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Alfred Pennyworth is best known as Bruce Wayne/Batman’s butler. He’s often seen as an old man who can’t defend himself too well. Sure, we have small hints of his past in comic books, TV series, and even Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy, but it’s not what you might think. DC’s Pennyworth tells the story of Alfred before he was Bruce Wayne’s
Read MoreOctober is here, which means it’s time for another vampire romance. It’s been a common trope since Bram Stoker’s Dracula: A powerful vampire comes in and sweeps an unsuspecting woman off her feet. Sometimes it’s his charm, sometimes it’s good looks, sometimes he has hypnotic powers, the exact mechanism varies but the overall story is the same. A Dowry of Blood
Read MoreAt long last, the best horror show on network television has made its grand return. No, I’m not talking about Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story or its Hulu spin-off, but the USA and Syfy show, Chucky. Based on the successful horror franchise Child’s Play, the show is a continuation of the original series, (ignoring the 2019 reboot starring Mark Hamill as
Read MoreImagine if you had the power, resources, and talent to create your ultimate dream project. Imagine if you could painstakingly obsess over every detail, finesse every flaw, sculpt your clay and wield your tools with total mastery of skill, with no restraint, until you made manifest the immaculate dream you could have only dreamt as a child. That is Werewolf by
Read MoreElsa Bloodstone is one tough cookie. She travels the world fighting monsters so the rest of us can sleep a little safer at night. She’s a master of weaponry and hand-to-hand combat and is extremely formidable on her own. Add in her bloodstone shard choker that she inherited from her father and all the advantages it gives her and she becomes
Read MoreClara Johnson is one hell of a girl. Born with a caul over her face and screaming her head off, she sees what others can’t and she never bites her tongue. In The Monsters We Defy author Leslye Penelope tells the story of Clara and her friends who are trying to save humankind from losing the very thing that makes us
Read MoreThe much-anticipated My Hero Academia season 6 has finally premiered this weekend with an episode titled “A Quiet Beginning”. Back in Season 5, Izuku Midoriya, Katsuki Bakugo, and Shoto Todoroki continued their work studies under the watchful eye of Endeavor, Japan’s #1 hero. Meanwhile, Tomura Shigaraki and the League of Villains clashed against the Metahuman Liberation Army, led by Re-Destro. Their
Read MoreThere’s something about the future that just seems to fascinate so many people. Be it our own personal future or the general future of the world, people tend to spend plenty of time thinking about it. I grew up on media such as The Jetsons, Back to the Future, and Lost in Space; shows and films that were set in wildly
Read MoreOne of the most interesting aspects of Quantum Leap is how every episode is its own adventure with its own set of problems. Similar in fashion to how American Horror Stories was with each episode focusing on a different story, if you don’t like one specific adventure, the next week brings something new to the table. While there are some serial
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