Years before the rise of the Ku’ototh and the fall of N’Yoktu, when I was still a mere acolyte, spending my days cataloging clay prayer tablets… Read more “Conquest of the Sphere: A Monk’s Tale”
Tag: Violence
Tabletop RPG Review: Spawn of Azathoth
I read an older edition, because it’s what I own, and because I’m not dropping collector prices for a newer edition. So, perhaps some things I might… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Spawn of Azathoth”
Best and Worst Movies of 2018
Overall, 2018 was a pretty darned good year in film. There were a few dogs, to be sure, but there were also a whole heck of… Read more “Best and Worst Movies of 2018”
Book Review: The Lost World of Communism
“Until 1945 Adolf Hitler was the greatest for us as Germans and I was extremely disappointed when I later found out what kind of person he really… Read more “Book Review: The Lost World of Communism”
Book Review: Brysta of the Dawn
The Hyborian Age was the playground of author Robert E. Howard, who birthed Conan 86 years ago. It is a world of decadent civilization, dark magic, and… Read more “Book Review: Brysta of the Dawn”
Book Review: The Breaking of Northwall
So many books are written every year, it’s inevitable that good stuff falls through the cracks. Sometimes, a book will do well when it first comes out,… Read more “Book Review: The Breaking of Northwall”
Book Review: The Job
William S. Burroughs is a challenging figure in American literature, especially fringe literature. Key to the Beats, but not a part of it; key to drug culture,… Read more “Book Review: The Job”
Comic Review: Invincible Ultimate Collection Volume 7
Oh, my. Robert Kirkman puts us through the wringer, again. The war with the Viltrumite empire comes to its crescendo. Alan kinda grows up. Eve goes through… Read more “Comic Review: Invincible Ultimate Collection Volume 7”
Comic Review: Invincible Ultimate Collection Volume 1-6
These reviews were written between the July 2012 and June 2013 for the In the Mouth of Dorkness blog. I recently reread Volume 6 to get things… Read more “Comic Review: Invincible Ultimate Collection Volume 1-6”
Movie Review: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Probably still the most popular Star Trek film, rivaled only by the 2009 re-launch, “The Wrath of Khan” is a mixed bag for me. On the one… Read more “Movie Review: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan”
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