It’s Halloween 1984 in small town Hawkins, Indiana. A group of nerdy kids (and their parents) are getting their lives back together after some highly questionable happenings a year earlier. Young Will is suffering PTSD (not surprisingly), the pumpkin crops are inexplicably decaying in the fields and things are not going well at a certain nearby government laboratory. Welcome to Stranger Things season two. Continue reading She Geek Critique – Stay Strange
Best Geeky Finds – Man, You Sure Know a Lot About Monsters
Dracula… the Wolfman… the Mummy… the creature from the Black Lagoon… Frankenstein’s monster. As a fan of B-movies, a good chunk of movies I love include these creatures (both good and bad). So when I ran across a movie on Hulu I had not seen, The Monster Squad, featuring all of these characters, I knew it was something to be loved. Continue reading Best Geeky Finds – Man, You Sure Know a Lot About Monsters
Meeple Moments – Game of the Month: Red Scare
Occasionally we feature a post from our friends at The Malted Meeple. Their Game of the Month series highlights one of the many games in their libraries at Ravenwood Castle and The Malted Meeple. They briefly describe the game, how to play it, and why they like it.
Game: Red Scare
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GW1 Issue 127 – Playing Catch Up
The past couple weeks have brought some interesting news across the geek world. So this week we decided to play catch up and talk about some of the more interesting stories we’ve come across. From tv to movies to theme parks to cons, we have a little something for everyone this time around. Listen now! Continue reading GW1 Issue 127 – Playing Catch Up
Comics Cosmos – Jonesing for Jessica
It’s been almost a year since we last talked about Jessica Jones. In that post, we looked at the then-new comic book series Jessica Jones (which is still going strong and has some fantastic writing and artwork). But if you’re reading that series or have watched the Netflix shows she’s on, you may be wondering about Jessica’s early days as a hero and her connection to the Avengers. The collection Jessica Jones: Avenger is the book you need. Continue reading Comics Cosmos – Jonesing for Jessica