Hammering Home the Horror
I’ve always had a fondness for oldschool horror, especially the Hammer Horror films from England of the 60’s and 70’s. They used to show them on Saturday...
Space1970
As a child of the 70’s, I grew up watching all sorts of weird attempts at Science Fiction, from Battlestar Galactica to Space 1999. Now Christopher Mills...
A “lost” Kaiju Film- Toho-Hammer’s Nessie Movie
This would have blown my 12 year old mind! By 1976, the legendary Hammer Films had a script for a new big budget horror film entitled “Nessie”...
Wow, that is just cool! Oldschool Stilt Walkers
Now I have to think of a Martial Art to go along with this! That would be awesome! The practical workaround for this problem started with shepherds,...
Who was the most badass military commander in history?
Today, while listening to the amazing Hardcore History podcast about The Mongol Invasions, I learned the answer to that question- Subutai (1176–1248) was the primary military strategist...
Creative Challenges: The Fox Cycle
I think it’s good for writers to challenge themselves, it helps them grow. Back in January of this year, I picked up an amazing book for (script)writers...
‘Spider-Man’ flashback: Nicholas Hammond, reeling in the years
I never got to watch the live action American Spider-Man TV series when I was a kid because I didn’t know it was on when it aired,...
6 Ridiculous Lies You Believe About the Founding of America | Cracked.com
Great article from CRACKED that is definitely worth reading, and ties into my post from yesterday about America’s First Gay President. (Thanks for pointing that out, Don!)...
Our real first gay president – American History – Salon.com
Salon.com has just published an amazing article about American’s first actually 100% real gay president, not one who is just pro-gay- James Buchanan. It’s a rebuttal of...
The Chopine
One of those odd bits of history that one comes across and finds interesting enough to note is the Chopine. I can just imagine what a scene...