Matt O'Connell

Matt O'Connell is the pseudonym of Japanese-Italian wrestling superstar Guisseppe Takogawa, inventor of the Texas Testicle Twister and six time JWA Intercontinental Champion.

Films

The Mummy: Hollywood’s Monster

Before Boris Karloff donned the linens in 1932, ancient Egyptian corpses simply stayed dead.

Films

King of Monsters, Prince of Darkness: The Curious Tale of Godzilla vs. The Devil

For years, it was common knowledge in the Godzilla fandom that the big guy once nearly came to blows with the devil himself in a monstrous blockbuster.

Hater Hagiographies

Hater Hagiographies: Bobby “The Brain” Heenan

Bobby was more than just a loud mouth in a louder jacket—he was an artist who worked in insults the way Rembrandt worked in oils.

Films

Unwelcome to the Jam: Exploring the Strange World of Cancelled Space Jam Sequels

Pour out your Secret Stuff for this untenable stillborn franchise.

Weird

Unknown Animals: The Art of Classic Cryptozoology

Before cryptozoology was the purview of sleazy reality television, the search for mysterious beasts was a serious pursuit -- and this art proves it.

Humor

Meet Onan, The Bible Guy Famous for Jarking It

The first known use of “Onanism” as a euphemism for jarking it was in 1718, and it continues to be used this way today.

Death

Until Someone Gets Hurt: PSAs as Black Comedy

Your standard gallows humor is great, but it's a very special treat when someone's earnest warning turns out to be blackly comic.

Humor

The F*ck is Up With the Video for Axel F?

Bet you didn't know that the official music video for Beverly Hills Cop's Axel F is secretly a bizarre multiversal saga.

Wrestling

You Either Die the Hulkster or Live Long Enough to See Yourself Become Terry Gene

Ashes to ashes. Hulk to Hulk.

Humor

He Who Fights Psymonsters: A Sequel

The Psymonsters are back! Apologies if it’s taken until just now for you to banish “melon ear innards” from your waking mind.

Comics

Back on Tract: More Insane Religious Comics from Jack Chick

The world may be on fire, but you know what’s burning ever hotter? Jack Chick’s bizarre religious paranoias.

Humor

Tract Star: Jack Chick’s Most Unhinged Religious Comics

Thank the good lord above for Jack Chick, the man keeping us safe via hysterical hyperconservative comic books known as Chick tracts.

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