This Review will be featured in Mile High Horror’s Zine What Evil Lurks, Vol 3 #3 In 2007, the horror movie genre had a lot going for it. From the originaldark fantasy of Guillermo Del Toro’s El Laberinto Del Fauno (Pan’s Labyrinth)to sequels in the Saw and Resident Evil franchises to the adaptation of thegraphicContinue reading “1408: A Room in Review”
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To the Moon! And Beyond: When Horror Franchises go to Space
Sci-Fi Horror has a long and rich history. From the Alien films of the 1970sto more modern offerings such as Sunshine and Life, the final frontier of spaceoffers an escape into an unknown, terrifying universe. But what happens whenlong-established franchises make the leap outside of Earth’s gravity? To answerthis, I watched four of the mostContinue reading “To the Moon! And Beyond: When Horror Franchises go to Space”
The Melts: Part 2
“Help. Me” The three knocks were accompanied by the faintest voice. Looking out the peephole, I saw the figure, a lanky, thinly looking man with a ragged pair of jeans on, a long black sweater with gloves, and a black ski mask that obstructed his face. I was about to let him in when whenContinue reading “The Melts: Part 2”
The Melts: Part 1
In Deepest Winter/When Worst Cold Is Felt/Beware the Three Knocks/Beware Of The Melts -Folk Rhyme, Origin Unknown Seven Degrees. A measurement that I had previously associated with being connected to someone. In my new home in Colorado, it served as a reminder that outside was an inhospitable wasteland. Inside wasn’t much more friendly. The primaryContinue reading “The Melts: Part 1”
2021 In Review: The Year I joined the Great Resignation and gained a life out of it.
It was May of 2021. I had just gotten my second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the pandemic was on the downswing in Colorado, and we were just coming out of an incredibly snow filled winter. I had only moved to the day shift of my previous job after a medical incident that left meContinue reading “2021 In Review: The Year I joined the Great Resignation and gained a life out of it.”
The 10th Hour
This Piece Was Originally Published in Mile High Horrors Bimonthly Publication “What Evil Lurks” Winter Solstice. The best shift for an overnight guard. Despite this, I’m dreading the 12 hours that I will be on this shift due to swing shift calling out sick. 12 hours means three patrols of the building, twelve hourly logs,Continue reading “The 10th Hour”
The Day I Bought the Gas Masks
It was a cool early November in West Denver. My roommate at the time and I were worried about the results of the November 2020 election, as Donald Trump, regardless of whether he was going to win or lose, was sowing doubt as to whether the election was legitimate. Already having secondhand experienced the GeorgeContinue reading “The Day I Bought the Gas Masks”
The True Horrors of a Cemetery: A journey to Riverside
When I did my RTD infrastructure ride for the N-Line, I took a short diversion into Riverside Cemetery. As I rode into the cemetery from a road scarily close to traffic, it felt as, for a moment, the city disappeared. The graves started out small, increasing in size while I road into the cemetery. TheContinue reading “The True Horrors of a Cemetery: A journey to Riverside”
Two Cigarettes, Delta Surge, and new Work: A short reflection on the Scorching Summer of 2021
As the early signs of fall start to appear along the Front Range and summer starts to recede, now more than ever seems like a time to reflect on one of the more aggressive summers of my lifetime. The biggest lowlight for me was the fact air quality was horrid several times throughout the year,Continue reading “Two Cigarettes, Delta Surge, and new Work: A short reflection on the Scorching Summer of 2021”
What a Hamburger is all about: A Symptom of Our Auto Addiction
One of the largest non-COVID stories in Colorado has been the expansion of In N Out to several locations in the Front Range. The story is the same at each of them upon opening: Long car lines that stretch for miles with people waiting hours to try the cheap burgers, milkshakes, and fries that CaliforniansContinue reading “What a Hamburger is all about: A Symptom of Our Auto Addiction”
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