Video Ferox

Some of the best — if not all the best — genre films are by directors who stick to the genre. I’m hard pressed at the moment to think of a real solid horror or sci-fi film by a director who simply dipped into the game for one elegant slam dunk of a picture. I’m sure you can prove me wrong. But chances are any exception to the rule is a film by a master director whose vision transcends genre boundaries. (So you can’t throw PSYCHO or THE SHINING in my face). As a horror/sci-fi aficionado, you know that when you’ve got a director whose resume boasts a whopping five films and only one of them qualifies as a genre film, you’re probably getting a movie offering which is about the equivalent of your English Comp essay read to a symposium of bored bourgeois intellectuals. (more…)

Etsy, while being an excellent source for small, ceramic owls and feathery things for your hair, is also a good source for all things horror, gore, steampunk, cyberpunk, sci-fi,  and any other genre that could even tangentially be covered by Video Ferox. So, I give you a sampling of what the Etsy crafters have to offer. (And in the spirit of DIY and making a living by your own two hands, I’m not including shit that isn’t hand made. You know who you are, guy selling screws.) (more…)

Given the choice between a pest control product that can’t possibly work and a superfluous sequel that never should have been made, which would you let in your home? (more…)

“Availability unknown.”  Harsher words were never spoken by a DVD mail order rental website.

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I was reading the ol’ A.V. Club today, and one thing I’ve consistently liked about their new format is the AVQ&A feature, in which they pose questions to their writers. It’s got the short attention span appeal of lists, but also makes it easy for you to get to know your bloggers without digging through their analysis (which is, like, hard and stuff).

This week’s AVQ&A is “What movie/TV show/album/whatever would you like to be able to see/hear again for the first time?” There’s the usual smattering of the slightly pretentious and the heart-warmingly sweet, but no one gave my answer. So I’m going to rectify that.

The X-Files. Stay with me now.

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I’ve been scrounging for money lately, and I managed to dig up a handful of vintage 1979 Susan B. Anthony dollars. These coins are freaking awesome. Observe the tails side:

That’s a goddamn EAGLE ON THE MOON.

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One’s a Cronenberg sci-fi body horror flick.  One’s a penis pill.  Which one’s better?

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