tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80102379408825740542012-01-27T07:24:45.750-08:00A blog for horror fans with a splash of politics, videogames and more.David Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06811458392385673053noreply@blogger.comBlogger631100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010237940882574054.post-45753574297767305662009-06-29T17:56:00.001-07:002009-06-29T17:56:24.663-07:00

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Like many other '80s kids, I grew up with Ninja Turtles, that blasted "Crossfire" board game commercial and Nintendo.Though I didn't get my start in gaming with the ol' NES, it was certainly the portal to my continuing love of interactive entertainment.I've been a fan of nearly all things gaming ever since first bopping heads in Battletoads. My interest has waned over the years, but I still enjoy

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As a horror nut, it's sometimes difficult (read: nigh impossible) to stay complacent with D-grade movie adaptations and countless subpar remakes.The winter of our discontent never comes. It's as if bad horror flicks have ironically stumbled into an idiotic, neverending cinematic zombification - they just won't die, and they just keep comin'.When I do catch a horror screening, I feel awkward.

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5:55 p.m. Antonia Wilson said she voted for who she described as the "best candidate," Sen. Barack Obama."What he's speaking about, he's more for the people, more for the United States," she said. "He's more for us."Pat Booth, of West Graham Street, said her vote went to Republican Sen. John McCain."I think he has more experience," said Booth. "I think that he will give the country a little more

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I don't even know what to think about this. Maybe I should just label and toss this gem into the "absoutely absurd" category and be done with it.The federal ATF is expected in Westfield today to aid local police in investigating the accidental death of an 8-year-old boy who was killed yesterday after firing an Uzi submachine gun while attending a gun show.The boy, identified as Christopher Bizilj

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The sheep are out to pasture and they're loving it -- expectedly so, might I add.Yep, only the tween-friendly "High School Musical 3" could beat out "Saw V," one of the worst-reviewed movies of the year, for this weekend's top grossing spot.The R-rated torturefest reportedly pulled in $30.5 million. Amazing.Just for fun, I decided to make a MadLib version of "Saw VI," which will inevitably come

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Look into the mirror, America. Tell me what you see.Look familiar? Thought so.In a dramatic turn of events, Saw is back. Now in its fifth iteration (and I'm pretty sure it died halfway through the second), Jigsaw and friends return tonight to theaters. Yay.Though sure to be hackneyed and riddled with plot holes, Saw V will, no doubt, be well-received by its sheep following.On a side note, I'm

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I got my moblog working.

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From Variety.com:"Josh Flitter will topline Morgan Creek comedy "Ace Ventura 3," directed by David M. Evans."Ace 3" will be produced by Morgan Creek topper James G. Robinson. David Robinson will also serve as a producer with Morgan Creek's Guy McElwaine exec producing.Principal photography will begin Sept. 17 in Orlando, Fla. Screenplay, penned by Jason Heimberg, Justin Heimberg and Jeff Sank,

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Yipes. If this happened in America, we'd surely see riots in the streets. Here's what Japan is doing to "trim the fat":Citizens between the ages of 40 and 74 are having their tummy stats jotted down. Too big? You might pay."To reach its goals of shrinking the overweight population by 10 percent over the next four years and 25 percent over the next seven years, the government will impose financial

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People make fun of me, but I don't care. I like the new version of Mixed Martial Arts, which just concluded a network television broadcast that was watched by millions.Some organizations put on a good show, hiding animalistic savagery in a rules-driven sport.I agree that the EliteXC show CBS aired weeks ago was garbage. But the sport itself is entirely different. It's moody, generally

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I've made a huge mistake. A few months ago, I let go of my Pearl Export Series 5-piece set for a sum of a few hundred bucks.Shameful, I know. In fact, it's borderline humiliating.But at the time of sale, I had no need for 'em. I was at college and they were sitting, gathering dust, in a spare room.Now, since I'm back on the playing field, I need a quick fix on some shells and cymbals. I'm in

