Monthly Archives: August 2015

Talk of the Hook

Here Jim and I discuss “Tales of the Hook,” from Stephen King’s Danse Macabre, and the movie Creepshow. As you can see, I got tired of editing about 40 seconds into the discussion, so the green screen goes to black. … Continue reading

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Of tweets and tentacles

I saw this tweet from ds106 master Bill Genereux: Ok, today’s #dailycreate is a lot of fun. If you’re in #ds106 you might want to do this one. http://t.co/mHaU1eYylb — Bill Genereux (@billgx) August 29, 2015 and this image on … Continue reading

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What is scary?

I remember my father told me that the scariest movie he ever saw was The Wrong Man, an old Alfred Hitchcock movie in which Henry Fonda is arrested and tried for a crime he didn’t commit. What my father found … Continue reading

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Shadow of Death discussion

In this video, Jim and I discuss the Tales from the Crypt tale “Shadow of Death” illustrated by Graham Ingles and written by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. We talk about horror and humor, visual storytelling, the 50s and EC … Continue reading

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“How I Did It” – Tales from ds106

Mariana Funes (@mdvfunes) the ds106 shrink requested a “How I Did It” post on the Tales from ds106 week one video. The key to doing something like this is the green screen, which I found online for $17.99. I recorded … Continue reading

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The things you see when you’re tumblring around

Sarkos on Tumblr always posts interesting things, and today was no exception.  I suppose the idea of remixing Goosebumps is kinda obvious, unless you’re like me and never read R.L. Stine. I tracked the source of the images back to … Continue reading

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A Host of Horror Hosts

The Crypt Keeper, The Vault Keeper, The Old Witch – these were hallmarks of the old EC horror comics. They’re part of a tradition of horror hosts that had a long-time presence on television. Elvira may be the most famous … Continue reading

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