The ’80s were a different time. That’s all I have to say about that. Oh, except that I cheated with the title to make it snappier–some of these are rated G. 5. The Last Unicorn A Rankin/Bass production, but not nearly so touchy-feely as their Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer movie. A unicorn wonders why sheContinue reading “5 PG Movies from the ’80s That’ll Give You Nightmares”
Category Archives: Listicles
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”
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”
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”
5 Times Cartoons Made Surprisingly Profound Observations in a Few Seconds
As a millennial, I’m all about nostalgia, and I love me some cartoons. Especially adult cartoons, because they’re often full of references to the truly outrageous old cartoons I’m nostalgic about. Thundercats, hooo-oooo!!!!! Aside from being funny and entertaining, they also come at you sometimes with an unexpected thought-provoking moment. Here are five of myContinue reading “5 Times Cartoons Made Surprisingly Profound Observations in a Few Seconds”
5 Unnecessarily Horrifying Childrens’ Books
I’m a clerk at the library, and a large part of my job is to check in, check out, and search for library books. As such, I have seen some doozies when it comes to absolutely nightmarish books. (Plug for my Instagram, which mainly features creepy book covers, goes here.) These are my most recentContinue reading “5 Unnecessarily Horrifying Childrens’ Books”
5 Ridiculously Horrifying Childrens’ Books
When I’m not reviewing horror movies, I am employed as library support staff (NOT everyone who works at the public library is a volunteer or a librarian). I recently wrote about some terrifying fairy tale and folklore books (which you can read here) when I was inspired at work, and I was recently motivated againContinue reading “5 Ridiculously Horrifying Childrens’ Books”
5 Horrifying Folktales from 1980s Childrens’ Books
I work at the public library, and occasionally my duties involve culling books that have either been circulated too often or not recently enough to keep them around anymore. While pulling fairy tale books, I noticed a few of these were quite disturbing, which launched this listicle in my mind. 5. The Monster and theContinue reading “5 Horrifying Folktales from 1980s Childrens’ Books”
Top Ten Most Ridiculous “Sexy” Halloween Costumes
When you’re a kid, Halloween is all about the (literal) candy. When you’re an adult and can no longer trick-or-treat without facing severe social stigma for not having kids with you, it’s all about the (eye) candy. Women especially are encouraged to show off the goods, with costumes that vary from skimpy to WTF?! I’veContinue reading “Top Ten Most Ridiculous “Sexy” Halloween Costumes”
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