Remember White Wolf, the company behind VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE and WEREWOLF: THE APOCALYPSE? Those games were big deals back a couple of decades ago. At the zenith of their popularity they inspired an unfortunately short-lived television series and at least one mass murder by a group of really disturbed teenagers. (Note: This last was in…
Month: February 2016
Furry Knocks-up His Own Sister at “Furpile”
As soon as I came across this article, I knew I was gonna have to report on it. Even though I do have doubts as to its veracity. Doesn’t matter. It’s too good not to use. If it IS a made-up story, it’s a darn entertaining one. Shall we recap, for those who might have…
The Softer Side of Hannibal Lecter
How cool is Hannibal Lecter, that suave commingling of culture and anthropophagy? Being a cannibal and managing to score an Oscar nomination is no mean feat, and his biggest vehicle, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, actually won that year for best movie. Tres impressive. But the good doctor doesn’t just appeal to the highbrows. He’s…
Bringing (Good) Bad Things to Life
There are certain names that any Horror and monster movie fan recognizes immediately, that non-fans might not recognize at all. Stan Winston. Rick Baker. Ray Harryhausen. Tom Savini. A few others. They are legends. They bring our fondest nightmares to life. They make us scream, and we love them for it. At present, there is…
Leopard Rampage
It sure sounds like the premise for a Horror movie to me. A wild leopard wanders into a school. You could just leave it there and you’ve got a satisfactory sales pitch to any studio. Details are sketchy, but it seems no children were harmed during the incident, although three people were mauled by the…
Werewolves in Decline? Says Who!
This linked article suggests that werewolf films have become a rarity in the market today. Really? I honestly hadn’t noticed? Maybe we haven’t seen as many highbrow, high quality werewolf outings this decade as in the last one, with GINGER SNAPS and DOG SOLDIERS leading the pack (pun alert!) but there are still werewolves aplenty…
“They let Hannibal Lecter out . . .”
Not really, they didn’t. Not on purpose. He escaped. You might argue that, through negligence, they INDIRECTLY let him out. “They” are the authorities in Orange County, California. As there have been 15 escapes from this particular jail since the late 60s, there might be some grounds for this charge of incompetence or shortsightedness. Probably…
Grizzly Rampage – Nature, Red in Tooth and Claw
Of course I can feel compassion for any person killed by a wild animal. Unless they’re a poacher, in which case I call it just desserts and say no harm, no foul. But a regular everyday person, sure, a person who isn’t a criminal—c’mon, admit it. It’d be pretty hard to feel any sympathy for,…
Werewolf Wear
We geeks do have our own culture, don’t we, and to an extent our own language? Trekkies have the Vulcan salute—a reminder that there are many and varied subcultures of geeks. And I am sure you have seen the practice among “normal” folks of putting numbers in the windows of their automobiles. I am told…
Otherkin? OtherCAT? Is This Fur Real?
Tread carefully, Cheezman. Tread carefully. Remind yourself of the mandate in Matthew chapter 7: “Judge not, that ye be not judged.” And remember that you are dealing with real people and not cartoon characters or Kardashians. Part of my job as Poet of the Paranormal (Y’all like that? I just made it up, but I…