• The Character Personality Test

    It’s hard for a writer to gauge the quality of their own writing. You can’t really judge any of the surprises or emotional moments when you yourself created them. The longer you work on a project, the more familiar with it you get. And the more familiar with it you get, the harder it is…

  • Elantris: Tell Don’t Show… Without Much Telling

    It’s been a while since a book made me genuinely frustrated. Elantris is a very frustrating book. It scratches the surface of greatness but never manages to break through. Instead, it continues to skim the surface until it eventually comes to a disappointing end. The entire time I was reading, I was wondering when it…

  • Gibbering Mouther: I’m sorry, what?

    Doing horror in Dungeons and Dragons is incredibly difficult. Since the game is inherently fantastical, people tend to do what they want and not take anything seriously. As such, it’s hard to properly setup a horrifying atmosphere without someone cracking wise or doing something to undercut the whole thing. It certainly doesn’t help that most…

  • Castlevania Season 4: Sticking the Landing

    Castlevania Season 4: Sticking the Landing

    I’m not sure if this is a cartoon or American anime anymore so I’m just gonna say it’s both. Cool? Cool. On with the review. When Netflix released the first ever trailer for their adaptation of Castlevania, I remember feeling dread. Granted, I was on break at McDonald’s at the time; dread was a common…

  • My Review Academia S5 E9: 4-0

    My Review Academia S5 E9: 4-0

    After a whole season of doing practically nothing, Bakugo is finally back in the spotlight! But is he coming back with a bang? Or a whimper? You know the drill by now. This episode focuses on the fourth match between classes A and B. And Bakugo is determined to get a perfect win. Can he…