The Shining was published in 1977, and it was one of the few Stephen King books that I did not read growing up. I decided it was time to read it and I was not disappointed. The story follows an American family trying to make it threw some rough times. An out-of-work Jack Torrance accepts the position as winter caretaker of the isolated Overlook Hotel, which sits high in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Jack and Wendy Torrance, along with their […]
I purchased Knack as part of a promotional deal I received with the Killzone launch edition of the PS4. In this game you play Knack, a relic golem, created to help save the world from the evil goblin invaders. The game’s play style and storyline are simple: collect relics, grow large, beat up the bad guys, and smash everything in sight. Knack grows larger and stronger by absorbing relics scattered throughout the game. There are no set amount of lives […]
Sony sold over one million PS4 consoles in a single day, and I was one of those customers. My launch day bundle included the Sony exclusive Killzone game and a 12 month subscription to Playstation Plus Network. I unpackaged my PS4, updated the software, and started playing Killzone within 30 minutes. I have read that some PS4 uses experience HDMI connection issues, but I did not have this issue, or any other issue. My installation was fast and smooth. The […]
Looking to strike it rich? Everyone loves fear. Try making a horror movie. The movie Halloween was made in 1978 on a budget of $325,000 and went on to make 47 million dollars at the box office. Sinister was made in 2012 on a budget of 3 million dollars and went on to make nearly 80 million. Box Office Mojo compiled a list of horror movies (see chart below) filmed since 2009 – listing total budget and final sales figures. […]
My first computer was a Packard Bell that I purchased from Sears way back in 1995 for 2 thousand dollars. It had a speedy 66mhz processor, a 80MB hard drive, and 1 MB of built in video RAM (upgradable to 2 MB). My first games for it were Doom 2, MechWarrior 2, and Warcraft: Orcs & Humans. I learned how to create my first websites on that computer. That computer changed my life.
Bruce Campbell has worked as an actor, producer, writer, and director for over 30 year in feature films and television. The character that put Bruce on the map was the role of Ash Williams, a wise-cracking everyman hero, in the 1981 horror film classic, Evil Dead. Bruce has been called a B-movie icon, cult film star, and The Chin, but after reading his book I will forever think of Bruce Campbell as the Working Man’s Actor. I grew up […]
Evil Dead 2013 is based off the 1980’s Evil Dead franchise, but it is essentially it’s own film. It’s hard, if not impossible, to review this film without comparing it to the previous Evil Dead films. The originals were campy, layered with dark humor, and filled with exaggerated gore effects. The 2013 version drops the campy humor and approaches the franchise with ultra realistic visuals. Not everyone will be happy with these changes. The movie’s tagline follows Evil Dead […]
Starting a business is not as hard as people make it. Nothing needs to be overly complicated. Success breaks down to 4 questions. 1. Have you identified a problem a customer wants to see solved? 2. Does your product/service solve this customer’s need? 3. If yes, do you have a viable and profitable business model? 4. Have you learned enough to go out and sell? That’s it. Simple. Find a customer with a need. Fill that need. Repeat. Profit$$$
There was a time, now long forgotten, when cartoons dominated Saturday mornings. Kids, and adults, would wake up and watch Transformers, G. I. Joe, The Smurfs, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Superfriends, Thundercats, The Real Ghostbusters, and many others. It was a golden age of animation, and for many different reasons, that age past away. The end of Saturday morning cartoons was a great loss of entertainment. It is not only nostalgia that brings us back to these shows. These animated […]
This is my BOOM STICK! According to this Nerdist Article Army of Darkness will get a sequel written and directed by Sam Raimi. There will be a total of seven Evil Dead movies when they are finished. Not only will Army of Darkness be getting a sequel written and directed by Sam Raimi, but the remake that hits theaters today will be getting a separate sequel from Fede Alvarez. The biggest news came when Bruce Campbell told the crowd of […]