10 days ago by Murray

In the past month, I’ve been on a Neil Gaiman kick. And quite the kick it has been. Neil Gaiman is not everyone’s cup of tea, but if you are interested in visits to and from the graveyard or simply to and from your everyday alternate reality, then Gaiman’s intoxicating brews may well be for you. My ...

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132 days ago by gooberzilla

Don’t drink the amber rum, because The Devil’s Backbone is the Greatest Movie EVER! Review in a Nutshell: The Devil’s Backbone is a Gothic tale of injustice and inevitability set during the Spanish Civil War. Think of it as a primer for Pan’s Labyrinth, with less magic, more realism, and no Doug Jon ...

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147 days ago by Uptown/Downtown

In a fair suburb of New York, the same suburb where Uptown grew up, I spent my formative years at an all-girls middle/high school nestled on a hillside. The school was founded at the turn-of-the-century. We had a headmistress, a tragic Gothic tale, which resulted in a lively ghost who was rumored to ...

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