John Horner Jacobs’ novel, Southern Gods, is like The Muppets. Yes, the one with Jason Segel. Just with more tentacles. And mind-blasting things from beyond. Let me explain. […]
The Right Mix of Insanity and Reality: Double Dead and Bad Blood by Chuck Wendig
Let me start here: I recommend Double Dead and Bad Blood for fans of vampires, zombies, and Preacher. Because like Garth Ennis’ epic comic run on Preacher, the […]
Review: CODEX BORN by Jim C. Hines
I’ve been reading Jim Hines since the Goblin series of books – and full disclosure, I know and like him as a person as well. That said, liking […]
Why You Should See Pacific Rim (Especially if You’re A Writer)
Pacific Rim is a thoroughly unsubtle film, and brilliantly gorgeous fun as it delivers EXACTLY what it promises. It hits the ground running, and doesn’t stop. And while […]
Prepare for Descent!
Oh, how I remember this game. And if you don’t remember this game… it’s got for real six-axis controls and tunnels and robots and missiles and… oh, yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. […]
A PR Person From Grammarly Wanted A PR Post; I Gave Them A Review Instead
(See updates at https://ideatrash.net/2013/12/dear-grammarly-your-pr-relies-on-scammy.html and https://ideatrash.net/2013/12/in-which-grammarlys-pr-continues-to-be.html) I used Grammarly to grammar check this post, because a marketing guy annoyed me by suggesting how I talk about a product […]