Suburban Gothic

Potential is an interesting word. Sure, the denotation of the word is positive, but the applied connotation is often negative – the dreaded “He had so much potential. What happened?” Whether it’s applied positively or negatively, and dependent upon what tense it’s spoken in, potential basically means “not yet” or “not quite.” The protagonist ofContinue reading “Suburban Gothic”

Horror Rises from the Tomb

Monty Pythonesque inquisitors are roaming the countryside in southern France and come upon some unlucky villagers. A scroll is unfurled and it’s declared that the hapless folk are “vampires and lycanthropes!” They’re then unceremoniously decapitated and strung upside-down due to some decree from Carcassonne, that famous fortified French city state. Horror Rises from the TombContinue reading “Horror Rises from the Tomb”