My Instagram algorithm hit me with a pleasant surprise when a cleaning reel popped up. It showed a horribly messy, filthy home and at the snap of a finger, it was clean. I quickly clicked on the profile and it led me to Aurikatariina, a Finnish YouTuber. Pretty quickly, I could tell she’s ...
A novel that begins with an Edgar Allen Poe quote and a Halloween seance is already a hit from the first few pages. And in chapters following, “The Suffering” by M.J. Mars does not disappoint and lives up to its harrowing beginning. Kyle lives in a stately Victorian mansion which is ...
In the past several months, I decided to delve into the world of podcasts after several feelings of skepticism. But I found the perfect one and I am so glad I did because it produces the best, spooky content. The Midnight Library is a fictional location where its host Miranda Merrick ...
On the main stretch in Ripley, W.Va., sits a place where it’s Halloween every day. And I’m here for it. I Scream Sundae first opened its doors in fall 2019 and it quickly became a favorite with people traveling from all over the state to get a taste of the ice cream “creations.” ...
Some board gamers are lured into games by cover art (me) and some board gamers are lured into games by the designer (also me.) Such is the case with “Kokopelli,” a new game from designer Stefan Feld with art by Markus Erdt. In “Kokopelli,” players use a 26 card deck, with 3 each of 12 ...
"Let's go out to the drive in theater" in the 50s and 60s were a family and teen alternative to indoor theaters. Prices were lower (often opening a picture three to four weeks after the indoor debut), there were double and triple features, by the car load prices and dusk to dawn showings, and ...
Prosthetic RecordsProsthetic Records announces the debut album from WEREWOLVES. A supergroup of sorts, who would no doubt argue that there's rarely anything super about them, WEREWOLVES is Dave Haley (Psycroptic, Ruins, King), Matt Wilcock, and Sam Bean (both of The Bezerker, The Antichrist ...
Have you ever taken a look at the way the world is and wondered, what if it was different?Stupid question nowadays. I'm sure I'm not the only one pining for mundane stuff I would have been complaining about a month-and-a-half ago.Even in escapist fare like comics, people often imagine a ...
If there's a silver lining in this pandemic pandemonium, it's that while most of our regular routines are necessarily disrupted, we should have time for other stuff.Like reading comics.Raiding bargain bins at shops and shows has given me quite the back catalog to peruse, plus great runs from ...
Critically acclaimed North Carolina-based singer/songwriter Sarah Siskind will release Modern Appalachia, her first full-length album in nine years, on April 17. The video for the album's first single, "In The Mountains," debuts today; watch and share."This is the first song I wrote when I ...
