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It Was in the Film

We've documented a fair share of hauntings over the years of this blog's existence. Once the reality of the ghost phenomenon has been established, the question becomes, if a movie theater can be haunted, why not a movie? Director Alex Monty Canawati may have answered that question with his 2013…
August 31, 202310 Comments
Death Angel

Combat Frame Data: Death Angel

XCD-208D Death Angel    Technical Data Model number: XCD-208D Code name: XSeed Angel King Dex Trapper Custom Nickname: Death Angel Classification: custom Two-series Sentinel use combat frame Manufacturer: PAX modification of ISBC design Operator: PAX First deployment: CY 99 Crew: 1 pilot in cockpit in chest Height: 21 meters Weight: 126 metric…
August 30, 2023
Princess of Mars protagonist John Carter

How to Write Protagonists

If your protagonist sucks, your story will suck. The engine that drives every story has three parts: a protagonist, something the protagonist wants, and an antagonist (human, environmental, psychological, etc.) who obstructs the protagonist's attainment of that goal. When you relate what the protagonist does to overcome the obstacles in his…
August 29, 20232 Comments
True Likeness

The True Likeness

Regular readers of this blog have known for some time that the Shroud of Turin is the real deal. In fact, a surfeit of physical and historical evidence - including a compelling logical chain of custody - makes denying that the shroud is the burial cloth of Jesus the much…
August 28, 20232 Comments
Woke Soyjak

Woke Is the New Racist

Come one, come all to the ongoing tug-of-war between two Boomer memes! The prize? 2/3 of US consumer dollars. Politicians and businesses cower in fear of being accused of racism. As we saw during the George Floyd riots, a racism charge is perceived to be so serious that many businesses…
August 25, 20239 Comments
Shugyo

Combat Frame Data: YCF-HA124 Shugyo

YCF-HA124 Shugyo Technical Data Model number: YCF-HA124 Codename: Heavy Armor XSeed Marine Nickname: Shugyo Classification: experimental assault use heavy armor combat frame Manufacturer: BEC modification of a UC Arms design Operator: UCP First deployment: CY 99 Crew: 1 pilot in cockpit in chest Height: 20 meters, 22 meters with antenna Weight:…
August 24, 20234 Comments
Mud Creek Bridge

It Was on the Bridge

The following legend, which I heard first on Midnight Broadcast, comes courtesy of Fringe Paranormal. The legend of the Elmore Rider is quite familiar to the residents of this town. Every year on March 21, the alleged anniversary of the motorcyclist’s death, residents and visitors from outlying areas converge at…
August 23, 2023
Zero Wing

Make Your Time

For new writers, the challenge of finding a dedicated time to write amid the demands of everyday life can feel like navigating a maze. We all know the exhilaration of having a story to tell or an idea to convey, yet the modern world piles on commitments that seem to…
August 22, 20232 Comments
Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

Frequent readers of this blog will already be acquainted with my appreciation for the films of Michael Mann. Today we follow the great director down a sudden career turn that proved as entertaining as it was novel. And I mean that last in both senses of the word. Mann's 1992…
August 21, 20233 Comments
Legion

Combat Frame Data: Legion

XCD-MD230 Legion   Technical Data Model number: XCD-MD230 Code name: Legion Nickname: Golden Demon Classification: prototype modular combat frame Manufacturer: BEC modification of a Zephyr Labs design Operator: Martian Royal Vanguard/UCP First deployment: CY 99 Crew: originally vat-grown brain x6; modifications added 1 pilot in cockpit in chest Height: 19 meters,…
August 18, 2023