Archive for October, 2006

DVD REVIEW . Asylum (1972)

by Chris   ⋅   October 11, 2006   ⋅   Comment [1]

With Halloween just around the corner, some of you adventurous souls are probably looking for a few new holiday scares. While the gorehounds will love Evil Aliens, others of you are probably looking for “higher-brow” entertainment. Horror that deals with the darker facets of the human condition: guilty consciences, deals made in desperation, jilted lovers, [...]

Spinach kills, carrot juice paralyzes

by Kris   ⋅   October 10, 2006   ⋅   Comment now

What could be worse than e.coli in Salinas spinach/irrigation water? Bugs Bunny Botulism! Bolthouse Farms Carrot Juice* is widely distributed to many U.S. markets such as Whole Foods and Costco, and usually a tasty treat on the rocks for Chris. But it was in Canada a couple of weeks ago, when two [...]

Most people believe that a dolphin pours freezing cold water on a tape recorder…

by Kris   ⋅   October 10, 2006   ⋅   Comments [2]

The reason I reread this first sentence (quoted below) was actually because at first glance, I was like “wait, state changing (liquefied) dolphins? Cool”.
Now I don’t want to encourage it, but sometimes skimming through spam is a hoot. But what if it isn’t a word randomizer, but actually some guy in [...]

MOVIE REVIEW . Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

by Chris   ⋅   October 8, 2006   ⋅   Comment [1]

So The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning is out and the reviews are about as one could have expected. Mainstream critics don’t care for horror movies, nor do they care for prequels, and certainly not horror prequels for horror remakes. Their outraged cries of the disgusting and disturbing nature of these films never fail to [...]

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