Southern Voodoo

I’ve been silently slinking around in the South picking up the scent of fine things and here’s my double secret: Voodoo Tiki Bar & Lounge in Charleston. Get that island magic in a town where the sea breeze knocks out the mo-skeetos and no-see-ums … most of the...

Voodoo Baby

Quit playing around with kids stuff, will you? Get a working toy that’s packed with power. Cute, yes, but also useful. You can get a Voodoo Baby that will make someone love you, eliminate clingy people, silence schemers, and so, so much more. These tiny, palm-sized softies are like...

Has Hell Found You?

Thinking back on WonderCon today and the many, many talented guys I met. Oh, the darkness and the deliriousness of it all!  A favorite—because of his super strip, Hell Has Found Me—is Scott Aleric, a self described “starving artist” (well, he says he isn’t technically...

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 above...

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 I have...