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Archive for October, 2009


Slasher Films

I for one am sick of Halloween.  For years I’ve bitten my tongue on this subject, and in the process severely damaged it and possibly made myself anemic.  So while I can’t speak out against Halloween, I can certainly write out against it.
Halloween today centers around young children playing dress up as imaginary characters and [...]


The Problem With A Machete

In life we’re allowed and even encouraged to speculate about many things.  What job will I get?  Who will I marry?  How would I murder someone?  Not so fast, Norman.
With Halloween rapidly approaching, I’m reminded of the fact that I’ve never murdered someone.  This raises all kinds of issues, so let’s address them.  First, this [...]


Icons of Horror

Ridgeland State

What’s With the Pooch

You should avert your eyes.  Oh really, you’re not going to?  What are you, some Hitler fan?  Because you’re worse than him if you’re reading this.
My brother-in-law and his friends had a rule in college that the argument had been lost as soon as someone mentioned Hitler.  As in, if you think the Red Sox [...]


Coleridge’s Perspective on Death

The Fleshers Strike Back