The Blue Light

The Blue Light

Of all the true tales of high strangeness I've shared with you, none scare me more than this one. Joe--true name withheld for reasons that will become obvious--grew up in the 60s in one of the more upscale Chicago suburbs. After college he returned to his hometown and settled into…
October 31, 201930 Comments
End of the Amazon Revolution

End of the Amazon Revolution

If you travel in the circles where this blog is read, you already know that yesterday Amazon nuked preorders for Jon Del Arroz's and Declan Finn's latest books. Amazon shut down Jon Del Arroz’s Glorified novel along with Declan Finn’s Deus Vult novel from publisher Silver Empire. Publisher Russell Newquist…
October 30, 201919 Comments
Marketing Millennials

Marketing Millennials

A comment by author JD Cowan on yesterday's viral post demonstrates the deliberate memory holing of Generation Y in this article from 2001. Here at the turn of the real millennium, trend forecasters and futurists are pondering new ways of cross-marketing to all of America's biggest consumer groups. First there was the…
October 29, 201920 Comments
The Finders’ Keepers

The Finders’ Keepers

The next time a smug bug man or internet atheist ridicules the religious Right for starting a Satanic Panic back in the 80s, you can serve him this brimming glass of STFU. The “Finders” were a CIA Operation, often described as a 1960s-style commune, in reality they were a cult that…
October 28, 201951 Comments
Combat Frame Data: GCD-01A Castor

Combat Frame Data: GCD-01A Castor

GCD-01A Castor Technical Data Model number: GCD-01A Code name: Castor Classification: general purpose attack combat drone Manufacturer: Lunar Underground modification of a Zeklov-Astraea design Operator: HALO/Lunar Underground First deployment: CY 40 Crew: integrated strong A.I. Height: 18 meters Weight: 85 metric tons Armor type: "1D" carbyne laminar armor Powerplant: cold fusion reactor, max output 1796 KW Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 4x 36,615 kg,…
October 25, 20197 Comments
Pray for James

Pray for James

A Texas jury has sided with a witch who seeks to turn her son into a girl as revenge against her ex-husband. Jeff Younger said his son is happy being a boy and does not desire to be a girl, according to The Texan. James Younger’s pediatrician mother, Anne Georgulas,…
October 24, 201928 Comments
Give Them Nothing

Give Them Nothing

Two indie creators who are wise to Hollywood's contempt for its own audience have determined what must be done--or rather, what must not be done. First up, best selling author and comic book writer Jon Del Arroz exhorts dissenting consumers to starve the Pop Cult beast. We know the story’s going…
October 23, 201949 Comments
SMRT Stories: Reprise

SMRT Stories: Reprise

My earlier post on SJWs cannibalizing the once-mighty White Wolf Publishing occasioned a friend to recommend the 2004 video game *deep breath* Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines. Having lacked a PC capable of running the game back then, I missed it the first time around. I wasn't the only one, either.…
October 22, 201927 Comments
Yes, An Actual Cult

Yes, An Actual Cult

In case anyone still thinks I'm indulging in hyperbole when I call the Left a fanatical Death Cult, let's compare their practices to pioneering psychologist Robert J. Lifton's methods that cults use to brainwash people. Lifton called the following mind control methods Thought Reform. If that strikes an eerily familiar…
October 21, 201915 Comments
Combat Frame Data: MC4I-03

Combat Frame Data: MC4I-03

MC4I-03 Manticore    Technical Data Model number: MC4I-03 Code name: Manticore Classification: mass production long-range indirect fire support/air defense artillery/C4I combat frame Manufacturer: BEC Olympus Operator: Martian Colonial Government/SOC First deployment: CY 32 Crew: 1 pilot/gunner, 1 dedicated electronics specialist/assistant gunner, and 1 onboard Gremlin AI  Size: Length: 58.3m, Width: 32.8m, Height: 26.6m with legs in standard configuration…
October 18, 201910 Comments