tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post8393021881463406762..comments2024-03-27T11:04:31.390-04:00Comments on From the Sorcerer's Skull: The Gore Between the StatesTreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-74999148017879444392011-05-11T05:50:35.557-04:002011-05-11T05:50:35.557-04:00The fiction of Manly Wade Wellman, while not Lovec...The fiction of Manly Wade Wellman, while not Lovecraftian, is quite good in terms of Southern Gothic and Southern horror.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00801468265072232351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-35790619924812605332011-05-10T21:56:38.671-04:002011-05-10T21:56:38.671-04:00I'd be interested to hear how it turns out if ...I'd be interested to hear how it turns out if you use it is inspiration for a game, Needles.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-47155862955512823852011-05-10T20:01:04.392-04:002011-05-10T20:01:04.392-04:00The blog entry is cool & this approach works f...The blog entry is cool & this approach works for so many things including sci fi!Needleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11243274667834930867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-34280682047917892612011-05-10T19:59:54.791-04:002011-05-10T19:59:54.791-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Needleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11243274667834930867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-67213831275185275772011-05-10T18:37:53.443-04:002011-05-10T18:37:53.443-04:00@seaofstarsrpg - Your right, Dead Birds is good--i...@seaofstarsrpg - Your right, <i>Dead Birds</i> is good--it's only flaw is in making me think it might have been a vague "Pigeons from Hell" adaption, and it was not.<br /><br />@Malkavian - Sounds like it's rising this very minute! ;)Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-75456613106955519612011-05-10T14:44:48.422-04:002011-05-10T14:44:48.422-04:00ha Indeed the South shall rise again Ph´nglui mglw...ha Indeed the South shall rise again Ph´nglui mglw´nafh Cthulhu R´lyeh wgah´nagl fhtagnMalkavianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15768062794497729767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-42163313515049884452011-05-10T13:58:40.304-04:002011-05-10T13:58:40.304-04:00Dead Birds is a solid horror movie set in the Sout...<i>Dead Birds</i> is a solid horror movie set in the South during the Civil War.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-39110732440608220892011-05-10T13:15:05.544-04:002011-05-10T13:15:05.544-04:00@Malakor - Fight for you're rights, man! ;) B...@Malakor - Fight for you're rights, man! ;) But you know how us gov'mint employees are, taking days off all the time.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-62806672087879992272011-05-10T12:35:12.829-04:002011-05-10T12:35:12.829-04:00Dang, I'll have to ask my boss if he's som...Dang, I'll have to ask my boss if he's some kinda Yankee Sympathizer, making us work today :DAnthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04689573676358567953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-51633061667069486282011-05-10T11:59:31.178-04:002011-05-10T11:59:31.178-04:00@BigMike - I'll second Risus Monkey's reco...@BigMike - I'll second Risus Monkey's recommendation is the Southern/Western vampire tale <i>Near Dark</i>--it's right up there with <i>Let the Right One In</i> and <i>Thirst</i> as great vampire films. <i>True Blood</i> also has vampires in Texas and Louisiana.<br /><br />Surely somebody has riffed off gangsters and zombies in Chicago!Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-25923137226479024102011-05-10T10:35:05.574-04:002011-05-10T10:35:05.574-04:00@BikMike: For a superb treament of vampires in tex...@BikMike: For a superb treament of vampires in texas (and Oklahoma), see the 1987 movie <i>Near Dark</i>. It is among my favorite vampire movies of all time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17635116929490398699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-11737372348766847412011-05-10T09:40:45.693-04:002011-05-10T09:40:45.693-04:00Why do you never see vampires in Texas or undead i...Why do you never see vampires in Texas or undead in Chicago?BigMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16711286444616684610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-74500171587171129302011-05-10T09:08:11.900-04:002011-05-10T09:08:11.900-04:00@Angry Lurker - Haven't seen the remake, thoug...@Angry Lurker - Haven't seen the remake, though it looks like it fits well will Lewis' "blood and boobs" formula.<br /><br />@Zombiecowboy - It comes on TCM Underground from time to time.<br /><br />@Risus Monkey - Man, that sounds like a great idea. Yeah, <i>American Gothic</i> had such potential that was wasted--airing the episodes out of order certainly didn't help.<br /><br />@Limpey - Sounds prudent. You might want to accessorize with a "Lee Surrendered, Hell if I Will" baseball cap, as well.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-9903344011241888952011-05-10T09:02:58.566-04:002011-05-10T09:02:58.566-04:00From now on I will wear a sleeveless Lynrd Skynrd ...From now on I will wear a sleeveless Lynrd Skynrd T-shirt and a stars-and-bars belt buckle when travelling down south. I'll leave all my g's at the Mason Dixon line (thus, "driving" will become 'drivin,' etc.).Stefan Poaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192911890556534923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-49888124366320198772011-05-10T07:30:18.544-04:002011-05-10T07:30:18.544-04:00There’s no reason why New England should get all t...<i>There’s no reason why New England should get all the Lovecraftian fun.</i><br /><br />Back when I worked for EA, I pitched a game about a Lovecraftian underworld opening up in the middle of sleepy coastal town in South Carolina. Occultists, skeptical scientists, world-be-adventurers, and hapless tourists all get caught up in the craziness. <br /><br />And then there was that failed TV show <i>American Gothic</i>. That show had so much potential... alas, it aired on the same network as <i>Touched By An Angel</i> and never had a chance...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17635116929490398699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-16162817050110352442011-05-10T07:27:17.999-04:002011-05-10T07:27:17.999-04:00That sounds pretty creepy. Gonna have to try and t...That sounds pretty creepy. Gonna have to try and track this down.Zombiecowboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07423326531943150835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-89640529816567870572011-05-10T07:12:21.057-04:002011-05-10T07:12:21.057-04:00Very good setting alright, saw the movie remake a ...Very good setting alright, saw the movie remake a little while back with Robert Englund, the south will rise again.The Angry Lurkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01227314379603418332noreply@blogger.com