What’s your favorite scary movie? The question that defined an entire generation of horror fans ignited once again with the release of the Scream 5 trailer, promising another installment of … Continue reading Geeky Waffle Podcast Episode: Scream
By Guest Writer Alan Holmes *Potential spoilers for all major Star Wars properties. You’ve been warned. May the Force be with you. It’s often said that life is a balancing … Continue reading Star Wars: Sith- Into the Depths of the Dark Side
By Guest Writer Alan Holmes “Three Mothers, lost to time, predating all Christian invention. Pre-God, pre-Devil; Mother Tenebrarum, Mother Lachrymarum, and Mother Suspiriorum: tears, darkness, and sighs.” Such are the … Continue reading Volktales – A Tale of Two Suspirias
SPOILERS FOR HALLOWEEN KILLS When you get down to it, Michael Myers is a homebody. The same thing tying Jason Voorhees to Camp Crystal Lake and Freddy Krueger to the … Continue reading Halloween Kills Review: The Night He Came Home. Again.
The third season of Netflix’s serial killer drama You premieres later this week, and from the look of the trailer, this new season promises plenty of blood as Joe Goldberg … Continue reading You: Candace Deserved Better
Frode stood clutching the bulkhead behind him, pupils dilating, trying to make out even the vaguest of shapes, but without success. It was if whatever was out there destroyed the … Continue reading Plants vs. Zombies vs. Sith- Star Wars: Red Harvest Book Review
The Saw franchise features several characters and protagonists, from David Tapp to Daniel Rigg to Peter Strahm, who seemed to be at the height of consequential story arcs before they … Continue reading Saw: The Untapped Potential of Allison Kerry
The final trailer for Halloween Kills was recently released, and throughout its intense 2-minute run-time, it revealed the bloody fate of a character audiences met in the original Halloween film … Continue reading Halloween Kills Final Trailer Reveals Fate of Marion Chambers
Surviving a horror movie takes a considerable amount of skill and good luck. Not every character is cut out for the horror genre, and they serve one purpose only; to add … Continue reading Unexpected Horror Movie Survivors
Note: I will be discussing minor spoilers in my book review, so consider this your official spoiler warning. Han grunted as the lift reached the infirmary level and stopped. Zahara … Continue reading They’re Coming to Get You Chewbacca- Star Wars: Death Troopers Book Review
If you’re a character in the Child’s Play franchise, chances are you probably won’t emerge from the series of horror films starring everyone’s favorite killer doll, Chucky (Brad Dourif), unscathed. … Continue reading Child’s Play and the Messed Up Fate of Alice Pierce
Welcome back to Mack’s Musings! Today I’m analyzing another mystery novel, Strong Poison, written by Dorothy L. Sayers. I love a good mystery, and I’ve previously read and reviewed Indemnity … Continue reading How the Women of Strong Poison Get It Done
Ranking Disney songs is no easy task, especially when the competition includes “Circle of Life,” “Let it Go,” and “Part of Your World.” Music is a quintessential element of the … Continue reading Top Five Underrated Disney Songs
From secret agents to deadly spies and assassins, Kelly Hu is no stranger to the worlds of action and science fiction. The actor and model boasts an impressive 133 acting … Continue reading Why Kelly Hu’s Callie Cartwig Left The 100
The first half of Masters of the Universe: Revelation made its Netflix debut on July 23, 2021. The sequel series to Filmation’s He-Man and the Masters of the Universe picks … Continue reading Examining Fan Backlash: Masters of the Universe: Revelation
Surviving the horror genre, regardless of the medium, is no easy task. Even some of the strongest and most determined characters meet the grim reaper in the end, thanks to bloodthirsty … Continue reading More Horror TV Victims Who Should’ve Survived
It’s been a tumultuous time for the Animal Crossing: New Horizons community. Many fans of one of Nintendo’s best-selling life simulator games on the Switch were disappointed when New Horizons … Continue reading Six Features From the Original Animal Crossing That Should Return to New Horizons
David Duchovny played FBI special agent Fox Mulder on the hit science-fiction series, The X-Files. Created by Chris Carter, the show originally aired on Fox from 1993 to 2002 for nine seasons, consisting of 202 episodes and … Continue reading The X-Files: Why David Duchovny Left the Sci-Fi Series
