For me, what Hellraiser is all about is essentially a spin on the devil's bargain story-the devil offers you what you desire and you take it, only for the true gravity to set on after the wish is granted. The Cenobites offer their brand of pleasure to those who seek them out and solve the puzzle box-something most of…

Oh no, a sheela na gig! My one weakness!

I have a hunch that Katya will be brought back as a way to rectify Rupaul's fuck up this season. Oh, and if you get a chance to see Katya, GO! She's a fucking dynamo and an absolute blast to watch. Plus she's humble and loves talking to fans. What more can you ask for?

Speaking of Bowlderization, I heard this little ditty recently: "15 men on a dead man's chest. Yo Yo Ho and Away We Go!" If a child can't handle a pirate's functional alcoholism, maybe they should stick with black fleeced sheep.

What was the one short story that you had to make the kids read that both they and you absolutely hated? My guess: The Scarlet Ibis

I worked for a government contractor handling defaulted student loans. Customers were, not surprisingly, usually angry and/or upset over their situation, and dealing with them for 8-12 hour stretches (mandatory overtime almost weekly) was especially draining. But that was not nearly as bad as the company itself.…

The end scene, when Van Helsing looks into the clouds and sees the gypsy family beaming down on him, elicited boos in the audience I saw it with.

When I first saw Jaws 3-D on television, I remember taking note of how wretched the special effects were. Maybe 3-D helped (I doubt it), but that whole sequence with the Mama shark crashing through the glass is horrific.

Howard the Duck is many things (and the Duck suit is pretty awful) but the Dark Overlords of the Universe are a pretty well done special effect, albeit within the confines of "this is clearly a puppet" variety".

It worked for Rock Hudson!

I just wish that Ryan Seacrest would finally settle down with one of those gorgeous models he's always linked to. You know, the ones that only appear in strategically placed articles in celebrity gossip magazines or carefully staged photo ops? On the plus side: At the rate he's going, he'll probably end up "dating"…

What's "great" about this show is how hard the producers tried to hammer home the show's conceit ("It's Prince Harry!") yet it's so obvious that the contestants either a.) Don't believe that (most think he's a "duke or earl") or b.) Don't believe that, but play along in order to "win the game". Even the attempts by…

He's a Prince Harry impersonator in "real life".

I loved Cersei's look when Ser Strong lifted her up, as you could see her brain was processing a million thoughts at the moment.

The dialogue in this film alone is full of so many howlers, but my favorite will always be Al Torres, previously the sleazy strip club owner with NO redeeming value, suddenly making an about face and being sensitive and supportive of Nomi's rise to stardom, complete with the immortal line, "It must be weird, not…

What I love about Showgirls-aside from the fact that I find it incredibly funny-is the incredible difference between its original intent and the public's response to it. Here we have a film that once again united the talents of Joe Ezterhas and Paul Verhoeven, the duo responsible for the massively successful Basic…

I wonder how many children experienced the "joy" of forcing their fathers to take them to Toys R Us in order to play Mario Tennis for The Virtual Boy or Super Mario Bros 2: Yoshi's Story for SNES

Rupaul's Drag Race!

Gotta love Jorah's "Barrel roll into sword thrust" attack.

My mother and I would watch the one two punch that was Night Stand with Dirk Dietrick, followed by a full hour of the Howard Stern Show. In retrospect, it was probably out of the ordinary to have bonding time over Hank the Drunken Dwarf passing out in a dental office.