2010 April | Dead Love

5. Be Mine...

The Japanese gangster, Ryu, appeared to be dead. He lay naked, face-up on the heart-shaped bed of the Shakayama Love Hotel. I could see Miura, or what was left of him, a giant looming over the bed, leaning ominously over my lover’s inert form. Both men were reflected in the mirror...

Zombie Underground...

Just surfaced after spending a few days underground. Miss me? As long as I’m on the subject, why don’t I share a bit about a topic close to the bone for every zombie? I’m talking about being buried alive. It’s quite a big deal here in Poe territory where...

Zombies: The Safe Choic...

Sometimes you are forced to choose and no matter how you slice it, zombies are the safe choice. Foamy, Jonathan Ian Masters’s character and Germaine’s ranting neurotic pal, will walk you through the logic. You’ve got to admire a great mind like that. —Erin Orison,...

The Cranberries’ ...

Of course zombies are the stuff that hits are made of and this one is raw and raging. “Zombie” is The Cranberries at their best—very grunge/alternative metal and fierce. From the Irish band’s 1994 album, No Need to Argue, it was a number one hit on an album that...

Other World Dangers...

Should some doors remain closed? Absolutely. But not this one. If you are a supernatural, and even it you aren’t, you’re probably all too familiar with Other World attractions and dangers. Neil Gaiman’s 2002 novel about a little girl who tries out something she shouldn’t...

4. Pachinko Palace (5)...

Lou Lou let out a quick gasp. Her hand covered mine. “By the time I saw him, Orison already knew about the betrayal. Carlyle offered me lotsa yen to get that chip back for Orison,” muttered Miura, “but, I wouldn’t turn on my yakuza brothers, wouldn’t ruin their blackmail...

When Clowns Go Bad...

We know burgers are popular. That little company founded by Richard and Maurice (Mac) McDonald back in the ’50s, for example, has served up over 100 billion of them. One hundred billion! I thought it was more. But sometimes when you think you’re looking for the beef (yeah,...

Remember Psycho?...

Probably one of the scariest scenes in cinema is that shower scene in Psycho, the 1960 horror/thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. You know, the one when Norman Bates attacks that poor girl in the shower. Check out the grim echoes in shower of terror: foamy the squirrel. Anthony...

Zombie Chicks...

Poor Chad. He got eaten by the object of his desire. At least that is how Mike Hampton tells it in the first edition of Zombie Chicks. Not for squeamish lads, this, but truly … colorful. It all goes to show you that, zombie or not, if you lock a gal up in a room and you don’t...

Ghost Girl Rising...

I’ve been underground … gaaaad … and that makes me think about WonderCon again and Little Lost Ghost. I met her along with Alan and Brad at WonderCon 2010 in San Francisco last weekend. Her diary introduces her. She is Miss Fit, a character searching the galaxy for...