Apr 5Move Over Lassie, There’s A New Dog In Town…And His Name Is ThorMad’s Movie Reviews #2: Bad Moon — Werewolf movies are a dime every couple of dozen. A barren wasteland of mostly meh movies BUT…the dimes that you do find out there are unforgettable and the movie that I’m talking about today is no exception. That movie is Bad Moon, a movie based on the novel “Thor” by…Film4 min read
Feb 20Playing on A Fight Stick Changed Fighting Games For MeI can’t imagine playing most fighters without it now — Ahh, fighting games. A genre of gaming that, in my opinion, is one of the most expressive genres in all of gaming. From the games you choose to play all the way down to the control scheme you use, the possibilities are endless. Speaking of controls, I used to be…Videogames3 min read
Jan 10Mad’s Movie Reviews #1: The Evil DeadMaking the most out of next to nothing — On October 15th, 1981 a horror film was released in theaters. This film was a passion project, filmed on a small budget by a group of lifelong friends based on a short that they had filmed before making the film. This film would go on to be one of the…Film4 min read
Jan 6Marvel VS. Capcom Cemented My Love For Fighting GamesMy History with the Marvel VS. Capcom franchise and how it cemented my love for the fighting game genre — I’ve talked before about my history with the fighting game genre and I’ve even talked about common misconceptions about fighting games but today I have a different topic to discuss. That topic being my favorite fighting game series! That series is Marvel vs Capcom, a 2D Tag Team/Assist Based series…Gaming4 min read
Jan 5Fighting Games Are NOT Intimidating…Trust MeFighting Game Misconceptions and why you shouldn’t be scared to try them out — Ahh, fighting games, a fantastic genre of gaming in my honest opinion, one that allows for more expressiveness and creativity than almost any other genre in video games. …Videogames5 min read
Jan 4I Love Fighting Games…Here’s Why!!My History with Fighting Games and why I love them so much. — One thing that I haven’t mentioned here on Medium is that I love video games. I’ve been a gamer since I was 2 years old when my brother gave me his old NES as a hand-me-down (which is the ONLY one I thoroughly enjoyed). My favorite genres of games are…Videogames5 min read
Published in New Writers Welcome·Dec 21, 2021Why I Finally Decided To Start WritingHow I overcame my fear and anxiety and just did the thing — I’ve been writing here on Medium for 4 weeks now, nearly a full month. I’ve had a blast writing and sharing my passion for the horror genre with y’all and making connections with some of my fellow writers! But what’s crazy to me is that all of this almost didn’t…Medium3 min read
Published in New Writers Welcome·Dec 17, 2021Is The Evil Dead Groovy Collection…Actually Groovy??My thoughts on this collection and whether it’s worth buying or not — As you can see in the photo above, I just bought The Evil Dead Groovy Collection recently. This box set includes The Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead 2, and all 3 seasons of Ash vs Evil Dead. Today I’m going to show you this box set, tell you exactly what…Film5 min read
Published in New Writers Welcome·Dec 15, 2021I Collect Movies. Here’s Why!My movie collection, how long I’ve been collecting and why I collect physical media — As you can tell from the photo above, I collect movies. From VHS to DVD to Blu-ray and even 4K Blu-ray, I’ve been collecting movies for a long time. Twenty-one years to be exact, starting when I was five years old back in 2000. …Film3 min read
Published in New Writers Welcome·Dec 13, 2021Why I love HorrorMy history with horror and why I love it so much — Ahh, horror, a genre of books, movies, tv shows, and video games. A genre that year after year grows in popularity and has millions of fans all across the world, including me. I love horror in all forms of entertainment. I have ever since I was a kid and today…Horror5 min read