Final Fantasy is known for its heroes and heroines. They are extremely pretty and have sword skills that go beyond their teenage years. And a majority of these heroes are angsty. I mean, you're lucky if they smile once during the game. But there is one hero that I’ve always loved Read More

It’s Monday, and that means it’s time for our roundup of our top three (or less) picks of the notable geeky releases for the coming week in games, movies, and video. Check back each Monday for the newest cool stuff that will be hitting over the coming days! Read More

We have more mailbag to read this week, and we also have a big conversation about Marvel's newly announced slate of movies. We close out with talk about the games we're currently playing — Sunset Overdrive, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, and more! Read More

Happy Halloween! We’ve been featuring spooky topics for fan art throughout October, and we’re closing the month out with a look at how some of your favorite fandoms celebrate the holiday. Take a look at the treats below, and follow the links to see the full artwork in Read More

In the latest episode of Supernatural, a former character returned, the boys had some heart-to-heart talks, and the case was back to old school Winchester style. But for all the well-trodden ups and down, it felt more like we were just going through the motions. Can we get back Read More

It’s Halloween time again! And you know what that means: spooky music for your listening pleasure! Or at least, you know, some fun music that loosely has something to do with something vaguely Halloween-like. Or something like that… Read More

We’ve come to the end of the road as far as cosplaying is concerned and in case you haven’t picked out something to dress up for Halloween or for your next con, I've come up with a list of the best characters and genres to pick from. Read More

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/favoritethings/Episode_0007_-_Kenny_Caperton_on_Halloween.mp3] Halloween is upon us, and, appropriately enough, this week’s special guest names John Carpenter’s Halloween as one of his favorite things. Kenny Caperton isn’t just Read More

Werewolf legends have been around since humans began telling stories. The mythos has evolved with time and cultural changes — and also with the imaginations of authors. I haven’t read as many werewolf novels as I have vampire ones. I do have a few books I’ve written down to check Read More

I’m finally in a position to start getting caught up on new releases. I have a feeling this may take some time, and I may not get to everything, but I’ll at least make a valiant effort. For this list, we have an album that I previewed back in April and two releases featuring DJ Read More

I’ve covered the main lady of Jeaniene Frost’s Night Huntress series. Now it’s time for the hero to get his due. This month has been about those fighting against supernatural evil. With Bones, he is a vampire fighting against the scum of his kind. He’s strong, snarky, and Read More

The gang is moving toward something big, but at this point they're still moving. However, there were some revelations about a secondary character that took me by surprise and got me re-energized for the plot, so that's always a good turn. Let's see where they go with this! Read More