Category Archives: Creepy Columns
Monster Spotlight: Assorted Pokemon (Unova Edition)
With Part Four of Monster Spotlight’s Pokemon deep dive, we travel to the Unova region, i.e. the first Pokemon land to be inspired by/based on a country that ISN’T Japan! So grab your McDonalds and prepare to buy new pants … Continue reading
Monster Spotlight: Assorted Pokemon (Hoenn Edition)
It’s time for the third part of Monster Spotlight’s ongoing exploration of the Pokemon franchise’s critters, which is getting more weirdly emotional and personal with each installment. This time we’re focusing on monsters who debuted in the Hoenn region, i.e. … Continue reading
Monster Spotlight: Assorted Pokemon (Johto/Sinnoh/Alola Edition)
AS PER LAST TIME, ALL IMAGES ARE OFFICIAL POKEMON COMPANY ARTWORK TAKEN FROM GOOGLE IMAGE SEARCH. Not all pokemon generations are created equal. Like, literally, there are a different number of new pokemon in every individual generation of the games, … Continue reading
Monster Spotlight: The Godzilla Gang Pt. 2
Last time, we looked at the various kaiju Toho studios made from the 50’s – 70’s, what Godzilla fans call the Showa era of kaiju flicks. Now we’re going to look at the kaiju of the 80’s and 90’s, which … Continue reading
Monster Spotlight: (Some of) the Monsters of Resident Evil
Today’s Monster Spotlight tackles a subject almost as near and dear to my heart as Pokemon, and one that similarly left a huge impression on me when it comes to monster design. It’s also one of the most iconic franchises … Continue reading
Monster Spotlight: An Uninformed Jerk’s Perspective on the Monster Hunter Bestiary, Pt. 5
Herein I continue my rambling review of some of the monsters from the Monster Hunter franchise (of which I have only played one game, the Mons game spinoff Monster Hunter Stories)! In today’s entry, we look at the critters in the latest entry … Continue reading
