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.

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Save Yourselves: History’s Greatest Failed Messiahs

Let's keep Christ in Christmas by digging through the trash pile of history to retrieve some of history's most spectacular failed messiahs.

The Face-Peeling Madness That is Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July

Friendly advice: don't stare too deeply into the abyss that is Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July. That way lies madness.

The Fuck is Up With the Video for Blue Öyster Cult’s “Shooting Shark”?

In which we do our best to explain the most inexplicable music video ever made, for the Blue Öyster Cult kind-of hit, "Shooting Shark."

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A close reading of the classic tales of King Arthur reveals that even knights in the shiniest armor can be splattered with blood.

Unknown Animals: The Art of Classic Cryptozoology

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

Cero Miedo: The Violent Self-Actualization of Pentagón Jr.

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The Monsterverse: Universal Monsters and the Genesis of Shared Cinematic Universes

Every studio wants their own shared cinematic universe to play in, but Universal has them all beat: the Universal Monsters have been doing it since 1943.

Goober and the Ghost Chasers: A Spooky Television Mystery

The strange tale of Goober and the Ghost Chasers, and obscure 1970's cartoon that somehow, inexplicably, managed to get made.

Mistresses of the Dark: Six Frightful Female Horror Hosts

When it comes to women in horror, Vampira and Elvira are just the tip of the iceberg. These six female horror hosts killed it -- literally.
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