When I listen to this collection, I can't help thinking about those grand movies from the early sixties. There are plenty of strings and horns, punctuated by a lot of percussion in the especially expressive moments. To enjoy this, you have to be in the mood for some melodrama in Read More

Sometimes you don't have to go as far as the science fiction section to find stories of alternate realities. Sometimes you just have to know where to look right here on Earth. Strange Telescopes takes the reader into Post-Soviet Russia, where some people have constructed Read More

This week we discuss whether 2009 was the year of zombies or vampires, the current week in TV, and a bunch of video gaming, including Mass Effect 2's impressive cast list. Read More

With the end of the year approaching, all the big collectible companies have been rolling out tons of awesome releases. The latest piece from Sideshow Collectibles' comiquettes line is She-Hulk, and here's a look at her in all her 16" tall, limited edition glory. Read More

Earlier today, Funcom announced the establishment of their new subsidiary, SweetRobot, which will handle Funcom's future ventures into the casual/social MMO-gaming markets. Its first announced project is an MMO titled Pets vs. Monsters, which will be marketed to children around Read More

Paige examines the impact vampire pop culture, particularly the Twilight franchise, has had on the appropriation of the "vampire lifestyle" as a form of teenage rebellion, and how it relates to sexual paraphilias. Read More

Indie comic book Hack Slash tells the story of Cassandra Hack and her monstrous friend Vlad, a team of slasher slayers that tracks down and eliminates crazed serial killers and creatures. It's gained a huge cult following, and it's the focus of this week's Fan Art Friday. Read More

You still have a week to enter our current contest to win one of five copies of Malice by Chris Wooding! I've been reading this book myself, and it's crazily dark and engaging stuff. Read More

Heavy metal band Slayer is bringing the hurt to Halo 3 next week... in Slayer Mode, of course. Read More

Along with the store-bought licensed Christmas ornaments that you've probably seen before, there are a lot of very creative geeks out there making their own. Here are ten handmade geeky Christmas ornaments. Read More

Borderlands, arguably one of the best games of the year, will be getting its second highly anticipated downloadable add-on later this month. 2K has announced that the follow-up to the first expansion, The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, will be Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot. Read More

Post-apocalyptic world, gas-guzzling muscle cars, and radiation-mutated freaks of nature. The story starts at a full tilt sprint, and doesn't stop until your head explodes from adventure overload. Read More