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10.31.09 by Widge @ 10:51 am  Wow. As always with these things, I can't believe we're nearing the finish line for 32 Days of Halloween PART III. It's our third year of doing this, so thanks to everybody for coming out--and for being receptive to the addition of all the daily audio bits. Yes, we've got one more movie to go this evening (three guesses as to what it is) and an audio finale I'll post later today. As always, on our way out the door with this, it's time for some lovely bits of miscellanea that we couldn't stick anywhere else. First up, it's quite possibly the most surreal and spoooky episode of The Dating Game ever. You'll quickly ascertain why. And check out that outfit. Seriously, WTF? And also--the bachelors are scarier than the special guest. Which takes work. Categorized as: Stimuli
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10.31.09 by Aaron @ 8:22 am  What makes you think of Halloween? Pumpkins? Trick or Treat? Michael Myers? Try shamrocks and red-heads because once again, it's us Irish who started the whole thing. You're welcome. The Celts had four main festivals a year, mostly coinciding with changes in the season and farming. Imbolc at the start of February, Beltaine around the first of may, Lughnasadh in August and Samhain (pronounce the 'mha' as a 'w' and you'll get it right) on the 1st of November. Of course, we didn't have calendars back then so it was judged on lunar cycles and such but you get the idea. Since the Celts also broke the year up into two periods--the bright half and the dark half--Samhain also ushered the start of the dark half of the year. Our negative outlook on life means we typically start the year with the dark half...so Halloween is traditionally the Irish New Year. Categorized as: Stimuli
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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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