The Head Monsters at the SML Haunted Mansion and Blog Laboratory have been getting lots of questions about our impending Kickstarter success. Recently, we were asked: If you do raise the money, what do you know from a scientific/space exploration/space colonization standpoint that’ll allow you to successfully pull this off?…
Every now and then, a ghoul or goblin will return to the world of the living on the anniversary of their death. That’s all well and good, as long as the people you’re haunting realize the significance. “What’s the point in being a May 3 ghost?” their friends will ask,…
For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble
Len Peralta is an internet cartoonist who believes in making art affordable for everyone. He has created his own zombie alphabet font, participated in Rifftrax Live events, and provided the official poster for W00tstock 2009. His art has also been featured in “New Yorker” magazine, and he has worked…
As historical evidence has shown, some of the most threatening, foul, and evil monsters that have ever lived, have met Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. Why? What’s the draw? Why was a popular comedy duo poised to be the apple to so many a monsters’ eye? Could it be the…
This Tuesday, look for Hogson Shivers’ brand new article featuring interviews with top celebrities and political aficionados: “Death Rays, Manta Rays, and Billy Ray Cyrus – A weapons expert to the stars reveals this year’s best-selling killing machines.”
WARNING: This post contains vague film history and trivia. Alfred Hitchcock, the Master of Suspense, may also be the grandfather of kitchen condiment special effects. Not worried about matching realistic colors on black and white film, he used chocolate syrup to create the bloody shower scene in Psycho (1960). Thus…
Many types of monsters are sensitive to sunlight. In fact, recent scientific studies have shown that Dracula himself, and all his vampire descendants, carry the gene responsible for severe photodermatosis, the sunlight disease. Alternately, other monsters’ sensitivity was developed over time, from lack of regular light exposure. Many monsters have…
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