‘Horrible beyond conception was the change which had taken place in my best friend, Crawford Tillinghast.’

With that decidedly lurid line, visionary horror icon H.P. Lovecraft opened his 1934 mini-masterwork, ‘From Beyond’, a brief tale that features a scientist--the aforementioned Crawford Tillinghast--striving to invent a machine that stimulates a person's pineal gland, allowing them to perceive alternate planes of existence, which, unsurprisingly for the founding author of cosmic horror, invokes a menagerie of creepy-crawly, squiggling creatures into our own dimension with dire and deadly consequences.

Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this sunny cosplay. And while it comes to us from the UK but, honestly, I have no idea if its even remotely anywhere near York.

One of the things we here at Critical Blast love is cosplay, which is why every month our staff combs the cosplay community for up-and-coming cosplayers who deserve to have a broader audience for their work, taking into account not only costuming skills and photogenic presence, but also how they use that ability in service to others. Through this, we've not only met some talented cosplayers, but also some fine human beings.

Which brings us to Ellie -- Weird Ellie -- who blows in like a breath of fresh Spring air to become our...

This fifth season of Mountain Monsters has seen production dial back the drama in a big way. In fact, to some degree, they've almost over-corrected from the season where every night was three or more mysterious encounters with demons, various bigfoots, and ghostly little girls. This seventh episode contains what might have been half-an-episode of those earlier seasons for all the revelations actually emphasized.

Marla Grayson (Rosamund Pike) is running a very sweet scam that puts her in charge of the financial holdings of elderly people. But she doesn't work alone. She has help within the medical and assisted living community who work together to present convincing cases to the legal system in order to declare their victims incapable of caring for themselves. These hearings are done without the victim present, where they are then appointed a legal guardian: Marla. Marla then presents the elderly person with the signed document, escorts them from their home to the care facility, and proceeds to liquidate all their assets.

The scheme is presented with such plausibility that I Care a Lot could be classified as a horror movie for seniors.

Over thousands of years of history, language has been essential to the world’s progression forwards into the next generation. As time has passed, it has evolved and changed to suit different circumstances. Technology in part has accelerated this process and has in itself contributed to further evolution and shift in culture. This is giving rise to different social groups such as geeks who each, in turn, have their own slang - here’s where it all comes from.

On February 11, history professor Tore Olsson from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville announced that from August 2021 he would begin teaching a course called “Red Dead America” ​​at the university. The program will focus on American history from 1899 to 1911, and within its framework, the professor will use materials from the Red Dead Redemption series of games and demonstrate gameplay from time to time. The course attracted the attention of dozens of students.

Professor Olsson emphasized that there are many historical inaccuracies in the Rockstar Games products, but they can be a great starting point for anyone with an interest in US history. Interestingly, symbolically-rendered things like books, films, and games attract numerous people. If you are also interested in such an occurrence, check casinos for kiwis where you can find many themed games.

Superman and Lois finally gives Tyler Hoechlin a chance to fully flex his inner Superman. Sure, he's been okay in Supergirl and the other Arrowverse crossovers, but now he's got the whole show to himself -- shared, of course, with his family: wife Lois (Elizabeth Tulloch) and twin 13-year-old sons Jonathan (Jordan Elsass) and Jordan (Alex Garfin).

The universe of Hero Tomorrow comics is a small but very cohesive, tightly-knit one. The hero -- Apama -- is an everyman imbued with the animal powers of a creature from myth, and since his emergence the supervillains have sprung up to oppose him -- some odd, all bizarre.

But there is one who is deeply connected to Apama's origins, yet pre-dates his arrival by nearly forty years. Regina, who first appeared in Apama, The Undiscovered Animal #5, gets her origin story with Bloom #1, coming soon to comic shops and currently funding through Kickstarter.

Set in 1969, Bloom begins with Ramsey, an auto mechanic and would-be comic book artist obsessed with the idea of his comic book villain and the arcane glyphs that came to him in a dream state while tripping in the forest -- at a location that will be quite familiar to fans already following the Apama comic.

Batwoman finally gets itself a heterosexual couple; naturally, they're the villains. But that's all the wc;dw (who cares, didn't watch) subplot thread involving Alice's hunt for Ocean, the guy Safiyah sent her to kill. Plot twist: she's his sister. Plot twist again: not by blood. And it seems Alice and Ocean were both on her island nation of Coriana at the same time, but they can't remember each other except when they touch and get flooded with erotic memories.

Casino and online gaming have been the new order after the outbreak of Covid-19. Those who have been playing it understand how essential it is. It has been a source of entertainment for the Polish as well somewhere that people can make money on the side.

We had a session with our online gaming expert, Jacek Michalski, click here, who emphasized that the past technological improvements have seen the industry grow to greater heights and given the players the best experience. The best aspect of casino gaming is that most games do not require sophisticated skills to play; even a newbie can play. Anyone needs to practice a little and start.

