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Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon Rolls the Dice on a Bloody Reunion

I’ve always wanted to get “the band back together.” And by band, I mean my Warhammer 40K buddies from high school. We played almost every weekend, throwing together games with ridiculously large point totals. Rules be damned. If we didn’t… Continue Reading →

Nashville Film Festival 2026: Old Traditions and New Discoveries

It’s almost time for the Nashville Film Festival again. After so many years, this has become an annual tradition for me. When it rolls around, I know it’s time to start looking through the lineup and figuring out how many… Continue Reading →

September 21, 2026

Portal to Hell Gives New Meaning to Being a Good Neighbor

A few years back, I owned a house in a growing Tennessee town, but I didn’t really know my neighbors. That changed when my daughter wanted to play with their kids, giving me a reason to walk over and introduce… Continue Reading →

September 16, 2026

Penny Lane Is Dead Delivers the Blood, but Kills the Comedy

When I was growing up, there was a kid I always dreaded being around. He wasn’t violent or dangerous, but he made me deeply uncomfortable. He ate his own boogers, farted without the slightest embarrassment and usually had dried snot… Continue Reading →

September 1, 2026

Buddy: Too Many Cooks, Too Much Blood and One Angry Unicorn

I was in my teens when Barney & Friends began airing on PBS, so I was not exactly the show’s target audience. Barney was mostly the butt of jokes among my high school friends. I understood that the show was… Continue Reading →

August 30, 2026

Unholy Night Brings the Dead Home for Christmas

Unholy Night - Nonna turns evil and violent

Growing up, Christmas with my family followed a carefully rehearsed routine, even though none of us had actually rehearsed it. My sister and her family would come over for dinner. Since I was older than my niece and nephew, I… Continue Reading →

July 28, 2026

Corporate Retreat is HR’s Worst Nightmare

Corporate team-building exercises always sound like a great idea in the conference room. “Let’s strengthen relationships, improve communication and build trust.” After sitting through enough PowerPoint presentations filled with stock photos of people high-fiving, you start to believe it might… Continue Reading →

July 11, 2026

30 Years Later, Toy Story Still Has Magic

Woody and Buzz watch as Bonnie and her mom look at her new Lilypad tablet in Toy Story 5

In 1995, I was 17 years old and working at a video store. While most people remember Toy Story for introducing them to Woody and Buzz, what I remember most is the feeling that I was watching the future where… Continue Reading →

June 22, 2026

Blind Cop 2 is the Sequel Nobody Asked for… and That’s the Joke

When I was in high school, I worked at Video Quest, a small video rental store in my hometown. This was back before streaming services put thousands of movies at your fingertips. If you wanted to watch a movie, you… Continue Reading →

June 8, 2026

Hacked: A Double Entendre of Rage Fueled Karma is Unhinged

I have worked in cybersecurity long enough to know that most people do not think much about digital security until something goes horribly wrong. Passwords, banking apps, fraud alerts and multi-factor authentication are just everyday annoyances until suddenly somebody loses… Continue Reading →

May 31, 2026

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Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon Rolls the Dice on a Bloody Reunion

Portal to Hell Gives New Meaning to Being a Good Neighbor

Buddy: Too Many Cooks, Too Much Blood and One Angry Unicorn

30 Years Later, Toy Story Still Has Magic

Hacked: A Double Entendre of Rage Fueled Karma is Unhinged