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  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus – Season 6 Pt 2

July 16, 2023|Comments Off on Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus – Season 6 Pt 2

It's almost time for the Buffy Musical and I'm fairly antsy to get there after all these years, so let's not waste any more time. Previously on Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus… All [...]

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus – Season 6 Pt 1

July 9, 2023|Comments Off on Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus – Season 6 Pt 1

The last time we saw the Scooby Gang was not exactly everyone's happiest day. The apocalypse was averted, yeah, but it was hardly their first and it came at quite a cost--the heroic death of [...]

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus – Season 5 Pt 4

July 2, 2023|Comments Off on Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus – Season 5 Pt 4

The end BtVS & Angel's best joint year is nearly upon us. While it's a shame we couldn't ride this high for a while longer, nothing lasts forever--as Buffy (and everyone) learns the hard way. [...]

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus – Season 5 Pt 3

June 25, 2023|Comments Off on Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus – Season 5 Pt 3

It's the halfway point of the year on Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus and, as seasons go, both BtVS & Angel have had a pretty great run so far. Of the 22 episodes both [...]

  • Conversations with a Killer

CONVERSATIONS WITH A KILLER: THE JOHN WAYNE GACY TAPES Proves Clowns Can’t Get Away With Murder

May 16, 2022|Comments Off on CONVERSATIONS WITH A KILLER: THE JOHN WAYNE GACY TAPES Proves Clowns Can’t Get Away With Murder

Killer clown calamity causes a community conundrum constituting continuous confusion coinciding with the comprehensive case of clue collecting consequently cognizant of the culprit's conviction. Various interviews were conducted between November 1979 and April 1980 by [...]

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus – Season 5 Pt 2

May 15, 2022|Comments Off on Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus – Season 5 Pt 2

Last time around Buffy finally learned Dawn's not her sister, but a magical doodad given human life, and Angel had a revelation of his own when it came to finding out Darla's alive & kicking [...]

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus – Season 5 Pt 1

May 8, 2022|Comments Off on Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus – Season 5 Pt 1

The best joint season of the BtVS & Angel years begins, huzzah! BtVS rebounds after the whole Initiative arc with its most cohesive and mature season yet, while over on Angel they've largely figured out [...]

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus – Season 4 Pt 4

May 1, 2022|Comments Off on Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus – Season 4 Pt 4

Here we are, the homestretch. The closer we get to "Restless" the more I look forward to it still, even after all these years. Before wrapping S4/S1 up, if you need a refresher for any [...]

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus – Season 4 Pt 3

April 24, 2022|Comments Off on Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus – Season 4 Pt 3

We're halfway through BtVS S4 & Angel S1 now and you know what? Those first 11 episodes of S4 are a pretty solid chunk. There are some all time greats, underrated classics, and really only [...]

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus – Season 4 Pt 2

April 17, 2022|Comments Off on Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus – Season 4 Pt 2

Since we're far enough in that Angel's been added to the mix, I'm going to go ahead and assume you know how Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus works by now. On we go! Previously [...]

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus – Season 4 Pt 1

April 10, 2022|Comments Off on Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus – Season 4 Pt 1

New stages of life begin for the Scooby Gang. Between seeking to continue an education in college, getting work to make due, or taking time to figure out just what their next step is, everyone’s [...]

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus – Season 3 Pt 2

April 3, 2022|Comments Off on Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus – Season 3 Pt 2

Last time we tackled the first half of S3, so now Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus - Season 3 Pt 2 will get to the second half followed by some stray thoughts on the [...]

Meiro Stamm On Composing Fallen Angels Murder Club

March 31, 2022|Comments Off on Meiro Stamm On Composing Fallen Angels Murder Club

We had the chance to speak with the talented and award-winning composer, Meiro Stamm.  Meiro has scored numerous award-winning movies, television shows, stage shows, and digital productions for over 20 years. Some of his notable [...]

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus – Season 3 Pt 1

March 27, 2022|Comments Off on Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus – Season 3 Pt 1

Senior year of Sunnydale High. It's been a long road getting here. For you, for Sunnydale. There has been achievement, joy, good times. And there has been grief. There's been loss. One thing I’m not [...]

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus – Season 2 Pt 2

March 20, 2022|Comments Off on Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus – Season 2 Pt 2

Last time we plowed through the first half of S2, so now Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus - Season 2 Pt 2 will get to the second half followed by overall thoughts of the [...]

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus – Season 2 Pt 1

March 13, 2022|Comments Off on Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus – Season 2 Pt 1

What was it about the second year of this little WB series centered on a teenager fighting the forces of darkness that struck such a cord with viewers and critics alike? Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A [...]

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus – The Beginning

March 6, 2022|Comments Off on Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Retrospecticus – The Beginning

Sunnydale, CA.  A town of less than 40,000 people with 12 cemeteries in city limits where the high school kept tabs on its annual mortality rate and residents long ago accepted all the bizarre occurrences [...]

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HORRIFIC ORIGIN: Pillars Of Queer Horror

November 14, 2021|Comments Off on HORRIFIC ORIGIN: Pillars Of Queer Horror

Growing up as a bisexual kid in the midwest I didn’t have a lot of connections to queer culture. I didn't know anyone who was queer and outside of comics, mainstream media was aggressively straight [...]