tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post1629014880321447580..comments2024-01-09T06:37:41.791-05:00Comments on The Horror Digest: Where in the World?Andre Dumashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07170879111034420803noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-25351947869908172102012-05-17T07:37:07.474-04:002012-05-17T07:37:07.474-04:00Good to see you back(ish). And eff that bag lady! ...Good to see you back(ish). And eff that bag lady! Who wears wooden platforms anyway?deadlydollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06061028044836745499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-83739054529306560732012-05-17T01:03:00.434-04:002012-05-17T01:03:00.434-04:00@Spooky Sean - Yeah, the DT series definitely gets...@Spooky Sean - Yeah, the DT series definitely gets unwieldy in places, and some of the creative directions are a real head-scratcher. But I still think that, at least, the first three books are some of the best stuff King has written.<br /><br />The post-accident books are wildly uneven and the ending WAS a bit of a shark-jumping moment. It's why I think it's pure folly for anyone to try and adapt the series for TV or film.CashBaileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13593976245341180685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-10905070425499467822012-05-16T19:58:24.179-04:002012-05-16T19:58:24.179-04:00Stephen King is sometimes an engaging storyteller,...Stephen King is sometimes an engaging storyteller, but I agree, usually the quality of the tale is better than the execution. Case in point The Dark Tower series.<br />The tale itself is hard not to love. An alternate universe where medieval knight types are essentially cowboys. So, royal cowboys, oh, and there's magic, and giant monsters, and it also rips off the Lord of the Rings, so it gets all pastoral, and then all crazy, and dark, and mountainous. <br />And the last of the royal cowboys, (the rest having been murdered by an evil wizard, and a war against the royalty) is in search for a gigantic black tower, which holds the axis of every universe up. The tower is slowly breaking, and if it breaks, all existence will end. And people from our universe can go through doors, and enter into said alternate universe of royal cowboys, where The Dark Tower is found.<br />In execution, there is an evil pink train, a terrible anti-climatic ending, strange cowboy dancing, pop culture reference abuses like "sneetches" which are grenade balls that fly, and the usual array of terrible nursery rhymes as scare tactics.<br />And I won't even go into The X Files, save to say, be prepared to sigh a lot.Spooky Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190905683753476684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-25022799999750324882012-05-15T18:53:05.245-04:002012-05-15T18:53:05.245-04:00I met Lou Ferrigno years ago at the Chiller conven...I met Lou Ferrigno years ago at the Chiller convention in Jersey. He does that show all the time (in fact, I saw him there again a few weeks ago). Yeah, Ferrigno is a dick in person.Phil Fassohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01432883448847442110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-52812896552288278562012-05-15T18:52:05.687-04:002012-05-15T18:52:05.687-04:00I met Lou Ferrigno years ago at a horror con. He a...I met Lou Ferrigno years ago at a horror con. He always does the Chiller show in NJ (in fact, I saw him again a few weeks ago). Yeah, Ferrigno is a dick in person. Nuff said.Phil Fassohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01432883448847442110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-54217171519996003452012-05-15T16:54:12.606-04:002012-05-15T16:54:12.606-04:00sneakers is awesome and is playing on HBO or showt...sneakers is awesome and is playing on HBO or showtime almost every other day, and i hate the x files and i know thats mulders poster so the people at work prolly just think your into really overrated cornball sci fi not aliens (although i did like the episode "Home")commodore sixty fourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00252781846243511386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-29043787266123803792012-05-14T04:31:37.646-04:002012-05-14T04:31:37.646-04:00Andre, with those SUSPIRIA and THE WARRIORS poster...Andre, with those SUSPIRIA and THE WARRIORS posters in your cubicle how are you not constantly swamped with geek-guys elbowing each other out of the way to get to you?<br /><br />Or maybe you are, I don't know. All I know is that I have never had a girl in my workplace who was that cool. I'm lucky if they know of any music more obscure than Nickleback.<br /><br />As for THE X-FILES, I'd love to see remastered blu-ray releases for each season. The DVDs look fucking horrendous, and considering it was shot on film I'd love to see the original prints used.<br /><br />That was some amazing television for a while, until it just went on far too long.CashBaileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13593976245341180685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-56874809297204991912012-05-11T20:19:28.793-04:002012-05-11T20:19:28.793-04:00I think the drive through adult book store is supp...I think the drive through adult book store is supposed to lessen the shame of going to an adult bookstore, but then, why not just buy stuff on the internet? Wouldn't it be even more awkward to try to describe what you want to the 19 year-old girl working the drive-thru? You'd have to shout it into the speaker so she can hear. I dunno. I guess it's for people on the go who know exactly what they want. "I need the new issue of KNOCKERS and I need it PRONTO! I have errands to run!"<br /><br />I don't know if it's any more ridiculous than a drive-thru liquor store though.<br /><br />To be perfectly honest, if I ever saw a drive-thru adult bookstore, I would HAVE to drive-thru and order something and make jokes along the way. That's an opportunity I couldn't turn down for some reason. SO many possibilities! "how much extra is it for you to throw some bacon on it?"Thomas Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00804326045764733280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-85787340594555500622012-05-11T20:04:52.509-04:002012-05-11T20:04:52.509-04:00Good to hear from you again, Andre. I'm sure w...Good to hear from you again, Andre. I'm sure we were all wondering where you got to.<br /><br />Congrats on the vacation. I'm gearing up for one soon and I'm afraid I'll have to be dragged, kicking and screaming, back into the world when it's all over.<br /><br />Oh, and +1000000 for that ICHI picture.CashBaileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13593976245341180685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-16905857057748974302012-05-11T19:31:16.933-04:002012-05-11T19:31:16.933-04:00Sometimes I flip through all the crappy cable chan...Sometimes I flip through all the crappy cable channels and think "Man, I hope Sneakers is on right now someplace". True story. <br /><br />Donal Logue as a scientist! Timothy Busfield as a bad guy! Stephen Tobolowsky as...well, the guy that Stephen Tobolowsky mostly gets to play. Love that film!Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.com