the joys of rap music and horror movies with fellow blogger The Devil’s DVD Bin, and it put me in mind of the soundtrack from Thir13en Ghosts. In 2001, if there was a song you liked from a movie but you were too broke to buy a CD, you had limitedContinue reading “Nostalgia Tiiiiime! “Excess” and Thir13en Ghosts”
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Book Quote of the Day
“I glanced further down the tree-flanked corridor, sunlight trickling through the overhead canopy of trees and flickering at me like the headlight of a ghostly locomotive–hurtling toward me, its whistle shrieking, ‘Get out of the way before I hurt you.’ That was perhaps the most repeated phrase I had heard throughout the course of myContinue reading “Book Quote of the Day”
Top 10 Music Videos by Horror-Themed Bands
My sister Leslie, whose opinion I trust implicitly, has on occasion pointed me in the direction of metal bands whom I might like, mainly because they are horror-themed. I had the beginnings of this listicle with Fans of the Dark, HorrorPops, and The Creepshow, so I asked her to recommend me some more. The followingContinue reading “Top 10 Music Videos by Horror-Themed Bands”
Book Quote of the Day
“The Dominican friar Timothy Radcliffe wrote that God can never tell you not to love someone. God can only tell you to do a better job loving someone. (God is somewhat better at this than I.)” –Anne Lamott, Somehow: Thoughts on Love
5 Ways Selling Health Insurance Reminds Me of Horror Movies
Author’s note: This is a discussion of how I personally did not thrive in my position, not a diatribe against the company I worked for. I’m just not a good fit for sales, y’all. I’ve written in the past about my library job, which I have since left to try my hand at selling insurance.Continue reading “5 Ways Selling Health Insurance Reminds Me of Horror Movies”
My 10 Favorite Horror Game Music Videos by The Stupendium
The Stupendium is an enby British YouTuber whose main platform is performing songs about video games, in character. I love their clever wordplay and puns, puns, puns. They’re also massively talented at inhabiting different kinds of roles, imitating various accents (their American is nigh-flawless), and being super hot. “Why Did I Say Okie Doki” TheContinue reading “My 10 Favorite Horror Game Music Videos by The Stupendium”
Book Quote of the Day
[A group of parents are dealing with the fact that their four-year-olds are voraciously craving blood, and they seem to prefer their mothers’.] “The wonderful thing about breastfeeding is that it’s free, she had read. But was it? Did it cost her nothing? Because if so, her time and energy and mental health must beContinue reading “Book Quote of the Day”
5 Creepy Music Videos by Marina and the Diamonds
If you’re a TikTok enthusiast, you probably know a couple of songs by M and the D, whether or not you know you know it. My daughter introduced me to them, and I was hooked. They aren’t a horror-themed band in any sense of the word, but I’ve seen all of their videos, and aContinue reading “5 Creepy Music Videos by Marina and the Diamonds”
Book Quote of the Day
“Now, I know what it means to stand here on the Pomerol plateau, on the right bank of the Gironde estuary. I know about its pockets of rare blue clay, and that when my boots crunch through the crumbly marl, a million little merlot babies drink from the dense earth beneath, ripening navy and opulentlyContinue reading “Book Quote of the Day”
Book Quote of the Day
“It used to be that a handshake was all you needed. It was how a conversation began and ended, how children were conceived, how milk was delivered. But we now live in more casual times. Ours is an age in which you can’t check your coat without some fellow trying to spoon with you. PeopleContinue reading “Book Quote of the Day”
