One Saturday morning in the very early eighties, I was watching cartoons and eating Honey Nut Cheerios. It was still dark outside and my parents and sister weren’t up yet and this commercial came on and changed my life:
At some point I believe I had just about every MOTU figure and vehicle there was to get and I had duplicates of some of them. Later on it was Gi-Joe, Thundercats, Super Powers, Transformers, and then Rambo. (I already had a bunch of Star Wars stuff.)
http://youtu.be/15mCXhELNzM
Well, I guess the new Man of Steel movie was pretty good. Or so I’ve heard. Unfortunately I don’t get out to the movies very often these days. It’s something I doubt I’ll be able to remedy any time soon as I’m about to double up on my no time for movie watchingness. It’s a rough life.
Long before MoS came out the net was a flutter with discussions about Superman and how they were going to make him cool again. They had their gritty Batman, true, but Batman is just one guy to be taking on The Avengers (as a team and as individuals), the X-Men, and Spiderman.
Just what was Warner going to do to make Supes compelling? I haven’t seen the movie so I’m not sure but from the looks of it, I guess they came up with “angsty.” And it’s a big hit and everyone seems happy with it all so I suppose that’s that.
Except it’s not that. What’s going to happen is that they’re going to have to find a way to keep him interesting now to keep the franchise going and to do that someone is going to have to get creative. And what’s the best way to develop a godlike character that’s completely invincible and has an incorruptible morality? (more…)
Hello Minions.
Tonight we have a gruesome guest post by our friend London McGuire. Please welcome London to the Coven.
Unnatural Cravings: Top 5 Fictional Cannibals
Looking for something to satiate your hunger for truly horrifying entertainment? Need new characters to spice up your usual fare of axe-murderers and zombies? From traditional horror to sci-fi and even musicals, these culinary criminals provide some of the most frightening (and disgusting) moments in television and movie history. While there are many other fictional cannibals worthy of your attention, these five are the prime cuts based on their deliciously evil crimes, popularity and overall creepiness.
Hey there loyal SD Minions! Tonight we have a special episode: The 200th blog post on scarydad.com! Roughly 100 episodes ago we celebrated our 100th Episode Extravaganza and we thought that was impressive. This almost double the accomplishment, so I think we should be at least 2/3 more excited, don’t you?
The first post went live about 13 lucky months ago and since then, well let me just say it’s been a fun and eventful year.
Hello my Minions.
Tonight Victoria from The Autodidact in the Attic provides us with a review of the new movie Hell Baby. Thanks Victoria!!!
I’ve probably mentioned before that it’s really hot where I live. Halloween, outside of the regular fun it brings, also means that we can go outside and play again. It’s the harvest and the promise of holidays, cold air, wood smoke, and festivals. It’s not just a day or a month; it’s a feeling. Unfortunately, that feeling is seasonal and, for me anyway, gone all too quickly.
So, I spend my time looking for things that keep that feeling alive. I scour the internet looking for stuff that truly defines the meaning and the spirit of my favorite time of year. A while back I was doing some scouring and I came across an artist who captures both the meaning and the spirit perfectly. When I saw Heather Gleason’s art I immediately felt a cool northerly breeze and caught the scent of caramel and cinnamon and burning leaves…
