Monster of the Day

I don't know, I'm sensing some sort of theme with these Dark Mysteries covers, but I can't put my finger on it. At least this guy is focusing on what he should be focusing on. I think there was also a poisoned meat in one of the EC horror comics. If you didn't see…

Again, that seems like the wrong reaction. Dark Mysteries, Tales of Terror for People on the Spectrum.

Just as a reminder, the recent theatrical film Shin Ultraman will be in theaters via Fathom Events this Wednesday and Thursday evening. Check the Fathom Events website to see what theater near you might be playing it. It's not like we get a lot of chances to see this stuff on the big screen.…

Our first 2023 Watch Party, to ease us in, was Angry Red Planet. The film has a weird flash-back structure, presumably to stretch out the running time (85 minutes, I think). The characters are utter cliches--tough commander, beautiful woman, older scientist, Odious Comic Relief from Brooklyn. Yeah, they went the full ten yards on…

Happy Friday, everyone! Is it me, or do the people on these covers also seem to focus on the wrong stuff? "Pete! Where'd he got the candle?! And how did he light it, he wasn't buried with matches? *gasp* *choke* Also, George was near-sighted! How can his living corpse see anything without his glasses?!"…

Nice rack. (Do you see what I did there?)

I think we're looking at the origin of the phrase "lazy bones." Man, talk about a budget burial.

My favorite version of Huck Finn. Wheeeeeee! Skeletons!

To her abject horror, Doris realized she had neglected to cancel this secondary landline all those years ago and had instead been paying for it all this time. I was going to do a joke about Bob Newhart still workshopping some new material, but, you know, he's still alive. Happy 2023, everyone! Watch Party…