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According to "Garfield" canon, Jon Arbuckle, the comic's lonely, lovable bachelor, cannot communicate with or actually understand what is said by his slobbenly orange cat.That being so, when the majority of "Garfield" comics are taken out of context, the lonely, lovable bachelor suddenly becomes a paranoid, bipolar, schizophrenic loser.Instead of a pen-and-paper abomination created solely for our

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A few things I'd like to touch on.It was rigged ... Kimbo Slice, the former pitfighter turned MMA "sensation" (the term is used loosely here, folks), fought Saturday against James "Megapunk" Thompson during EliteXC's PRIMETIME event on CBS.Gotta admit -- Kimbo, who was 2-0 going into the fight, is going to get destroyed when he actually faces decent competition.Why?The guy's a brawler. A hack. He

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While I can concede that I do enjoy my peanut butter, barbecue sandwiches and couch potato weekends (probably moreso because of a high metabolism), I try to stay at least slightly active.My gym membership has long expired, but I do aspire to one day get back in the regimen of popping creatine and pumping iron.But this guy has seemingly got it down to a science. Got a problem with high gas prices?

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8:45 p.m.We're here at the Democratic office (old Alliance Bank Building) near the Chamber.Several county commissioners are available along with county Democratic chair Jennifer Helton.They're awaiting voting results."It's just always fun on election night to be with our good democrat friends," said Commissioners Chair Jo Boggs. "We're usually at the fire dept. but there's not a lot going on at

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3:24 p.m.Upon arriving at First Baptist Church Ministry Center in Kings Mountain, few voters were at the polls.But after only a few minutes, lines began forming.As of 2 p.m., 367 votes had been cast at the ministry center, according to Chief Judge Evelyn Pressley."Census from everybody is (it's going) pretty smooth, but not really fast-paced," Pressley said.Voter Charles Drewery voted for Sen.

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My fiancee was lucky (or unlucky, depending on your political stance) enough to hear former president Bill Clinton speak at the varsity gymnasium at Appalachian State Unversity, my alma mater.Apparently this "Democratic presidential nomination" thing is important enough to bring high-profile candidates to North Carolina. Who'da thunk it?Here are some pictures from the event (notice the "Ron Paul

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Videogames are getting closer and closer to emulating real life every year - at least in terms of looks.This is mostly true in sports games. Gawkers are impressed - year-in, year-out - with how far graphics are being pushed. Nobody seems to mind that sports games are generally the same every year, albeit from a few minor upgrades and roster swap.But how many people honestly care how a game looks?

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The Financial Times recently spoke with Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello on two potential spring blockbusters: the silver screen's "Iron Man" and the controversial, fashionably twisted mafioso crimefest, Rockstar Entertainment's "Grand Theft Auto IV (GTA4)."For those not hip to gaming culture, GTA is on the same popularity/financial level as Bungie's "Halo," which recently set an opening-day

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So this past Friday, I signed away my financial freedom for the next few years and bought a 2006 Pontiac Solstice convertible. Yeek.But before you go thinking that the lives of small-town newspaper journalists are all glitz and glamour, there's some things you must first consider.For instance, instead of driving my new cherry red coupe to a penthouse suite, I'm driving it to my parents' home

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Love him or hate him, at least Lebron James has personality. He's gracing Vogue's cover - only the third man to do so in the magazine's 116-year-history. He's hosted the ESPYs.I can respect that.I can also respect athletes like Dirk Nowitzki and Tim Duncan, as they realize they have zero personality - they don't try to be marketing machines. They just play the game and accept the fact they'll

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Sorry, the wireless connection here is very weak. Commissioners are about to vote. Throngs of people showed up - standing room only for most of the meeting.Update: 7:39 p.m.Robert Yelton gave a run-through of the lease agreement for the historic courthouse and the Earl Scruggs Center, and County Manager David Dear gave an overview of commonly asked questions via Powerpoint.Update: 7:41

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The meeting begins at 6 p.m. Check back for updates.

