There's nothing more frustrating when a character dies from a situation that had no reason occuring except perhaps that the writers wanted to be edgy and make the story have more gravitas with a random death that's forced into the plot.
I've talked often over the years ...

Preventable Deaths
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Jan. 18, 2025Character Deep Dive: Vladimir Chekhov
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Dec. 28, 2024
It’s time for another Character Deep Dive, this within the amazing political war thriller The Second Crimean War by the awesome and proliferate The Doodler!
The Second Crimean War is an alternate history webcomic, of a different 1995 where, after the collapse of the USSR, the emerging, independent Ukraine ...
Third Chapter of InkyMoondrop’s Imago, Nebraska, Concludes this Week— Stay Tuned for Chapter Four!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Nov. 25, 2024
Photo: “-Spring- Ch.3: Page 80”. Imago, Nebraska, created by InkyMoondrop. (November 2024)
InkyMoondrop writes:
“He-hey! It's that time again. Chapter 3 of Imago, Nebraska ends on the 27th (Wednesday). I hope it was to your liking, Ch.4 will focus more on Theo once again, with a few ...
Quackcast 711 - Lost Boys
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 29, 2024 LISTEN on our player!
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Halloween is on the way and we always do something different for it. This time we're doing a commentary for the 1987 vampire movie The Lost Boys! We even dressed in Lost Boys themed outfits for ...
Horror CateGORIES
Banes at 12:00AM, Oct. 24, 2024
Now that's a little TOO scary!
Horror is perfect for metaphor and allegory. In fact, a horror story is often allegorical by default, what with its bizarre landscapes and freaky beasties.
Here are some categories of horror and some thoughts on what they symbolize:
Reality Bites
psycho killer! Qu ...
The Horror Protagonist
Banes at 12:00AM, Oct. 10, 2024
I was watching The Dead Zone again the other week, and thought that Johnny Smith might be the perfect horror Protagonist.
This movie, and the Stephen King book it's based on, might be a little bit under the radar; I'm not sure how well known it is in ...
Character Deep Dive: Raidon from Used Books
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, July 20, 2024
Today’s Character Deep Dive is on an antagonist!
We’re looking at Raidon Yamamura from Used Books by the amazingly proliferate Vickie Boutwell!
Used Books is a crime-noir thriller involving the story of Kaida, an ex-assassin from a highly dangerous network of organized crime and the different people surrounding ...
Release of Necroblivion Omnibus 1!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 27, 2024
Photo: “Necroblivion Omnibus 1 Book Cover”. Necroblivion by Paneltastic. May 2024.
For immediately release.
(Written by Paneltastic)
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After nearly three years of work, I'm happy to announce the release of the first Necroblivion Omnibus!
Featuring over 400 pages and 36 chapters, this is a great way to hop into ...
Quackcast 673 - By their deeds you shall know them
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Feb. 6, 2024 LISTEN on our player!
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Art Vs the Artist part 2
Here we're fulfilling the promise of Quackcast 671 and examining what the art can tell us about the artist! Can certain themes, an art style, choice of imagery, jokes, humour ...