Backrooms is a triumph that is not for everyone, but is certainly for me

Backrooms is a triumph that is not for everyone, but is certainly for me

A guy struggling his way through life and therapy finds strange portal-like doorway in the basement of his furniture store that leads to a seemingly endless maze of weird, not-quite-right, office-like rooms. He goes inside. Many of you probably know the rough real world story of this by now. The Backrooms are an Internet-invented idea that all began with this image and caption: It sparked a whole community-driven bunch of lore and shared storytelling that turned the concept into its own little fictional universe. While this was happening, young Kane Parsons was making videos based on the concept. He was…
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) is a bonafide classic

It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) is a bonafide classic

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) has long been a favorite. First saw it as a kid, and despite its all-star cast of comedians largely being from before my time, it drew me in and kept me there for all its 3-hour+ running time. I've revisited it periodically ever since, and not only has it continued to hit the mark every time, it gets BETTER with each viewing. The laughs, the banter, the stunts, the social commentary - and of course, the top-shelf cast of stars. I absolutely love it. In fact, when Tig and I over on…
I did the music for this award-winning indie animated series

I did the music for this award-winning indie animated series

The first episode of Paradise Lost, a new indie animated series by Chicken Dynasty (aka Michael), won Best Animated Film at the GenCon 2022 Film Festival. So that's awesome. Also awesome is that I created the score and music for the show, including the opening and closing themes. It's been a fun project and I'm grateful that my odd ambient experiments caught Michael's ear. I've seen the first four episodes so far and am happy to report that he's building some good drama here. Take a look at the first episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9x-Ev_d_Mo
Enjoy my video interview on Jason and the Argonauts, the Ray Harryhausen classic

Enjoy my video interview on Jason and the Argonauts, the Ray Harryhausen classic

I was pleased to join Dan Schneider not too long ago for his Cosmoetica show to discuss Ray Harryhausen's best film, and one of the best damned fantasy adventure movies of all time, Jason and the Argonauts. Enjoy! And for some previous thoughts on Harryhausen's work, check out my thoughts on The 7th Voyage of Sinbad.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkHi2dNNF9s