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Every time an audiophile buys into hype and chooses Monster or Bose products over a generic brand, I cry.A recent experiment pitting Monster 1000 speaker cables against a common coat hanger (with soldered-on speaker connectors) shows that if you're buying the expensive connective gadgetry, you're buying snake oil and volcano insurance.Not one single person in the experiment could tell the

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It's 2008, but there's no flying cars. Dogs can't talk. Let's face it - we won't be living like the Jetsons anytime soon.Or will we?For $166,000 a year, Honda's ASIMO, the world's most advanced humanoid robot, can be "hired" for service. Expensive? Yes. Awesome? Oh yes. Don't believe me? Watch this.According to Honda, ASIMO can recognize faces, respond to questions, run at 6 km/h and provide

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We've all seen Apple's iPhone, complete with a slick touchscreen, mobile Internet access and chic (read: pretentious) exterior.That's pretty cutting-edge, right? Right?But, have you ever seen a cell phone that bends like Stretch Armstrong? Thought not.Meet "Morph," Nokia's new concept phone. It's on display at the "Design and the Elastic Mind" exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York

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A new year brings fresh faces and new life.For MMA, it brings a new host of challenges and expectations that could put it into contention for (more) record-breaking numbers.Here are my predictions for 2008:1. UFC regains PPV sales titleBoxing overtook the UFC in 2007 with $255 million in PPV buys. Could the UFC surpass $300 million? Lofty goal, but attainable...especially if the posterboys get

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For those that don't already know, I'm a mixed martial arts junkie. I live for the big knockouts, the bonebreaking submissions and the five-round championship slugfests.When I recently learned that the N.C. Sports Commission now sanctions regulated MMA fighting in North Carolina, I was ecstatic.I quickly went to shelbystar.com to find out what my beloved peers wrote about the incredible,

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I'm in a pickle. I graduated in December from Appalachian State, which, in its own right, is an accomplishment. I'd like to reward myself with something, but there's a few hitches:-I'm getting married either this year or next.-I need a place to live once I stop mooching off my parents.-My fiancee wants a new car after she graduates, and I'm a sweetheart so I'll probably pay for some of it.-My

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Guillermo del Toro is the modern day King Midas - everything he touches turns to gold.From The Devil's Backbone to Pan's Labyrinth, the guy might be the next Hitchcock....but...I'm being optimistic. Remember what genre we're talking about here (Horror? Fantasy-horror? Fantasy-thriller?).For the sake of being fair, I'm going to allow myself to get hyped up for a minute here. I get the opportunity

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I don't reminisce often - I don't see the need. Living in the past is just a lousy excuse for not having a future. But, every now and again, I look back, like most of us, and just shake my head.I miss my long hair. I always wore a hat and matted it down, but my golden locks were glorious. Fabio had nothing on it.I miss playing drums. Man, I used to be a gunslinger on my Pearl customs. Over

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RootsBeginning in 1993 as a collaborative effort between advertiser Art Davie and Rorion Gracie pitting two combatants of different combat styles in a bloody gladiator match, the UFC was labeled and marketed as an innovative sport with no rules. Hair pulling and groin shots were allowed, and there were no weight classes. It was deemed too violent for TV, and the organization relied on PPV sales

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Hi, kids. Gather 'round as I teach you the word of the year for 2008."Ka-Chkk."No, it isn't the sound of a rifle reloading. It isn't the sound of the paparazzi snapping candid photos of the latest celebrity happenings.It's the sound of fibers tightening and muscles tensing as teeth are rattled by brutal knockouts.The sport to watch in 2008 is the controversial, bone-breaking spectacle of

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I'm a horror fan through the good and the bad. And, since there's so much bad out there, I pretty much have to sift through the mess and wait for the next savior of cinema macabre that comes along every few years.It's the hope for a better film -- a tour de force -- that keeps the horror spirit alive. One of these days, one will come out that doesn't suck. One of these days.During late 2003, that

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