Cody Schell
ART of the Solar System #5
by Cody Schell
Vince Stadon
A Personal History of Horror Films in 101 Quirky Objects #81: The Doorbell in Repulsion (1974)
by Vince Stadon “There's no need to be alone, you know. Poor little girl. All by herself. All shaking like a little frightened animal.” – Landlord When that doorbell rings, Carol curls up into a ball, retreating into her internal space. The doorbell is the sound of intrusion into
Greg Clumpner
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF YOUR SPIRITED CREDIT UNION REVERSE SOUL MORTGAGE (TM)
by Greg Clumpner Art by Arnold T. Blumberg To Mr. Joshua Harrington or current resident, You pre-qualify for our program and the Spirited Credit Union (SCU) is pleased to offer you a Reverse Soul Mortgage™. With a Reverse Soul Mortgage™, SCU will take ownership of your soul for a limited
Vince Stadon
A Personal History of Horror Films in 101 Quirky Objects # 30: Pam’s ‘American Astrology’ magazine in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
by Vince Stadon “Oh, no. Capricorn's ruled by Saturn.” – Pam I always thought ‘chainsaw’ was one word, and that all the chainsaws came from Texas. I don’t think I ever witnessed one in the wilds of England till I watched a guy from the Forestry Commission cut
Meredith Kinrys
Worlds Within, Worlds Beyond
by Meredith Kinrys Art by Arnold T. Blumberg The only blessings of drifting aimlessly through space, far from any planet to call home, are visits from mysterious spirits we call mermaids. The origin of the ominous spectres that swim past our windows is a mystery, but their long bodies of
Vince Stadon
A Personal History of Horror Films in 101 Quirky Objects #62: Reiko Asakawa’s wristwatch in リング(Ring) (1998)
by Vince Stadon “Just one more day...” - Reiko Asakawa If you watch the disturbing, unlabelled video tape, your phone will ring… and when you answer, an evil ghost woman will tell you that you are going to die. Within a week you’re dead—terrified to such a degree
Cody Schell
ART of the Solar System #4
by Cody Schell
Jetse de Vries
The Subliminal and the Sublime: An Interaction in Four Evolutionary Scenarios
by Jetse de Vries Art by Arnold T. Blumberg Subliminal: A sublime liminality of intent, a di- chotomy of trial and error turned into the survival of the fittest The prokaryote swims in the primordial soup. It arises from a mix of chiral chemistry: right-handed chirality for nucleotides and sugars,
Vince Stadon
A Personal History of Horror Films in 101 Quirky Objects #21: The bag of marshmallows in The Blair Witch Project (1999)
by Vince Stadon “I see why you like this video camera so much… It’s not quite reality. It’s like a totally filtered reality… it’s like you can pretend everything’s not quite the way it is.” – Josh If made today, The Blair Witch Project would end with
Demakatso May
The Echo Gardener
by Demakatso May Art by Arnold T. Blumberg When the first echo bloom appeared in Clara’s garden, she mistook it for a weed. Its stem was knotted and gray, and its petals were translucent like moth wings. She nearly uprooted it, but something—a flicker of movement in the
Vince Stadon
A Personal History of Horror Films in 101 Quirky Objects #19: Dr Van Straaten’s broken spectacles in Dead of Night (1945)
by Vince Stadon “You see, everybody in this room is part of my dream. Everybody.” – Walter Craig Walter wakes up. Dr Van Straaten breaks his spectacles. July 1969: The Beatles are working on their final album. Paul McCartney is sat at a piano in Abbey Road Studio 2 picking out
Michael M. Jones
Training Day in the Blackdeep Dungeon
by Michael M. Jones Art by Arnold T. Blumberg “First day on the job, huh?” the elder kobold growled, looking down his crooked green nose at the visibly nervous rookie standing before him. “Yes, sir,” came the reply. “Chim the Extremely Lesser, of Clan Coaleater.” “Another Chim. I swear, every