Monster of the Week: Medusa
Happy day-after-Saint-Patrick's-Day! How are we feeling? Since we spent the last 24+ hours raising way too many glasses of green drinkables in honor of history's most notorious snake-hater, I feel…
Monster of the Week: The Reverend
This week marks the five-year anniversary of my Dead Mall series (woo-hoo!). Rather than focus on a monsters someone else created, I'm going to talk about one I made up…
Monster of the Week: Satan
They say the month of March comes in like a lion, so who better to preside over this month's unholy aspects than the King of Hell himself? Without further ado,…
Monster of the Week: The Pied Piper of Hamelin
When I found out it was Tell a Fairy Tale day, I figured it was high time to venture down the rabbit hole of fairy tale villains and monsters. I…
Monster of the Week: The Bryn Athyn Beast
President's Day greetings everyone! As you may know, today is also known as Washington's Birthday. And when I think of Washington, what springs to mind is that iconic painting, Washington…
Monster of the Week: Leviathan the Hellmouth
Waylaid by illness as I was, I'm a week late in showcasing the demon of February. But, as any Prince of Hell will tell you, late is better than never.…
Monster of the Week: Frankenstein’s Monster
Feeling rejected? Cheer up! Because nowhere in the English-speaking world, including your life and mine, is there a more pathetic and reviled creature than our Monster of the Week, one…
Monster of the Week: Bakeneko, The Vampire Cat of Japan
Do you own a cat? Is it older than 13 years, heavier than 7.7 pounds, and in possession of an abnormally long tail? Then congratulations, your fuzzy friend may be…
TAP Sports Bar: A Neighborhood Watering Hole on the Las Vegas Strip
Last month I attended the last 20 Book to 50K conference to be held in Las Vegas. Having attended the previous year, I knew more-or-less what to expect: a four-day…
Coffee N Rock: I Heart the 90s All Over Again
I was a coffee house kid in high school. If you know me, that's probably not much of a shock. I was as highly caffeinated then as I am now,…