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Cinema, in all its forms, provides the childlike promise of escape, and even in its darker varieties film imparts a fantastical outlet from everyday pressures. Yet while most expressions in the horror genre are merely grisly vehicles of titillating mass distraction, filled with enticing, popcorn-munching, beer-swilling thrills and chills, blood and bare breasts, others are confrontations, less watched than survived, and from the silver screen nightmares of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Jacob’s Ladder to little-seen gems such as 1997’s grimy vampire-as-addict opus Habit, there is a strain of moviemaker unsatisfied with presenting a reassuring experience, preferring to let viewers interpret the work without storytelling guardrails.

One of the most common misconceptions about comics is that this type of book doesn’t have any educational meaning. However, it is important to keep in mind that graphic novels are designed for young readers taking into consideration their personal study needs. Such books cover hard for comprehension topics in an easy way and grab the full reader’s attention. Via storytelling and visualization, students can follow the plot, and find the contextual clues that make the story coherent. In its turn, students develop both creative and analytical skills, so here are 5 simple educational comics that can change the perception of the world.

The AIMS Team is, quite apparently, spending the entire fifth season in Tygart County, West Virginia. What began as a simple hunt for the presence of wolves -- itself an unlikely event given that wolves were historically hunted to extinction in the state -- has turned into a quest for yet another cryptid.

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So, you love to play simple mobile games like Candy Crush Saga, Sudoku and Mini Metro? You’ll love slots. These arcade-style games feature a video screen that does most of the work. Your only job is to place a bet and press ‘Play.’

Depending on your bet size, a slot game can take anywhere from a few seconds to five minutes. Then the video screen stops to show you whether you’ve won or lost. With today’s video slots, the chances are much high.

Watching a movie is one of the best ways to spend time together, but not all movies are equally suitable for this. People in love often have different interests, so choosing the perfect film can be a real challenge.

While you and one of the mail order brides you date may prefer different genres and themes in cinema, certain films are guaranteed to please both of you. We have prepared 12 date-appropriate movies to help you stop worrying about what to watch and spend more time with each other.

1. Couples Retreat

Cynthia and Jason realize that their marriage is in trouble, so they decide to go to a tropical island paradise. This is where the special Pelican program is organized, but it is only available to the group, so they invite six of their close friends.

When Johnny Boo and Squiggle wake up in their hollow tree, they are greeted to a world that has been covered in snow overnight. It looks to Squiggle like the whole world's been covered in ice cream, so they get spoons to dig in. Competition soon arrives in the form of Ice Cream Monster, who tries to eat all the snow -- or "nothing-flavored ice cream" -- so there won't be any left.

But eating snow -- and being out in it for a long time -- leads to being really cold. And when more snow begins to fall, bringing a blizzard on our friends, Johnny's solution is to find his box of mittens so everyone has them to wear. But Squiggle and Ice Cream Monster disappear in all the snowfall and Johnny has to find them.

'Dies iræ! Dies illa; Solvet sæclum in favilla'

   'The day of wrath, that day; will dissolve the world in ashes'

  --Opening lines to Dies Irae (Day of Wrath), thirteenth-century Latin hymn

Our idea of the apocalypse, that period of final judgment when humanity's misdeeds are held to accountability and nations crumbles beneath worldwide cataclysms, has long cast a dark thrall on the collective unconscious, and from the fifth-century B.C. writings of Persian prophet Zoroaster to the ravenous civilization-devouring zombies of George Romero's seminal Living Dead films, the dire interpretations involving the time when time itself ends fascinates us. 

Want to watch any anime series and films hassle free? You’re in good luck. Anime is no longer the small niche it was a decade ago. Thanks to the growing trend of streaming films and TV programs on networks like Netflix and Hulu, anime is now a global phenomenon.

That means you can watch new and classic anime shows regardless of where in the world you live. It also doesn’t matter whether you use an Android smartphone or the latest Mac computer. If you want to watch anime, these are the best websites to use.

#1: Crunchyroll

If you’re looking for a free website to watch anime, Crunchyroll fits the bill. It’s an American website that features 1000+ Japanese anime films and shows in their original language. The shows are subtitled although there are a handful of them also dubbed—original audio is replaced with English audio.

Hannah and Jules (Janelle Snow, Amanda Powell) realize the LGBTQ cliche they are: a married lesbian couple in the 90s adopting a boy named Rain Beau. But this story is more than your usual trope of obstacles against gay adoptions. Beau is diagnosed with a genetic disorder -- an extra Y chromosome -- which every doctor says predisposes a male to aggression.

Dealing with misunderstandings, behavioral issues, and their own pasts, Hannah and Jules struggle to stay together and stay true to their ideals of inclusivity. Rain Beau's End, starring Ed Asner and Sean Young, is a taut drama directed by Tracy Wren airing exclusively on the LGBTQ streaming service Lesflicks.

Ah, sweet romance, that burning, all-encompassing drive of two souls that seek to become one. Yet is there a way to know with absolute certainty who you are allowing into your heart? Many a tragedy has been begat by passion’s fire, and such musings abound in Tentacles, one of the releases from Blumhouse Films’ new Into The Dark series, and the questions posed about trust and identity are given dark psychosexual dressing that infuse an otherwise stale B-movie plot with dangerous, eldritch intensity.