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CLASSIC CREEPY CARNIVAL CINEMA, Part II

Last installment, I listed nine horror or exploitation pictures from cinema’s beginnings up through the mid 1960s that prominently feature menacing carnival acts, workers,...

Stefan BlitzMarch 16, 2016

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Final Thoughts on DOWNTON ABBEY: It Was Set During The Wrong Years

At the conclusion of Downton Abbey this week a friend made a comment to me: They should make a show about Lady Edith’s daughter...

Seth LeviMarch 9, 2016

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The Noble Art of Getting Naked

Burlesque is an often overlooked art form, frequently dismissed as ‘stripping’ (which, if we’re being honest is also an art form in itself, so...

Stefan BlitzMarch 2, 2016

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The FOG! Guide To DC’S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW

Written by Jennifer Chang With the success of The Flash and Arrow, it isn’t hard to believe that the CW will launch its third...

Stefan BlitzJanuary 20, 2016

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Alan Rickman 101: The Early Years

Written by Erin Maxwell For millions and millions of people on social media, he’s a potions master at a magical school whose love will...

Erin MaxwellJanuary 15, 2016

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CLASSIC CREEPY CARNIVAL CINEMA, Part I

Carnivals have always been a little creepy. Sure, they’re places to have fun, but they always promise something weird, something grotesque, something to squirm...

Stefan BlitzJanuary 14, 2016

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The Most Depressing Christmas Songs of All Time

Written by Sharon Knolle Christmas songs are usually cheerful little numbers, about Santa Claus coming to town or chestnuts roasting on an open fire....

Sharon KnolleDecember 21, 2015

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The Road To Episode VII: STAR WARS #13, ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW & THE PERFECT WEAPON

It’s so exciting that we live in a world where we’re under two weeks away until a brand new Star Wars movie is released....

Atlee GreeneDecember 5, 2015

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A Look at STAR WARS IMITATORS of The 70s and 80s

First off, let me say that this article marks my third anniversary writing for Forces of Geek! When I first did my Bigfoot article...

Stefan BlitzDecember 3, 2015

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The Road To Episode VII: STAR WARS AND THE POWER OF COSTUME EXHIBITION (review)

The ardent fan inside of me was cautiously excited when I handed in my VIP ticket at the box office to enter the grand...

Atlee GreeneNovember 21, 2015

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FOG! Chats With THE COMIC BOOK STORY OF BEER Authors Jonathan Hennessey and Mike Smith!

Interview conducted by Stefan Blitz Next week is Thanksgiving, which in addition to turkey, most people find themselves watching a football game, and often...

Stefan BlitzNovember 18, 2015

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Cigars to Vaporizers; The Evolution of Smoking

The tobacco industry has come a long way from its origins in pre-Columbian America, where the commodity was apparently cultivated and smoked in hollowed...

Stefan BlitzNovember 16, 2015

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Flashback to The Speculation Boom and The Great Comic Book Crash of 1993

I was in a local comic book shop the other day, wandering the aisles, when the end of Roy Batty’s famous speech from Blade...

Stefan BlitzNovember 9, 2015

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Must Read HALLOWEEN Books!

Written by Stefan Blitz More often than not, when people think of celebrating Hallow’s Eve, they tend to list off which movies they will...

Stefan BlitzOctober 29, 2015

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VOODOO HORRORS FROM CLASSIC CINEMA, Part II

As discussed in my previous column, the heyday of voodoo movies – the first wave – was the 1930s and 40s. But after a...

Stefan BlitzOctober 29, 2015

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BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ULTIMATE VISUAL HISTORY (Book Review)

Review by Stefan Blitz BACK TO THE FUTURE: The Ultimate Visual History by Michael Klastorin with Randal Atamaniuk Foreword by Michael J. Fox Preface...

Stefan BlitzOctober 22, 2015

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The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be

Written by Jonathan Ryder As we have reached the time when Marty McFly arrived in 2015, there is much ink and pixel being spilled...

Stefan BlitzOctober 22, 2015

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Relevance Not Rememberance

Written by Christopher Irving It’s August, 2012. My father had died just a month before and, between grieving and trying to be close to...

Stefan BlitzOctober 21, 2015

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We’ve Finally Gone Back to the Future, Doc

Written by Rich Handley As teenagers in the 1980s, we had our fill of great comedies. Better Off Dead, One Crazy Summer, Weird Science,...

Stefan BlitzOctober 21, 2015

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FOG! Chats With CASEEN GAINES, Author of WE DON’T NEED ROADS: THE MAKING OF THE ‘BACK TO THE FUTURE’ TRILOGY

Interview conducted by Stefan Blitz Caseen Gaines might be the coolest high school English teacher around. Having already written books on A Christmas Story...

Stefan BlitzOctober 21, 2015