Look, you either like vampire horror or you don’t, and I can sympathize with both points of view on this. But it’s nearly Halloween. So after reading The Strain, I’m inclined to give the genre the benefit of the doubt again — as long as the vampires remain monstrous and not the objects of ludicrous teen romance. There are only two real vampire novels, of course: Bram […]
Who’s the Nazi now?
As someone who used to write newspaper columns and now tries to write blog posts at least four times a month, I can understand the tremendous pressure to come up with topics. Even a lame-ass site like this one is a hungry beast. The more gruel I shovel at it, the more it wants. Sometimes you get desperate. Yesterday I came this close to writing something about […]
An apocalyptic dream goes sour
I was frequently inattentive in Sunday school, so it’s possible I missed the part about Jesus endorsing the murder of police. But at first glance, the plan by these dozen or so dopey loons in Michigan to battle the Antichrist seems at best quixotic, and at worst seriously in conflict with the core tenets espoused by the Prince of Peace. But that’s always the way. When boys […]
Report from the Netflix queue: ‘The Nazis’
I’ve been watching The Nazis: A Warning from History, which is probably not the best way to dispel a dark mood in the dead of winter. Especially with the world as we know it now atilt, and the objects on it trembling slightly toward the edge. OK, maybe I exaggerate. I’m not one of those dummies who equates every small bump in the road in America with […]