While dragons, ice zombies, and powerful sorceresses appeared in the pop culture phenomenon that is HBO’s Game of the Thrones, the series, adapted from the novels by George R.R. Martin, wasn’t … Continue reading Murder Among Kings: History of the Blood Feud
While they may not be as common as their murderous male counterparts, female villains prove time and again that they are just as bloodthirsty and not to be underestimated. The horror genre … Continue reading Five Female Horror Movie Villains You Might Not Know About
Jessica Lange’s memorable performances in the horror anthology series American Horror Story garnered her much attention and praise, including two Primetime Emmys and a Golden Globe award. The morally complex and tortured … Continue reading Why Jessica Lange Left American Horror Story
For three seasons, Jessica Brown Findlay played the charming and beloved youngest Crawley daughter, Lady Sybil, in the British historical drama Downton Abbey. Created by Julian Fellows, Downton Abbey follows the lives of the aristocratic … Continue reading Downton Abbey: Why the Show Killed Jessica Brown Findlay’s Lady Sybil Crawley
The evil twin concept is one of the most prevalent tropes in popular culture and is often used to stir up drama among the main cast and keep the audience … Continue reading Star Trek: Forget Lore, The Next Generation Almost Gave Data An Android Love Interest
For seven seasons, Yuri Sardarov played fan-favorite firefighter Brian “Otis” Zvonecek on the television series Chicago Fire, but in the Season 8 premiere episode, “Sacred Ground,” Otis dies from injuries he sustained while … Continue reading Chicago Fire: Why & How Yuri Sardarov’s Otis Died
Ring the Abby bells and prepare the feast! Netflix is currently developing an adaptation of the bestselling fantasy books written by Brian Jacques. The 22-book series follows the adventures of … Continue reading Redwall: Seven Female Villains Who Make the Series Great
Jason Isaacs played Captain Gabriel Lorca in the first season of Star Trek: Discovery. Dark, cold and mysterious, Lorca often made decisions challenging the ideas of what a proper Starfleet captain should be. … Continue reading Star Trek: What Happened to the Real Gabriel Lorca?
The horror genre is not an easy genre to survive. Even some of the most determined characters meet the grim reaper in the end, thanks to ambitious bloodthirsty writers looking … Continue reading Horror TV Victims Who Should’ve Survived
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, the protagonist in Louise Penny’s debut novel Still Life, is a different breed of detective, unlike most detectives I saw on television and movies or read … Continue reading Examining the Role of Armand Gamache in Louise Penny’s Still Life
Fans of the long-running military sci-fi drama Stargate SG-1 were shocked when the series was abruptly canceled in 2007. The Syfy Channel announced the series’ closure just as SG-1 aired its 200th episode, making it the first … Continue reading Why Stargate SG-1 Ended With Season 10
When the popular teen drama The O.C. was airing in the early 2000s, fans of the show were shocked when leading lady Marissa Cooper, played by Mischa Barton, was gravely injured in a car … Continue reading The O.C.: Why Mischa Barton’s Marissa Was Killed Off
Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 film Psycho is one of the most iconic and chilling films in history. It introduces the charming and unstable Norman Bates, who gives other horror movie villains a run for their … Continue reading How Bates Motel Changed Psycho’s Iconic Ending
When Star Trek: The Next Generation began airing in 1987, it took awhile for the series and for the new crew of the USS Enterprise to find their footing and break out from the shadow … Continue reading Star Trek: Why Commander Riker Grew a Beard for The Next Generation Season 2
Fringe is a sci-fi series created by J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci that premiered on the Fox Network and concluded in 2013 after five seasons and 100 episodes. The series … Continue reading Fringe: Why the Fox Series Ended With Season 5
For five seasons, George Clooney played heartthrob and pediatric surgeon Dr. Doug Ross on ER. His role as the charming, womanizing bad-boy was met with almost overnight success, with the show becoming television’s most-watched … Continue reading ER: Why George Clooney’s Doug Ross Left the Series
