Go check out Emma Bolden’s work. Then check out our conversation. I’ve been wanting to do an interview with her for years. It finally worked out. I get excited every time she posts about new publications and I get inspired rereading the past ones. I hope you’ll feel the same. Continue reading the fire that warms and the fire that frees you: An Interview with Emma Bolden
Even Dwarfs Started Small (1970) I expected to not like this as much the second time around, though it’s been about two decades since my first viewing. I think I like it even more. This is not a movie for everybody: cruelty, violence, and an all little person cast, which then throws up the “exploitation” … Continue reading Recent Viewing: February
Shelf of Fame 2016 Books I found particularly moving, thoughtful, or useful this year. Fiction Dracula: Bram Stoker I love Gothic novels. I’ve read this maybe four or five times. The more I read it, the more I enjoy it and all its strengths and weaknesses. Gulliver’s Travels: Jonathan Swift I had read a children’s … Continue reading The Year in Reading 2016
I Sell the Dead (2008) Well-acted and fun horror comedy about grave robbers that weighs in heavier as comedy than horror. It’s not bad, but these are often not my thing. I wanted to see Angus Scrimm in one of his last roles, especially since he was excited about playing violin in this. In the … Continue reading Halloween Horror Binge: Week Four, Part II
Winding down this one-man festival and excited about watching something other than horror movies. I don’t think I’ve ever said that before. Tormented (1960) Perfect late-night B-horror classic, like a Vault of Horror or Vampirella story. I remember watching these kinds of films in elementary school late at night on the weekends. I love the … Continue reading Halloween Horror Binge: Week Four, Part I
Two years ago, I watched a cycle of horror films throughout October and I wanted to do that again this year. My first week’s viewing ended up surprisingly good. I enjoyed each film for what it was, and I didn’t feel like there was a clunker in the bunch. Atomic Brain (aka Monstrosity) (1963) This … Continue reading Halloween Horror Binge: Week One
I’ve got work in various modes of production. Some liner notes. Some haiku and other poems. Some comics. Some larger projects. An upcoming comic with Derek Ballard tentatively called “KNIFEZINE” will be a part of Yeti Press’s main releases in 2016. From Yeti Press: LOOSE KARMA will be two-artist ‘split zine’ showcases. Each issue will have a … Continue reading KNIFEZINE
For the last few years, I’ve found myself listening to Thai music around the New Year. I don’t know why and I just noticed it when was searching for something new to hear. I discovered Christopher Adler, who I intended to write about in this post. His music is influenced by American minimalism, which I … Continue reading Happy New Ears
As with the film lists, these aren’t meant to be a best-of, just books I enjoyed this year and that stuck with me in some way. Fiction Something Wicked This Way Comes: Ray Bradbury Illustrated Man: Ray Bradbury There is an exuberance and positivity in Bradbury that I admire, but rarely seem to find as … Continue reading The End of the Year in Reading
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