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, DEAD...

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 went...

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...

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 scheme. But you...

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, I...