Aural Pleasure, Never Die!

Hey everyone, as we wait for the next Halloween Classics to rise from my lab table, jolted to life by a lightning strike (Is that a clue? Yes), I thought this would also be the perfect time to tell you about one of my all time favorite bands. A band that hosts a three day super concert extravaganza every Halloween. A band that has songs about ghosts, werecats, and of all things Anabel Lee. That's right, the band that will never die, proudly sporting the tiger bat as their emblem, Tiger Army.

What I Learned From Esther

So Esther ... Esther, Esther, Esther, what did I learn from Esther? Well I feel like that title is sort of a misnomer because there isn't really all that much to learn from Esther per say. Other than the historical origins of Purim. So I guess this is more of a "What I Thought" of Esther and ... well ... here's where I'll disappoint the Esther fans out there. But hey I didn't start this blog to make friends, nor keep them, so here we go. See I didn't find Esther to be a very heroic figure. "Omg," I hear some of you thinking, "she totally saved the Jews, how is that not heroic?" Sure, but at what cost? And with what underlying message? See it's the deeper seeds of this story that I really have a problem with, so let's get to it shall we?

Halloween Classics IV, A House Born Bad

Hello guys and ghouls, it's October, and you know what that means right? Besides cooler weather it means the glorious return of Halloween Classics. So, I thought I'd start this year's series off with a true classic, one that has aged wonderfully and remains scary to this day. Based off of a Shirley Jackson joint, it's 1963's "The Haunting." That's right folks, not that shitty remake from the nineties, this is the real deal here, in glorious black and white, and not starring a Wilson brother.

The Book That God Wrote, Esther

Hey everybody, here I am back again, trying to stop this once a month madness, here to tell you all about the book of Esther. This is an important one to a lot of people, God I hope I don't disappoint all the Esther fans out there, though I probably will. Read on to find out how I'll disappoint you.

The Book That God Wrote, Nehemiah

Hey hey everyone, I'm back to tell you about all this Bible reading I've been doing. Woooooooo! Wow, um sorry, I'm just excited. Why am I excited you ask? Well, duh, because Nehemiah is freaking awesome that's why. Well, okay, it's really just awesome when compared to the previous book. Not that that's some incredible feat though. But still, I found Nehemiah much more enjoyable, so read on to find out why.

The Book That God Wrote, Ezra

Holy crap, what's happening? Is it really the end of August? And with nary a post from yours truly? I'm going to have to fix that aren't I? How bout this, how bout I tell you what happened in the next book of the Bible? Does that sound good? Yeah, I thought so ... let's see ... hmm this book is called Ezra, nice and simple to spell, a lot like Ruth. Also it's only 10 pages long, woohoo ... which makes it like 3 times as long as Ruth but twice as short as 2 Chronicles. Man, am I making any sense here? Here let me just read this shit and get back to you.

The Book That God Wrote, 2 Chronicles

Hey everyone, this past week I read 2 Chronicles, and now I'm here to tell you wot I think (as the RPS chaps like to say) and what I learned (as the me chap likes to say). So another two-parter eh? Is this one as good as the others? What if I told you it was the others. Say wha? Read on to see what I mean.