This is a flyer I made for a Halloween themed coffee house I will be performing at in a couple of weeks. I did everything from scratch.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Halloween Flyer
This is a flyer I made for a Halloween themed coffee house I will be performing at in a couple of weeks. I did everything from scratch.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
American Horror Story Review
So FX premiered its AMERICAN HORROR STORY last night and I must say, I really liked it. Aside from a few "what the fuck?" moments, it had some awesome moments.
A family of 3 moves across the country to a haunted mansion-like house in Los Angeles. The house is haunted, go figure. I'm assuming the term AMERICAN HORROR STORY may have made you think about other things like: a Oprah Winfrey sex tape, Barack Obama re-election, or even another Tyler Perry movie involving Momma (or whatever the hell his movies are about) Nope. This was an all around horror/psychological/soft core porn edited show.
So my initial thought going into this show was, "How the hell are the creators of Glee, going to frighten me?" Sure, Brad Falchuk, and Ryan Murphy were the creators of the hit tv show Nip/Tuck, but still, could they be able to pull off a horror show. Watching AHS, reminded me a lot of other horror movies. The movie instantly has a feeling of the Shining, the Others, there was even a hint of "It" in there that's not even worth mentioning but I did anyway. The "It" scene was when the old lady and the mother were drinking tea at the table. I just keep thinking of that eerie scene in "It" where Bev goes back to her old house and the old lady invites her in blahh blah blah, you get it. The beginning of the show might confuse you, it still confuses me. The story started off too fast. I understand the husband got caught cheating and then the lady attacked him with the knife and the next thing you know they're driving to Los Angeles to a new home. It kind of felt like that whole scene where the guy was caught cheating was just a psychological problem with the lady and that the scene may have been an illusion or dream. I don't know.
What I liked:
What I liked about the show was the horror movie feeling it brought to the table. There were some instances where I actually was creeped out. The opening of the show really caught my attention. I love the creepy down syndrome girl (no down syndrome hate here) cause her 4-5 lines through out the movie made me laugh but also tweak. I don't know why, but it's the crazy mentally challenged little girls who also know their shit about haunted houses. Like she fore warned the ginger kids not to go in the haunted house but they did anyway! I liked psychological aspect of the show as well. I like how the husband sees the caretaker as an attractive young woman, but the wife sees her as old an unattractive. It kind of feeds off of what they both expect. The husbands been caught cheating before, so maybe it's what he wants to see. I don't know. I also liked the fucked up teenager kid who's like semi human and semi creature. He was the one who scared that girl in the basement with the lights all flickering. The half burnt face man was a fast runner. I have a feeling we're not done seeing him yet. He seems like one of those characters who will come back and try to help out the family. His character is pretty wicked and morbid as well. I'm still trying to get a feel for the house itself. It seems like we'll learn more about it in future episodes along with the daughter who really has no purpose thus far other than being a bitch, and cutting herself. She appears at the most random times.
What I didn't like:
There were quite a few "what the fuck" moments for sure. First off, why did we have to see a guy masturbate in his room. I don't object to the maid though haha. Also, who the fuck whacks it while standing in front of a window while the creepy burnt face man watches from the laundry area of the backyard? That scene just came out of no where. As mentioned before, the show kind of started off really fast. Like it went from haunted houses, to a lady catching her husband cheating, and then they're moving. I doubt it would have made sense to slow it down a bit because if he cheated, the only thing the show would do is show scenes of their lives while dealing with the incident and that would be boring. I probably wouldn't want to continue watching the show if that happened. I don't know how I feel about the man in the black leather suit either. I see the posters for the show and it shows the pregnant mom and the man in the black leather that may or may not be the husband. All I'm saying is that this show better not stretch out into the completely weird zone. Like I don't want it to go from horror to the show Lost. I love Lost, but this is horror, not science fiction.
This show has potential. We've seen some awesome things from the first episode and I'm sure that there's more to come. These Gleetard writers have surely surprised me with the pilot. When I talked about the influence of other past horror stories and then it hit me. The title of the show explains it all. As long as the show doesn't end with a giant spider, it'll be good.
COMING SOON:
- Troll Hunter movie review
- Dr. Austins book review
- Weird NJ issue #37 review
- Cool things around NJ during October photo album.
A family of 3 moves across the country to a haunted mansion-like house in Los Angeles. The house is haunted, go figure. I'm assuming the term AMERICAN HORROR STORY may have made you think about other things like: a Oprah Winfrey sex tape, Barack Obama re-election, or even another Tyler Perry movie involving Momma (or whatever the hell his movies are about) Nope. This was an all around horror/psychological/soft core porn edited show.
