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Game Review: X-Men: Destiny

X-Men: Destiny Release Date: September 27, 2011 Platforms: Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS Publisher: Activision Developer: Silicon Knights Genre: Action RPG X-Men: Destiny follows the story of one of three mutants new to the hero business. Aimi Yoshida is a mutant refugee from Japan. Adrian Luca is the son of a anti-mutant advocate, and he must therefore keep …

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Horror Art: Jerrod Brown

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BIO: A “real” horror artist, that creates paintings in the middle of paint tubes, brushes and palettes, THAT describes Jerrod Brown. A strong advocate of conventional/traditional art that is “truly” painted by hand. So many artists have profited from the advantages of digital illustration – quick and cheap production, low budget solutions, variable use of single motives and the possibility …

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12 Bad Jokes About: The Final Destination Franchise

Final Destination 5 (2011), is directed by Steven Quale.This is the latest installment of the F.D.franchise.Quale, along with previous directors James Wong, David R.Ellis (two F.D. films each), brings an interesting idea to the screen. Premonitions of death and cheating death itself, are the common threads.Tony Todd takes another turn in his reoccurring role.The uncommon thread, is the one we …

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Vamps: Christa Campbell

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BIO: Christa Campbell made her mark as the legendary Bettie Page in “From Pinup to Sex Queen: Bettie Page: The E! True Hollywood Story.” Christa’s far-ranging roles in include the movie “day of the dead” and the action-thriller “hero wanted” with Cuba Gooding Jr. also “Lonely Hearts,” co-starring with John Travolta, James Gandolfini and Salma Hayek, and shares the screen …

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Vamps: Melantha Blackthorne

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BIO: Melantha Blackthorne is a director, actress, and co-owner of Robomonkey Productions. She has over ten years experience in both independent and mainstream cinema. As a child Melantha had a wild imagination and was fascinated by the monster that could be hiding in her closet or the serial killer who just may be waiting under her bed. Eventually the things …

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Vamps: Victoria De Mare

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BIO: Dubbed by the media, “Hollywood’s Hottest Scream Queen,” (actress, professional dancer, and model) started her expansive career in the horror film genre with a bang when she was cast in Roger Corman’s horror/ comedy film Slaughter Studios in 2002. From that point on her place in B-movies would be further solidified by her near constant work in horror, science …

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Horror Art: Phil Mertz

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BIO: I was born in 1981 and grew up in Lancaster, PA. As a kid I watched my Uncle draw all kinds of cartoon characters which inspired me to start drawing the Ninja Turtles at a very young age. I always excelled at art in school and took as many art classes as I could. Other than art class taken in high school, I’ve never had …

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Top 5 Video Game Protagonists

While it seems in today’s society that we are easily offended by individuals who act outside of social norms, we seem to have a high tolerance for these same people in popular culture. Television shows like Family Guy, South Park and The Simpsons are filled with foul-mouthed, perverted, abusive and otherwise crude characters whom we’d separate ourselves from or even …

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Game Review: Dead Island

Dead Island was released on September 6, 2011 for Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. Dead Island was developed by Techland and published by Deep Silver. Dead Island has been in development for over 6 years, which is a long time for a video game, and some of its age shows up in the final product as well. Dead Island …

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Horror Art: Jason Felix

BIO: Jason has been a member of the games industry for the past 10 years. In the past Felix worked on Hellgate:London as a Senior Concept Artist at Flagship Studios located in San Francisco. Prior to joining Flagship Studios, Jason has helped to visually establish big franchises such as StarCraft and Prince of Persia series. I came from a family …

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Monster F’N’ Guest List for Wizard World Philadelphia

David Boreanaz, Nathan Fillion, Whoopi Goldberg, Christopher Lloyd, Norman Reedus Headline Celebrity Guests At Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con, June 19-22 Karen Gillan, Karl Urban, Evan Peters, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Five WWE® Standouts, Top Comics Creators At Pop Culture Festival At Pennsylvania Convention Center PHILADELPHIA, April 22, 2014 – David Boreanaz (“Bones,” “Angel”), Nathan Fillion (“Castle,” Serenity), Whoopi Goldberg …

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Wizard World announces WWE top superstars to slam into Philadelphia Comic Con

WWE® Superstars John Cena® And Daniel Bryan® To Attend Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con on May 30, June 1, 2013 Duo Continues Run Of Top WWE® Talent At Wizard World Shows In 2013; Join Celebrity Roster With Stan Lee, Summer Glau, William Shatner At Pennsylvania Convention Center NEW YORK, January 31, 2013 – Wizard World has fast become the place …

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Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con 2013 Line Up

Nathan Fillion, Stan Lee, Summer Glau, WWE® Superstars John Cena® And Daniel Bryan® Among Celebrity Guests At Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con, May 30 – June 2 Pop Culture Festival At Pa. Convention Center Also To Feature ‘The Walking Dead’ Stars Michael Rooker and Norman Reedus, William Shatner, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Superstar Comics Creators NEW YORK and PHILADELPHIA, March …

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