Horrors
NO SONIC YOUTH NOOOO!
Did you hear about the new Thurston Moore/Kim Gordon split? 27 years in the making… Rumor has it that the clip below might be from Sonic Youth’s last concert ever. After Kim and Thurston announced their divorce last month, their publicist confirmed that the future of the band was “uncertain” after fulfilling their touring obligations. […]
The American Horror Story Chitty-Chat Club!
It was another terrific episode of American Horror Story last night—still reigning as the best show currently running on TV. In fact, I may even vote this one as the most creep-tastic yet! While it may not have had the jumps or jokes so prominently displayed in past episodes, “Piggy Piggy” was by far the […]
Bil Keane Is Dead.
The creator of The Family Circus has died at age 89. I don’t (often) enjoy speaking ill of the dead, but the mediocre, sanitized circles of contempt that this man unleashed upon the Earth every day for decades are unforgivable. Even worse: For as long as shitty small-town newspapers manage to eke out their meager […]
Good Afternoon, Uncanny Valley!
Meet two new robots the Japanese have invented, both designed to scare the poop into your pants. First there’s “Mask-Bot,” which according to The Week, uses “facial emotion data” to emulate an actual human face. This is super creepy, and not to be mean, but I’m pretty sure I saw this thing protesting at Occupy […]
Fuuuuck!!! A GIANT CLOWN ON INLINE SKAAAAATES!!!
Okay, so this video says it was originally uploaded back in 2009—which is a goddamn good thing, because if this were a recent video? All you would see is my empty office chair spinning while I got the FAWK out of town! Anyway, apparently there was this GIANT CLOWN who used to love racing around […]
Portland in Costume
The thing about having Halloween fall on a Monday is that it essentially makes the holiday four or five days long, spanning over the weekend. Portland whooped it up hard this year (a little too hard, some members of law enforcement might say), and people really brought it in the costume department. (It was a […]
That’s Your Halloween Costume: The Final Countdown!
Okay! For all you last second shoppers (and I do mean last second) here’s your final countdown of choices for “Your Halloween Costume™”: Only $24.95. The “Camille Toe” Costume. In this “Camille Toe” bodysuit, you’ll look like a sexy aerobics instructor, wearing a neon outfit and squishy foam boobs. But it’s only a matter of […]
The Scariest Thing in the World (in 1978)
Happy Halloween. Here’s the scariest thing in the world circa 1978, when it was shown over and over during primetime television hours, poisoning the psyches of a generation.
Milburn’s Haunted Manor
Portland’s home to some great haunted houses (Fright Town, Scream at the Beach, the corn maize), but if you’ve exhausted the local supply and feel like going a little bit further afield, look no further than Milburn’s Haunted Manor. Located in BFE Hubbard, OR, about half an hour outside of town, Milburn’s is at the […]
Re: Halloween Costumes Open Thread
Per Sarah’s request for our weekend Halloween costumes, here’s me as Hall & Oates. (I’m sorry I actually had to add a link there, but some kids today have no respect for musical history. Again, I’m looking at Sarah Mirk.) And why yes, Daryl Hall and I do buy our eye bags at the same […]