Welcome to the third entry of the “Horror Movie Victims Who Should’ve Survived” series, in which I take a look at the characters in horror movies who, despite their best … Continue reading Even More Horror Movie Victims Who Should’ve Survived
Before Superman & Lois, the CW chronicled Clark Kent’s early life in the long-running superhero series Smallville, which aired for a staggering 217 episodes. Over ten seasons, audiences watched a young Clark … Continue reading Smallville: How The CW Show Ended
Parks and Recreation, a mockumentary comedy series that aired on NBC from 2009 to 2015, is known for its cast of colorful characters, including bureaucrat and Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation, … Continue reading Parks and Recreation: Why Rashida Jones’ Ann Perkins Left the Series
Vampyr is an enthralling action role-playing video game developed by Dontnod Entertainment in which the player assumes the role of the recently turned vampire and prominent surgeon Dr. Jonathan Reid as he traverses … Continue reading Top Five Characters From Vampyr
It’s a showdown that’s 60 years in the making. The long-awaited rematch between the two most famous kaiju, or Titans, of all time, is finally upon us after decades of … Continue reading Clash of the Titans: Godzilla vs. Kong Review
Horror movie characters have it rough. The chances of their survival are extremely slim, especially when they’re sharing the screen with iconic and terrifying killers like Jason Voorhees and Freddy … Continue reading More Horror Movie Victims Who Should’ve Survived–Horror Obsessive Edition
When Ridley Scott’s sci-fi horror flick Alien premiered in 1979, it introduced audiences to the terrifying and hulking Xenomorph and the doomed but memorable seven-member crew of the Nostromo. Despite their best efforts to blast … Continue reading Alien: An Original Crew Member Is Canonically Trans
Denise Crosby, the granddaughter of famous singer Bing Crosby, is well known for playing Lt. Tasha Yar, the Chief Security Officer onboard the USS Enterprise in the first season of Star … Continue reading Star Trek: Denise Crosby Almost Played a DIFFERENT Next Generation Character
Played by Nana Visitor, Kira Nerys is one of the main characters from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the third series in the Star Trek universe franchise. A Bajoran militia officer assigned to … Continue reading Star Trek: Why Ensign Ro Was NOT In Deep Space Nine
The science fiction genre features some of the most terrifying and iconic villains of all time, from the hulking and imposing Darth Vader to the cybernetic menace of the Borg … Continue reading Five Underrated Villains from Science Fiction
Star Trek is a huge pop culture phenomenon that’s introduced audiences to iconic and beloved characters, from the original series‘ Spock (Leonard Nimoy) to Deep Space Nine‘s Odo (René Auberjonois) and Voyager‘s Seven of Nine (Jeri … Continue reading Star Trek: Why The Next Generation’s Wesley Crusher Was So Hated
Star Trek: Voyager premiered in 1995 and as the fifth installment in the franchise. The show, which ran for seven seasons, follows the adventures of Captain Katheryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) and the … Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Why Jennifer Lien’s Kes Left in Season 4
When Star Trek: Deep Space Nine aired in 1993, it set itself apart from any Star Trek show preceding it with its stagnant primary location of a large space station, darker tone and focus on serialized … Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Why Terry Farrell’s Jadzia Dax Left After Season 6
In 1999, Canadian audiences got their first glimpse into the halls of Redwall Abbey—a large, red sandstone Abbey that serves as a sanctuary and beacon of peace for the animals … Continue reading Redwall the TV Series Added a Tragic Backstory for Matthias
UPDATED Previously I posted an updated list of Six Horror Movies You’ve (Probably) Never Seen, so here is an updated version of an earlier post I wrote back in October … Continue reading Another Six Obscure Horror Movies to Add to Your List
Fans of the Elder Scrolls rejoice. Thanks to Daggerfall Unity, players can now experience the epic fantasy game Daggerfall, which released in 1996, in the modern era of gaming. Daggerfall … Continue reading Daggerfall Unity Restores an Elder Scrolls Classic- Breakdown and Installation Guides
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