THE HORTICULTURE OF HORROR

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Nov. 2, 2025

Good Boy - The Hero We Need

"Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." Mark Twain   At 45 years old, I’ve only had the privilege of a dog in my life one time. Her name was Mutley, and she was with me from my earliest…
Oct. 31, 2025

M. Night Shyamalan: How the Real World Twisted on the Master of the Twist

The degree to which AI can mimic reality has rapidly increased and becomes more hyper-realistic by the minute. I don’t know what to think of this. I live an exhausting workaday life. Writing is not my job. I write out of love for writin…
Sept. 24, 2025

Marvel Zombies - A Review

Back in 2005 Marvel Comics released the five-issue limited series entitled Marvel Zombies. Written by Robert Kirkman, hot off the success of The Walking Dead which premiered 2 years earlier, it depicted a dark and terrible world where a zombie virus…
Sept. 14, 2025

The American Meme

“Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.” -George Bernard Shaw   I don’t normally post political content these days, particularly since Meta always has a way of censoring and deleting any pages or groups I might de…
Sept. 14, 2025

The Long Walk - A Review

“Just go on dancing with me like this forever, Garraty. And I'll never tire. We'll scrape our shoe on the stars and hang upside down from the moon.”   “They walked through the rainy dark like gaunt ghosts, and Garraty didn't…
Sept. 7, 2025

Last Rites… The Conjuring of a Façade

Ed and Lorraine Warren were characters in their own story. It's only fitting that it be sensationalized and played out by Hollywood actors. It makes for a better story than the one they lived—and this remains true no matter what version we …
Aug. 31, 2025

HORROR TO CULTURE 31

Today we take a look at the historical context and history of our furry friends, Werewolves...! 12 mins 30 sec
Aug. 16, 2025

Neil Gaiman, BDSM, and Dissociation

"Fuck! Is one expected to be a gentleman when one is stiff?" –Marquis De Sade * With the release of the second season of The Sandman on Netflix, I’m reminded of twenty years of rumors and false starts surrounding the film or televisi…

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Nov. 2, 2025

Good Boy - The Hero We Need

"Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." Mark Twain   At 45 years old, I’ve only had the privilege of a dog in my life one time. Her name was Mutley, and she was with me from my earliest…

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Oct. 31, 2025

M. Night Shyamalan: How the Real World Twisted on the Master of the T…

The degree to which AI can mimic reality has rapidly increased and becomes more hyper-realistic by the minute. I don’t know what to think of this. I live an exhausting workaday life. Writing is not my job. I write out of love for writin…

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Sept. 24, 2025

Marvel Zombies - A Review

Back in 2005 Marvel Comics released the five-issue limited series entitled Marvel Zombies. Written by Robert Kirkman, hot off the success of The Walking Dead which premiered 2 years earlier, it depicted a dark and terrible world where a zombie virus…

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