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Paper Cuts: 8/18/16

Demonic # 1 by (Skybound/Image) There has been a real influx of demon-driven books, even from unsuspecting creative teams.  Last week we saw Kill or Be Killed with the crime noir team of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips put a demon twist on a traditional crime story.  Citizen Jack by Sam Humphries also gives us […]

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Curse of Mesopotamia: Movie Review

Synopsis: What do a porn star, ex-soldier, Islamic extremist, quasi-mute and handsome bi-sexual have in common?  Shared demon dreams, of course. Five strangers – all visiting the same therapist – have the same dream every night: they find themselves in an old castle, being stalked by a pale-faced demon.  Their therapist does some research and […]

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The World Ender: A Short Story

I was a man.  But they took that from me. I ran with The Sawyer Gang.  Chet & Amos Sawyer were brothers, and they were particularly savage creatures.  In the grand scheme of their gang, I found myself somewhere in the middle.  “The money crew,” as they called it.  Our main targets were banks and […]

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Paper Cuts: 7/28/16

One of these things is not like the other; or, Two Endings and a Funeral? Quick Ratings: Crossed: Badlands #100 (Avatar) Ratings: 0.5 out of 5 (the final pinup made me laugh.) Crossed: + 100 #17 (Avatar) Ratings: 0 out 5 Disney Kingdoms: The Haunted Mansion #5 (Marvel) Ratings: 3.5 out of 5 I do […]

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Paper Cuts: 7/15/16

Grimm Tales of Terror Vol. 2 #10 (Zenescope) Zenescope is not known for highbrow, high-concept comic books.  They have their niche audience, which is what would make this single issue story a bit of a surprise. We are immediately introduced to a TV news reporter, down on his luck and looking to break a real […]

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Paper Cuts: 7/12/16

Nailbiter #24 (Image) Have you ever turned a movie on TV and realized that the it’s coming to the climax and you become immediately invested? Never having read a single issue of Nailbiter, I decided to take a stab at issue 24 this week.  (Forgive the bad jokes, I will try to limit them, but […]

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The Conjuring 2: Spoilery Thoughts

I already wrote a review of The Conjuring 2, but I have some questions that would spoil the movie, so I opted to put them in a different post.  Because I am a kind soul. 1. Lorraine was able to defeat the demon – Valak – by saying his name, screaming other things and condemning […]

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Krampus: Movie Review

It’s a bit late in the year for me to be writing this (due to the film in question being a holiday film), but you’ve heard of Christmas in July, have you not? It’s approaching and so, with that, I would like to talk about the film Krampus, while I am listening to the Jailbreak album […]

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Galaxy Invader: Movie Review

Dusty takes a walk down memory lane and talks about his all-time favorite b-movie: Don Dohler’s Galaxy Invader

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Yay! John Carpenter Returns to Halloween Franchise!

In case you missed it, Blumhouse has announced that they have brought John Carpenter back to the Halloween franchise.  He will be producing the next installment in the series, set to release in October 2017. I love this. As you all well know, Carpenter is the man responsible for first bringing Michael Myers into our […]