When I was a kid I was not very into anything remotely scary. I stayed away from Halloween, hid whenever certain episodes of the Twilight Zone came on, and most of all judged certain books by their covers if they looked scary. I especially did this with the Goosebumps books. This is why it wasn’t until 6th grade that I even cracked a Goosebumps book, and that was the superhero book (if you’ve watched the even worse TV show you may recall this is the episode with Adam West donning his tights again) because it had a campy image on the cover instead of something scary like Slappy the dummy. Around this time the television show premiered on Fox and I enjoyed it a lot. There were some episodes I couldn’t handle, mainly because at that age I couldn’t recognize really bad CGI. Continue reading Best Geeky Finds – Listeners Beware, There Is No Scare
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Irregular’s Intel – Summer Reading
Spring is pretty much in full swing and summer isn’t far behind. I start looking forward to the season finale of my favorite shows and begin planning my binge watching and summer reading. Let’s be honest, the TV has a strong hold and I know that my reading is nothing like it has been in the past. But I always manage to kick it up a bit once the shows end. Continue reading Irregular’s Intel – Summer Reading
Irregular’s Intel – Game to Page: The Video Game Based Novel
I do have to admit, I have read my share of novel adaptations. Mostly movie, although there have been some television series thrown in there for fun, too. Oh, there was that awesome time in the mid to late 90s when Marvel turned out some really good original prose for their more popular characters. However, that is not why I write this piece. Continue reading Irregular’s Intel – Game to Page: The Video Game Based Novel
Best Geeky Finds – Vampires, and Werewolves, and Those Freaky Silent Brothers
Clary Fray is a normal teenager. She spends her days drawing and hanging out with her best friend, Simon. Having died when she was young, Clary doesn’t know anything about her father or any of her family’s past. When she asks her mother, Jocelyn, or her uncle, Luke, they feign ignorance or change the subject. Then one night she witnesses a murder at a night club which only she can see. To make matters worse, not only does the murderer, Jace, start following her around, but she receives a phone call from her mother as she is being attacked and kidnapped. Continue reading Best Geeky Finds – Vampires, and Werewolves, and Those Freaky Silent Brothers
Whatz Your Geek? – Julie from Akron
This week I got to interview a very funny and talented friend of mine, Julie Lombardy. So, let’s find out what her geek is.
V: Tell us a little about yourself?
JL: I’m a self-appointed Akron Ambassador, jewelry maker, friend, daughter, and out of control book addict. Continue reading Whatz Your Geek? – Julie from Akron