Introductory note from the translator: Last year, while vacationing in Europe, I visited film critic, fashion designer, and international trend-setter Minty Belasco, who was living in an apartment above a Goth nightclub in Munich. Minty is tall, thin, pale, and extensively tattooed. His age is anyone’s guess. He is the author of seventeen books on a variety of subjects, including menswear, ancient Egyptian mummification rituals, bonsai trees, and his favorite topic of all, movies — the cheaper and trashier, the better. Continue reading
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Low Budget Horror Movie Filmed By Pocket Cammeras
Most people, whether they admit it or not, love nothing better than to curl up in their living room in front of the TV and watch a good horror movie. Who hasn’t looked forward to Halloween so they could call their friends over, pop a huge bowl of popcorn and just sit back and enjoy a Horror film festival. Yet, suprisingly enough enough if you ask most people their favorite Horror movie, it isn’t always the big budget productions that make the list, it’s the movies that cost reletively little to make but made such an impact that it has found it’s place in movie history. Continue reading
Concrete Evidence
Her heels barely touched as he held her close. She could feel something wasn’t right, but a quick glance around the room showed nothing odd. Yet, there it was. That sensation that made her heart tighten and ache from fear.
“How are you feeling my love?” Stephen pulled Elizabeth closer to his chest as they danced, seeming to sense her distress. “What do you think of my ballroom?”
The walls were made up of alternating views of mirrors, Victorian artwork, and thick wooden panels. The room was gorgeously lit by chandelier candles. All the couples made up a romantic swoosh of fabric twirling around the room. The concrete floor was made to look like sparkling tiles with an intricate rose pattern. Continue reading
Lanyard Attack
We have all seen them. They are the cords, ropes or whatever substance is used to make them which you wear around your neck. There is advertising on them and they carry an item on the end. They are lanyards.Lanyards have been around since the middle ages when ropes were used to go around your neck allowing you to free up your hands for other work. The maker usually put his name on the product, so he could sell more to other people who saw them.As time went on, the use of lanyard as a marketing tool overshadowed every other use. Continue reading
Used Car Horror Story
I just graduated high school and my parents wanted to buy me a car for college. My budget was at most three thousand dollars, so I decided to search various used car dealerships and websites for a fairly modest car. After failing to find anything I liked, my friend told me he was selling his ’89 Acura Integra for only $2000! I instantly bought it from him without much inspection and brought it home. Continue reading