Feature: The Ray Bradbury Story That Helped Inspire Godzilla
Today is Godzilla Day, which marks the anniversary of the original Godzilla opening in Japan on November 3, 1954. Every year around this date, the conversation tends to circle the…
Noirvember: Why The Maltese Falcon Still Defines Film Noir
Let’s start with the bird. The black statuette at the centre of The Maltese Falcon is one of the most famous MacGuffins in cinema, and it racks up a body…
Noirvember Retrospective: The Shadow’s Legacy Across Pulp Fiction, Radio, and Comics
Long before masked vigilantes became a staple of comic books and superhero cinema, one mysterious crime fighter was already making criminals fear the darkness. The Shadow emerged from the pages…
Noirvember: What Is Film Noir, and Why Does It Still Matter?
Film noir is one of those terms that seems easy to understand until you try to define it. We know the images: dark streets, rain-slicked pavement, characters hiding secrets, and…
Movie Review – Haunt Season: A Slasher That Makes You Care Too Much
There is a piece of writing advice often attributed to Dorothy J. Heydt that I have always found particularly useful: the Eight Deadly Words, “I don’t care what happens to…
Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2026 – Worth the price of admission or should you just wait for a highlight reel?
The Portland Retro Gaming Expo is the second largest video game convention in the United States. A convention I have been attending for well over a decade. While usually working…
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil Gets What Modern Evil Dead Movies Are Missing
I might be in the minority here, but I think Tucker & Dale vs. Evil understands what makes Evil Dead work better than the franchise’s modern films. That might sound…
Editorial: Evil Dead Has Survived Without Ash, But It Still Needs a Hero
Every horror franchise eventually has to answer the same question: what happens when the face of the series walks away? A Nightmare on Elm Street has spent years dealing with…
Editorial: Is Zelda II: The Adventure of Link a Metroidvania? Not Quite, But It Should Have Been
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is still one of the strangest entries in Nintendo’s entire Zelda catalogue, and that strangeness is exactly why the game refuses to go away.…
6 Essential Sword and Sorcery Books Every Beginner Should Read
Sword and sorcery is fiction built on lean plots, dangerous magic, and heroes who are far more concerned with staying alive than saving the world. The stakes tend to be…