Pink Floyd - Pigs

I can't get enough of this song lately. I believe it was markus who called me out on my ignorance of the Animals album, and this song quickly rose to the ranks of my favorites. It might be perfect.

In the Tall Grass

This one has some serious Children of the Corn vibes. It's set in middle America, it has creepy kids, and there's something very similar to He Who Walks Behind the Rows. Did I mention that it's also written by Stephen King and Joe Hill? Yup, that would explain it...

So our protagonists stop by this church in the middle of nowhere, and when they're about to head out, they hear the voice of a young boy in the fields crying out for help. Once they make the decision to go in after him, they find it's next to impossible to get out, and space and time don't seem to make any sense anymore.

It starts off a little tedious, but about halfway through, the pace picks up and it gets a bit more interesting. Now, I wont say its great, but it's certainly watchable. Our leads are adequate and the story has a few good ideas going for it, even if they're not entirely thought out.

It: Chapter Deux

Man, this was a long movie, and I don't think it needed to be. Back in 2017, everyone went gaga over the first part, and I thought it was just okay. People seem to love that Stranger Things vibe and maybe it was somewhat charming, but it wasn't the be all end all of Stephen King adaptions, was it?

Two years later (or 27 years later) the grown-ups are in for the final act, and they're appropriately cast and all that, but so what? Something is off, but the high production values are trying to convince me otherwise.

As our adult protagonists return to Derry, they each have a few nightmares to work through, and the creepiness seems a bit forced. That old lady in the apartment? The gimp in the store cellar? The bully who gives the other bully the knife? It always ends up being some tall googly-eyed cgi monsters and they all made me laugh.

The whole time, I'm noticing a LOT of differences between this and the 1990 original. This adds a few things (bits I'm assuming are in the book) while omitting a few. There's a whole fairgrounds scene, Audra/Audrey is reduced to one scene, we're given some gratuitous violence toward homosexuals, random scattered backstory scenes to showcase more of the kids adventures again, and did I mention how long this movie is? By the time the final battle came on, I saw the runtime still had about an hour to go. Oh my...

Normally, I'm one to suck Stephen King's dick when he's got a new story out, but do I want to suck this movie's dick? Not really. While it was filled with that Hollywood gloss, I just couldn't get myself into it. Not bad, just nothing I'll feel compelled to watch again. Maybe it all felt forced to me. Maybe their friendship didn't seem authentic to me? I don't know, and I definitely don't know why this movie was such a big deal when it came out.

TV KO Winner

The winner is.... Twin Peaks!

All the shows listed were great, but twin peaks has won. This show is phenomenal, and if you haven't watched it, you definitely should! Damn Fine Coffee... I mean show!

Harley Quinn Animated Series

Let me begin this by expressing my absolute hatred of Suicide Squad. That movie is a piece of shit, and anyone involved with it ought to be embarrassed. It's a stain on the director's otherwise solid filmography, and an abomination if there ever was one. I hate DCU movies with a passion and I have no desire to see anymore live-action movies set in that retarded universe, and no desire to watch the new Birds of Prey movie either. Fuck that shit.

While most of DC's pop movie efforts fail, their efforts in other media tend to be loads better. I don't watch any of that CW crap, but that's also better than the movies. Even better than the CW crap is the cartoons. These seem to be targeted toward an older audience with either nostalgia or, in this case... adult humor. Some of those 90s fans are getting old, right?

The still-airing premiere season of Harley Quinn is the kind of bullshit I can get into. It's violent, perverse, and really funny. For this to work though, you have to remember where you are and respect the properties involved. This show can be dumb, but Batman will never break character. He's still a symbol of justice and wont stand for any criminal negligence, but fortunately for the star of this show, she wont run into him very often, because he tends to yield consequences, and Arkham is a bitch to break out of.

So the show begins with Harley breaking up with the apathetic Joker because he never listens or cares about anything she says, so she's trying to make a name for herself, joining forces with Poison Ivy, Clayface, Doctor Psycho, King Shark, and some other shitty villains to find her own way, but it ain't easy for an aspiring female supervillain in a male supervillain dominated world.


"Wow! I've always wondered what the bat cave looked like! So this must be where you fuck the bats!"

TV KO Final Round! 

Twin Peaks(4) vs. The Twilightzone(1959)(3)

Castle Rock - Season 2

I'm not gonna lie. This season was phenomenal. As a seasonal anthology show of sorts, it has almost nothing to do with season 1, thrusting you into a whole new misadventure with new characters. Basically, you're staring a new show in itself, but it wastes no time getting interesting. After the first episode, I was hooked.

The season switches between three storylines that weave in and out of each other. One of which involves the family trauma of Tim Robbins, his nephews, and his adopted Somali family. He plays a conflicted former military bad-ass with a debt to settle, and the only thing that can stop him is the cancer he has. I never realized before, but Tim Robbins is 6' 5"!

Another storyline revolves around Salem's Lot, the Marsten property on top of the hill where witches committed black magic some 400 years ago. Actually, come to think of it... exactly 400 years ago. What else would you expect?

Beyond all that, the main and most interesting storyline revolves around Lizzy Caplan's take on Annie Wilkes. Now Lizzy is fantastic in this role. She really channels that Kathy Bates, but she's also really hot. Even though she's trying to utilize some of the awkard mannerisms, she still looks sexy.

So with her storyline, she moves to Castle Rock, Maine, for reasons you'll find out in an elaborate and engaging backstory. Of course, nothing in Castle Rock comes easy, and when these other plots dig into this one, things get messy.

Since the season wastes no time getting interesting with its 10 episode minimal filler length, every episode has its moments. At least a couple of episodes are basically standalone backstory episodes that are almost like mini-movies, just to keep things interesting. Halfway through the season though, that's when this show pulls some emotional punches. It's very moving and it might make you cry. This is when you realize that this season is top notch.

So toward the end of the season, we have a lot more action and somewhat of an Assault on Precinct 13 vibe, some more witchcraft shit, and some jawdropping Misery. Ooh, that ending... I'm not going to spoil it here, you idiot. Watch the damn season!

Meat Loaf to sue TX Frightmare Con

At last year's annual horror convention in DFW, Meat Loaf's clumsy old ass tripped and he broke his collar bone, leaving the convention before I ever got there. He claims his career is now "ruined" and is trying to sue the convention. And to think I wanted to meet this guy...

https://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/lawsuit-singer-meat-loaf-claims-fall-at-dfw-hotel-ended-his-career/2292138/

TV KO Round 6

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia(2) vs Twin Peaks(3)


The Twilight Zone(1959)(3) vs Seinfeld(2)

TV KO Round 5

Okay, I had a tie from last round, so there will be one matchup of 3 on here.

1. The Office(US)(2)vs Twin Peaks(4)
2. It's Always Sunny in Philedelphia(3) vs Seinfeld(3)
3. South Park vs The Twilightzone(1959)(5) vs Breaking Bad(2)