• How I Like to Write Characters

    If you ask a writer what their favorite part of writing is, you’ll get a lot of different answers. Some like to write witty dialogue and wordy exchanges. Others like to create well-detailed worlds. There are even those who just like to make their characters beat the hell out of each other in intense action…

  • The Hound of the Baskervilles: Sherlock’s Bad Doggy (How’s This Book?)

    The Hound of the Baskervilles: Sherlock’s Bad Doggy (How’s This Book?)

    My quest to become a true Sherlockian continues! Today, I’m diving into what is widely considered one of the best Sherlock Holmes stories, nay! One of the best mystery stories ever written! It’s time to talk about ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’! Out of all the Sherlock Holmes stories I’ve read up to this point,…

  • Demons Part 5: Dretch (Best of the Bestiary)

    Demons Part 5: Dretch (Best of the Bestiary)

    These things are just fucking millennials. But stupid and worthless. And demonic. No seriously, just look at the flavor text! They’re hideous, self-loathing creatures who are, and I quote, ‘doomed to spend eternity in a state of perpetual discontent’ (which may be the single funniest thing I have ever read in my entire life). They…

  • Should We Be Excited For a Hideo Kojima Movie?

    Should We Be Excited For a Hideo Kojima Movie?

    There are few creators as bizarre as Hideo Kojima. He has made a ton of classic games, including the Metal Gear Solid franchise, and lots of underappreciated gems like Snatcher (look it up, it’s great). And just recently, he’s released the much anticipated and… divisively received Death Stranding! Which I don’t want to talk about. I like…

  • Chapter 12: The Final Hurdle (Energia: Titans of Verità)

    Energia: Titans of Verità Table of Contents (For Catching Up) When Anna’s face returned to room temperature, she took a look at her new surroundings. She was in a room much like the one in which she was nearly made into fish food. Only now, the floor was a clean sheet of black, which coursed…