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November 2010 archive
Nov 25 2010
Forget Turkey Day, it’s Turtle Day!
We here at Gravedigger’s Local 16 celebrate Godzilla’s birthday every year, but what about Gamera? Regular readers of this site are no doubt familiar with Japan’s favorite giant, flying turtle (that breathes fire to boot). If not, then you need to read this. Now. In either case, what you may not realize is that the …
Nov 21 2010
Edison’s Conquest of Mars
No, this is not a book/DVD release of an old silent movie like Edison’s Frankenstein. It’s actually the unauthorized sequel to H.G. Wells’ classic novel, The War of the Worlds! The year was 1898. Wells’ alien invasion classic had been published in complete book form after being serialized the year before in Pearson’s Magazine. During …
Nov 16 2010
Rampage
As a fan of Japanese monster movies, it should be no surprise that Rampage is one of my all-time favorite video games. For the uninitiated, Rampage is a 1986 video game by Bally Midway that allows players to control one of three giant monsters and wreak havoc across the USA by smashing buildings (but being …
Nov 07 2010
Costume Crazyness 2010
Back when Weird Jon wrote “Son of Shameless Cross Promotion,” he had no idea that the “Costume Crazyness” series would be dropped from URBMN the very next year due to changes in the site’s format and would be moved to Gravedigger’s Local 16. Neither did I, for that matter, but the site had changed so …
Nov 05 2010
Guest Writer: Mr. B. Bertram
[Recently, we got in touch with one Mr. Bertram Bertram, soliciting his expert opinion and analysis for our readers. As one of the foremost Haunt Experts around (you may find his expertise readily available here), we were incredibly pleased to hear back from him and are honored to present his writing here today.] Observations on …
Nov 03 2010
For He’s A Jolly Good Kaiju…
…which nobody can deny! That’s right, it was on this very day that the first Godzilla was released in Japan. So what better way to celebrate the first Godzilla movie than by watching Godzilla movies? Thankfully, Crackle has a bunch of streaming Godzilla films available online and they’re all legit. If you want more streaming …
Nov 02 2010
Day of the Dead
It’s el Dia de los Muertos! Seeing as how I explained the holiday last year, let’s skip straight to the fun stuff! Have you ever read about the delicious-sounding Mexican pan de muerto (bread of the dead) and wanted to have a taste? Well, you’re in luck, because I found a two page recipe for …