Category Archives: Creepy Columns
Cats (2019): A First Impression Review
If I told you I thought Cats was the scariest movie I’d seen this year, you would think I was making a joke – either at the expense of Cats, a box office bomb that internet movie critics have been gleefully … Continue reading
Monster Spotlight: Assorted Pokemon (Galar Edition)
The vast majority of the images in this article come from scans twitter user Mixeli took of a Japanese player’s guide. You can see more of them in this thread: https://twitter.com/PokeliYT/status/1205572614204329989 The 8th generation Pokemon games, Pokemon Sword and Shield, had a … Continue reading
Monster Spotlight: Assorted Pokemon (Kalos Edition)
The Kalos Region, introduced in Pokemon X an Y, is one of the “short” generations, introducing fewer pokemon than, say, Hoenn or Unova. So why didn’t I put this with its fellow short regions, like Sinnoh, Johto, and Alola? Because I love the … Continue reading
Star Wars and World Building Through Characters, or: Why I’m One of Those Awful Geeks Who Loves the Bounty Hunters
Well gang, a new Star War is upon us, and by the accounts I’ve heard it sounds somewhat mediocre in the way that only a script assembled by a marketing team trying to appeal to as many demographics as possible … Continue reading
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
