In 1971, General Mills began producing both the Count Chocula and Franken Berry cereals (listed alphabetically, thank you very much!). And ever since then, there has been a feud between the two cereal superstars as to who was given the first cereal sponsorship. They have fought on the screen, behind…
Everything looks bigger in the dark, and monsters have no problem taking advantage where they can. Monsters love hyperbole. It makes their job scaring the be-Jesus out of people much easier. It’s good for their self-esteem, too. The Glendale Police Department has files and files of inaccurate eyewitness reports. A…
Since 1978, vampires and other creatures of the night have had a safe and effective source for something that had previously only ever been acquired through sucking the life force out of their victims: vitamin D. With a propensity for photodermatosis (see previous post, “Hanging Out in the Dark”), vampires…
Chases through the woods: You run and run and run, with the killers just steps behind you, even though they don’t seem out of breath at all. And all of a sudden, it’s like they completely disappeared. You lost him! Or so you think. Every babysitter-hating psycho killer or fang-bearing…
Aside from stamp collecting and rowing crew, working to destroy the universe is a monster’s favorite pass time. And every monster worth his weight in slime knows that a definite first step to destroying the universe is to create an apocalypse. Creating an apocalypse will get you some attention. There’s…
The moon is better than the sun. Period. Nobody gets third degree moonburns. When the moon is out, it doesn’t think it’s so good that it has to block out other cool things, like stars. The moon is cooler, calmer, crisp and magical, and not self-centered or overbearing at all.…
Monsters understand the benefits of exercise. While most people power walk in place of their lunch break or go for a jog after dinner, monsters prefer to combine their mealtime with cardio work. Since they’re chased almost as often as they chase others, it is important to maintain a high…
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