Unless you're a die-hard Bohab, there are things you may not realize about GWAR's late frontman Dave Brockie. When he wasn't busy rocking your face off as Oderus Urungus, Brockie had other pursuits and callings, including a love for history. His passion for World War II era history, particularly the Eastern Front, was immense and even influenced one of my favorite GWAR songs of all time, Whargoul. The character and story created in this track was intense and felt so much larg

It’s strange to think that there’s a book published in 1841 that could help explain the current clown phenomenon, but the Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds may shed some light on what has oddly become an epidemic of fear. Awhile back, when the first wave of clown terror rose up in a sleepy town in South Carolina, I predicted the problem would soon fade away, as it was most likely a publicity stunt gone too far, a joke that wasn’t as funny, or some peop

I have to admit, I love history. There is something about going back and looking at old footage, or reading books that allows me to find the roots of where we came from and perhaps clue me in to where we’re going. I, especially, love anything about the history of horror and I found a video montage of the history of horror in film by Diego Carrera. Now, this is not a comprehensive account of the genre, but it takes one of the more popular horror films per year, starting in 189

I got an itch, a bee in my bonnet if you will, and so I started doing some research. 1. Evil is Seen While what would later be dubbed “horror” had been seen on the stage for some time, it hadn’t been on film until 1895’s The Execution of Mary Stuart (produced by none other than THAT Thomas Edison). At 18 seconds long, this film depicts its namesake as a woman is beheaded… Now, I know what you’re thinking, “Chris, how can this be considered horror when it’s something of stand