That John Darnielle seems like a guy I could get along with, if I weren't so intimidated by the quality work he puts out all the time.

For all the negative responses to Jonah and Matt, I think the podcast would be pretty boring as soon as guests outside Hardwick's wheelhouse came on.  I think the guy's pretty funny, but he seems to be really interested in a few key areas (COMEDY, bluegrass, some gaming) and really bereft when it comes to others.  I'm…

Stephen Gammell's illustrations of Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories transformed those already unsettling tales into the stuff of pure nightmares.  The new editions booted Gammell's pictures, which seems unfair to generations of children who will no longer stumble on images of rotten faces, hydrocephalic dwarves, and…

Stephen Gammell's illustrations of Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories transformed those already unsettling tales into the stuff of pure nightmares.  The new editions booted Gammell's pictures, which seems unfair to generations of children who will no longer stumble on images of rotten faces, hydrocephalic dwarves, and…

Agreed.  I'm an unapologetic fan of the smodcast network (though Smith's cohosts, in particular Garman and Mosier tend to eclipse him in terms of coherence and humor), but ignoring Mohr and Tell 'Em Steve-Dave always grates me about Podmass.  Those guys never issued a "no screenings for critics" screed, and tend to…

Brutal Legend was especially frustrating because of the ludicrous RTS controls for the Xbox controller. I want to go back and finish it for the excellent story and design, but Jesus Christ, at a certain point those battles become so tedious and mind-numbing.

I watched this movie…
while making out in a girl's basement. She jerked her head at some point and gave me a nosebleed, and both our mouths were filled with blood.

Good point. I just wish the whole thing was more readily available, like those beautiful new collections of Creepy and Eerie. Hadn't even considered the creator-owned nature of the whole project when I wrote that.

Captures horror like no other
Great interview. I remember looking through the first Saga of Swamp Thing trade when I was 10 or 11, and actually feeling my skin crawl because of the intricate detail in the horrible rotting things crawling through the book. Funny enough, when I finally read through the whole thing at…

Excruciating and depressing
I'm not sure I've ever read anything so longwinded, boring, and apa-fucking-thetic on AVC ever. For a snob who is obsessed with the old-timey past (like every prick who whines about how superheroes ruined comic book art) Seth manages to capture the Gen X hyper-detachment syndrome with…

As long as there's Kilowog I'm happy…
Ya Poozers!

Jesus Christ!
Same arpeggio riffs for over ten years now! Terrible, terrible band. Like the Casualties, but with longer wallet chains.

I think they suffered from a lot of same-sounding output in a very short amount of time. I snagged basically their entire discography from the campus radio station and I remember it being at least 5 CDs thick, with maybe 1 EP/single in the whole bunch. If I chopped that down to 1 greatest hits list, I think I'd be…

Rainer Maria
Glad you gave these guys a brief write-up. I managed to see them quite a few times during 3 hellish semesters at Fairfield University in CT. Their sets were never less than stellar and uplifting, and lamentably ignored while hipsters dissected the headlining act. Bonus points to all 3 members for being…

Thanks Heller
Seriously, thanks for writing about new CDs I actually give a shit about.

Really looking forward to this
I was anxious about the director changeup, but this review has me hopeful. Haven't seen any of the other Ketchum adaptations made so far (The Girl Next Door and The Lost), but I really don't want to miss this. While it's not Ketchum's strongest work, the guy is relentless and I for one…

where film criticism goes to die = best IMDB description ever
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I'm so disgusted that my skin actually itches all over, like I genuinely need to shower. Their molars look like a block of blue cheese I left in my fridge for about 2 years. I cannot imagine the smell that comes out from their filthy gumholes.

The Terminal Not a Demerit?
I really thought this one was worse than Hook (maybe because I was too young to be annoyed by Robin Williams when I first saw it). I remember being thoroughly disappointed by the Terminal as soon as it ended, and really disgusted by parade of product placement. Tom Hanks continually…

Posting King Horse…
Just about made my head burst from awesomeness. Definitely my favorite Elvis song since hearing the amazing live version on the "Punch the Clock" bonus disc. +100 points to Noel.