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.

Art

Do You Have Articulated Monster Skeletons in a Can? Well, You’d Better Let Them Out

Mythic Articulations is making two things: enough gorgeous, 3D-printed skeletons of mythical beasts to fill a zoo, and all of my discretionary income.

Comics

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.

Culture

The King is Dead: Death Positivity in the Epic of Gilgamesh

The Epic of Gilgamesh is the story of a mighty Sumerian king who slays monsters, wins great battles, and has a tough time overcoming his own death anxiety,

Culture

They’re Coming to Get You: Six Real Cases of Mass Panic

Whether it's werewolves, child-sacrificing daycares, or really athletic sexual deviants, who doesn't love a good mass panic?

Entertainment

Mad Monster Party: Rankin/Bass’ Feature-Length Halloween Special

Rankin/Bass, the kings of stop-motion animated specials, did more than just Christmas stories. They also made a brief foray into the mad and monstrous.

Entertainment

Jesse James is Dead: An Existential Weird Western Double Feature

In 1966, an aging B-movie director made his final films, a strange pair of existential Weird Westerns, pitting legendary outlaws against movie monsters

Entertainment

Ray’s the Dead: The Legacy of Harryhausen’s Living Skeletons

Special effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen brought dozens of creatures to cinematic life, but none quite as influential as his living skeletons.

Culture

The Mummy: Hollywood’s Monster

It may be surprising, but it's true. Before our old friend Boris Karloff donned the linens in The Mummy (1932), ancient Egyptian corpses simply stayed dead.

Entertainment

Dracula Was Kung-Fu Fighting: Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

Remembering the time that Peter Cushing recruited kung fu warriors to throw down with Count Dracula in the strangest Hammer horror film of them all.

Shoji Ohtomo: The Master of Anatomical Kaiju Drawings

Shoji Ohtomo, AKA Dr. Kaiju, was a writer and artist best-known for a series of extremely detailed anatomical sketches of giant monsters.

Culture

Hell to the Chief: 6 Stories of U.S. Presidents and the Supernatural

Everyone knows that being president is a tough job, but no one tells you about the ghosts, saucer men, and giant anacondas.

Dead From New York: 6 of SNL’s Darkest Sketches

After decades on the air, Saturday Night Live is a television institution, but that doesn't mean that it shies away from gallows humor.

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Bangin’ Trashcans New Single Sounds Like Banged Trashcans

Music May 24, 2025 0

Houston’s hottest noise-punk garbage dispenser Bangin’ Trashcans is back with their latest single, "Tetanus Shot” a three-minute tantrum that says "If you buy this trash, I'll let you kiss me where it stinks."