Nimoy.

I would argue that the real "neglected masterwork" is Perelandra, the second book in the trilogy. My main supporting argument is that Jorge Luis Borges thought so too. (There's a great book by Borges called "The Bestiary of Imaginary Animals", in which he describes various mythological or fictional creatures. There…

This one almost lived up the the name of century plant.

American agaves (Agave americana) are pretty common in California, and they can often be found growing in abandoned lots, along road sides or at old properties which no longer have houses on them. It's common for them to form colonies by sending out shoots, which…

one does not causually borrow the name "The Dark Crystal"

Dammit, I thought this would be about a sequel to The Dark Crystal.

Hah I keep seeing this as a one piece ending at the things, though looking at the feet ruins the illusion. Captain America, showing off some leg.

My daughter is just over 2 1/2 and we've managed to keep her away from princesses so far.

I'm a CAT! And THAT! is whyyyy...I...sing this song! A song...of meow meow meow. SING! a song...a song of meow meow MEOW!

Are you sure it's the most horrifying?

I do, on occasion, wonder why my sense of the world is so twisted...but then, I loved this movie, the Secret of NIMH, the Dark Crystal, and a few other terrifying gems as a kid. Maybe reading Stephen King too early contributed to that, as well.

"They look like big, good, strong hands, don't they? I always thought that's what they were...."

Justin the Captain of the Guards made me feel funny. Probably because he reminded me of Robin Hood.

I ask you to find anything more horrifying to a small child than this scene in the Neverending Story.

They ran this and the other Unico movie "The Fantastic Adventures of Unico" on the Disney Channel often. It was so memorable that I bought the Blu-ray for my sister for her birthday. We both stared at the screen mouthing the words UNICO and singing along with Katy the Cat. Katy's adventures were a powerful cautionary…