So my initial thought going into this show was, "How the hell are the creators of Glee, going to frighten me?" Sure, Brad Falchuk, and Ryan Murphy were the creators of the hit tv show Nip/Tuck, but still, could they be able to pull off a horror show. Watching AHS, reminded me a lot of other horror movies. The movie instantly has a feeling of the Shining, the Others, there was even a hint of "It" in there that's not even worth mentioning but I did anyway. The "It" scene was when the old lady and the mother were drinking tea at the table. I just keep thinking of that eerie scene in "It" where Bev goes back to her old house and the old lady invites her in blahh blah blah, you get it. The beginning of the show might confuse you, it still confuses me. The story started off too fast. I understand the husband got caught cheating and then the lady attacked him with the knife and the next thing you know they're driving to Los Angeles to a new home. It kind of felt like that whole scene where the guy was caught cheating was just a psychological problem with the lady and that the scene may have been an illusion or dream. I don't know.
What I liked:
What I liked about the show was the horror movie feeling it brought to the table. There were some instances where I actually was creeped out. The opening of the show really caught my attention. I love the creepy down syndrome girl (no down syndrome hate here) cause her 4-5 lines through out the movie made me laugh but also tweak. I don't know why, but it's the crazy mentally challenged little girls who also know their shit about haunted houses. Like she fore warned the ginger kids not to go in the haunted house but they did anyway! I liked psychological aspect of the show as well. I like how the husband sees the caretaker as an attractive young woman, but the wife sees her as old an unattractive. It kind of feeds off of what they both expect. The husbands been caught cheating before, so maybe it's what he wants to see. I don't know. I also liked the fucked up teenager kid who's like semi human and semi creature. He was the one who scared that girl in the basement with the lights all flickering. The half burnt face man was a fast runner. I have a feeling we're not done seeing him yet. He seems like one of those characters who will come back and try to help out the family. His character is pretty wicked and morbid as well. I'm still trying to get a feel for the house itself. It seems like we'll learn more about it in future episodes along with the daughter who really has no purpose thus far other than being a bitch, and cutting herself. She appears at the most random times.
What I didn't like:
There were quite a few "what the fuck" moments for sure. First off, why did we have to see a guy masturbate in his room. I don't object to the maid though haha. Also, who the fuck whacks it while standing in front of a window while the creepy burnt face man watches from the laundry area of the backyard? That scene just came out of no where. As mentioned before, the show kind of started off really fast. Like it went from haunted houses, to a lady catching her husband cheating, and then they're moving. I doubt it would have made sense to slow it down a bit because if he cheated, the only thing the show would do is show scenes of their lives while dealing with the incident and that would be boring. I probably wouldn't want to continue watching the show if that happened. I don't know how I feel about the man in the black leather suit either. I see the posters for the show and it shows the pregnant mom and the man in the black leather that may or may not be the husband. All I'm saying is that this show better not stretch out into the completely weird zone. Like I don't want it to go from horror to the show Lost. I love Lost, but this is horror, not science fiction.
This show has potential. We've seen some awesome things from the first episode and I'm sure that there's more to come. These Gleetard writers have surely surprised me with the pilot. When I talked about the influence of other past horror stories and then it hit me. The title of the show explains it all. As long as the show doesn't end with a giant spider, it'll be good.
COMING SOON:
- Troll Hunter movie review
- Dr. Austins book review
- Weird NJ issue #37 review
- Cool things around NJ during October photo album.
Where I've been
Well I can't say that I've been completely focused on what I love to do. The past Summer was truly a stressful time for me. Between my mother being sick, grandfather being sick (in which I volunteered to be a caretaker for), trying to graduate college, and just dealing with my diet. I also started doing stand up comedy again and have been doing some shows here and there. I have not gotten the time to watch movies, shows, read books, comics, or anything that I enjoyed doing. But let's face it, it's October and I will definitely have a lot on my plate this month. I am re-reading Dr. Austin's book. I don't know if he reads my blog but I owe that man a book review before he writes another text book haha. I also have a review on FX's American Horror Story episode 1 today (I don't professionally review them of course, I just complain or make fun). I do intend on setting up a horror movie weekend review with my friends every Saturday. I have some creepy pictures that I want to post to the site that I've been taking with my camera. Also, for anyone that is interested, I'll be reviewing the new Weird NJ magazine. I've also thought about reading the Weird series of books like: Weird NJ 1 and 2, Weird Pennsylvania, Weird Ohio, Weird NY etc...
I want to apologize to every single person who reads this blog. Even if it's 4 people, I'm sorry. Things happen and sometimes we don't have full control over it. Never dwell on the negative though. I'm here, I'm writing, and that's all that matters.
I want to apologize to every single person who reads this blog. Even if it's 4 people, I'm sorry. Things happen and sometimes we don't have full control over it. Never dwell on the negative though. I'm here, I'm writing, and that's all that matters.
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