Aug 29, 2019Ode to ToolIf the playlists I used to host here and occasionally do now over at The Fantasy Hive didn’t clue you in yet, music plays a large part of...
Nov 29, 2018Ode to 90s Indie FilmsI don’t think I’ve made any secret that I’m a child of the 80s. But I was a teenager during the 90s, which really did a lot to shape me...
Sep 20, 2018Ode to The PrestigeI’m detouring a bit here in that usually these Odes are about more obscure books/ movies that were seminal in my development as an...
May 1, 2018Ode to Cemetery Man (Dellamorte Dellamore)Oh man, this was one of my favorite horror films for many a year. But I guess I should introduce it properly first. Cemetery Man (or...
Jan 19, 2018A Nerdy Walking Tour Of My Long Beach NeighborhoodI lucked out by ending up in Long Beach. After many years freezing our nethers off in the Northeast, the wife and I moved out to the West...
Oct 26, 2017Ode to Something Positive (S*P)Something Positive may not be the first webcomic out there, but it was the first I encountered way back in early 2002. It was my gateway...
Sep 15, 2017Ode to ZardozMan, oh man, where to start with Zardoz, that paragon of 70s sci-fi insanity? I think Hunter S Thompson probably summed it up best: “One...
Aug 8, 2017Ode to ShannaraI know it’s en vogue to bash on Brooks’ books, but the word of Shannara will always hold a special place in my flinty heart. Sure, it’s...
Jun 30, 2017Ode to BlackadderWhen it comes to British comedy, Monty Python reigns supreme. They’re the Tolkien of the fantasy genre in that, while there were those...
May 21, 2017Ode to RiftsThe Grim Tidings Podcast recently wrote an article lauding D&D as an inspiration for many of their grimdark guests (which I hope to join...