Let’s just get this out of the way first: if you’re not watching the hilariously bad-in-the-best-way made-for-tv Sy-Fy zombie movies that pop up in marathons every once in a while, you are missing some gems. In this installment of Nerdophiles Picks, we’re looking at some of our favorite zombie movies […]
Nerdophiles Picks: Top Horror Franchises
In honor of Halloween our staff is going to be posting a series of articles listing some of our favorite Halloween and horror themed movies, shows, and more. ‘Nerdophiles Picks’ is a new sort of ‘top ten list’ feature for the blog though we won’t force ourselves to meet any […]
Cracked Wants to Educate You with the De-Textbook
The De-Textbook Author: Cracked.com Release Date: October 29, 2013 Publisher: Plume Source: LibraryThing Early Reviewer Program, Plume Genre(s): Humor, Non-Fiction, History, Science, etc. Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: N/A GoodReads | Amazon Ever find yourself spending hours on the Internet wasting it away by scrolling through Cracked.com lists or clicking random links in Wikipedia articles until you’ve somehow gotten […]
Hidden Follows A Young Girl's Heartwarming and Heartbreaking Holocaust Experience
Hidden Author: Loic Dauvillier and Greg Salsedo Illustrator: Alexis Siegel Release Date: April 1, 2014 (Originally 2012) Publisher: First Second (originally Le Lombard) Source: NetGalley Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Children’s Fiction, Graphic Novel, Holocaust Rating: ????? Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon I love when comic books are used to tell a story that you probably wouldn’t expect from […]
Identity & Gender in Games: Assassin's Creed
The question of identity takes some special consideration when we talk about a series where a narrator literally changes his identity. In Assassin’s Creed, you can not only play as Desmond Miles, a modern day assassin, but also has several of his ancestors, or you can play as an assassin of the […]
Book Blast: Pendomus by Carissa Andrews
Hey everyone! We’re jumping on board the Pendomus promotion train with Book Nerd Tours this week because it sure sounds like a freakin’ awesome book. And Carissa Andrews is a pretty awesome person – and author! So we think you should definitely check out her self-published science fiction thriller Pendomus. […]
Hyperbole and a Half Leaps from Blog to Bookshelves
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened Author: Allie Brosh Release Date: October 29, 2013 Publisher: Touchstone Source: Edelweiss DRC, NetGalley DRC Genre(s): Non-Fiction, Autobiography, Blog, Graphic Novel, Humor Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon I’m a big fan of Allie Brosh’s Hyperbole and a Half as I’m […]
American Horror Story: Coven – Boy Parts and The Replacements
American Horror Story: Coven – Boy Parts (03×02) Synopsis: Madison tries to help Zoe create the perfect boyfriend out of Kyle and some left over parts while our creep swamp resurrectionist comes back into play. Meanwhile Fiona keeps Madame LaLaurie hostage in her room and tries to track down the witch […]
Once Upon A Time’s Neverland Arch Is Getting Old Already
You may have noticed that I’ve had a hard time keeping up with my Once Upon A Time recaps. This isn’t just because I’m a law student and I’m super busy and I’ve been going to a ton of doctors’ appointments lately. In fact, those other obligations play a fairly […]
NaNoWriMo Crash Course
Ladies and gentlemen, I don’t mean to frighten you, but we’re one week away from NaNoWriMo – and this year, like I say every other year, I’m going to participate. NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, is when the internet comes together to write novels. Or at least 50,000 words […]
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