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10.23.09 by ScottC @ 5:57 pm  Lord Ruthven shows us that dead men do wear plaid. Once again, it's the most scarifying time of the year. Women is getting ready to dress up like a sexy [insert occupation here], Widge is busy with the 32 Days of Halloween, and Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab has released their Halloweenie perfume collection. Black Phoenix has a central theme for some of their scents. Last year, it was scents inspired by "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". This year, it is time for the vampire to receive some attention. First off, a bit of naughtiness with the scents "Bite Me" and "Suck It." "Bite Me" is based on the French dessert croquembouche with its layers of cream pastry draped in almond silk and ribbons of caramel. This scent is particularly amusing since croquembouche literally means "crunch in the mouth." "Suck It" is pure black cherry brandy, sugary but with a deeper and sharper tang that is as rich as the blood in your veins. You can almost feel the alcohol roiling around in your mouth, warning your body, loosening your inhibitions. But it is the vampires of literature that Black Phoenix is truly honoring this Halloween season. I'm talking about actual literature, not that hyper-Byronic, misogynistic, pseudo-Harlequin romance crap that Stephenie Meyers poops out. Categorized as: Stimuli
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10.19.09 by Widge @ 7:02 am We've mused before about how dummies are just inherently unsettling--and while "Daniel" in the clip below is obviously some twisted puppet version of a dummy, the other puppets involved--a mod version of Gorilla Grodd and a demonic pencil troll--were creepy enough but now get amped up by Daniel's twisted ability to make your skin crawl. While it's clear that the clip you're about to watch was edited together to maximize the creepy factor--I have a feeling they didn't really need to tweak it all that much. Categorized as: Stimuli
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10.13.09 by ScottC @ 4:19 pm  Last year, I wrote up a Ministry Quickie on the Nerdcore 2009 calendar. A pin-up calendar for nerds, there were twelve beautiful models in sci-fi environments showing us their "hardware," if you know what I mean. So I was curious what Nerdcore had in mind for 2010. This year's theme is "horror" and they have plenty of Scream Queens on hand. Of course, these Scream Queens will have you screaming. And moaning. And grunting. You get less clothed versions of classic scenes from Psycho, Frankenstein, and Army of Darkness among others. As you can tell from this naughty interpretation of Carrie, the only thing you have to fear is your boss yelling at you for having naked women on your wall. There is more to this calendar than naked women. I know, most of you are perfectly happy with the naked women, but just in case you're exhausted from "admiring" the models, there are other features. Along with the usual notations for holidays like Christmas and Arbor Day, you also get notices of dates important to geeks. Dates for major convention like San-Diego Comic Con and DragonCon, birthdays of important creative people in the genre, and anniversaries for the release of your favorite cult classic. For only $25.00, the Nerdcore calendar can make your 2010 much sexier. Categorized as: Stimuli
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10.09.09 by ScottC @ 5:30 pm  Hellboy: Stinks So Good The Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense has been protecting America and the world from arcane and occult threats for sixty-five years. Wherever it's savage werewolves, cryptozoological horrors, or power-mad occultists, the B.P.R.D. has been there bumping back decisively against those who bump in the night. While the Bureau has been successful in its efforts, it has been looking into improving their public image. Having a reformed demon with a stone right hand as your top agent would even give Don Draper a run for his money. With Moneygeddon™ hurting its regular funding sources, The B.P.R.D. has been looking into alternate revenue streams. Enter Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, the premiere perfume firm. They have a well known reputation for its fragrances inspired by both far-flung flights of fancy and dark descents of decadence. Their artisans work just as well with ancient myths as well as modern storytelling. A collaboration between these two unusual organizations was truly fated to occur. So following in the footsteps of Lewis Carroll, H. P. Lovecraft, and Neil Gaiman, the B.P.R.D. is now the subject of a B.P.A.L. perfume collection. Categorized as: Stimuli
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10.09.09 by Widge @ 2:21 pm A brief word of explanation--this just goes to show that the best laid plains of mice and Widge etc. etc. So I shot this video with an eye towards it going up first in my whole 32 Days of Halloween slash Poe slash Bicentennial bit. But then there was the chance to read at his gravesite vigil--and I couldn't rightly give that up, and so thus this--which I didn't have time to put together before needing to put the reading up. But here I am explaining what the hell this whole Baltimore thing is about. Working on the other videos now. One other footnote: the joke with chains and focus didn't work because, as is readily apparent, my camera is smarter than I am. And I left that part in because it's spoooky how it didn't work. Categorized as: Stimuli
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