Category Archives: Monsters

Going to the Temple and We’re Gonna Kill Chaos

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Nathan

I recently played through the original Final Fantasy on Game Boy Advance. That game was important to me growing up; I received the NES cartridge for my thirteenth birthday, and eventually made it through the whole thing, underleveled throughout most of it … Continue reading →

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It’s a Grand Old Game

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Nathan

I finished with Grandia last weekend. It’s interesting how, not long after the part I had played the last time I wrote about this game, I lost one party member who had been there from the beginning (two, if you … Continue reading →

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Snarks and Grumkins

Posted on February 14, 2024 by Nathan

The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear, by Walter Moers, translated by John Brownjohn – I’d only just recently heard of this German author, but this book really grabbed me. It’s a funny and absurd fantasy, narrated by a bear who … Continue reading →

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Don’t You Know That You’re Toxic?

Posted on February 9, 2024 by Nathan

Four movies, several SPOILERS. Vegas Vacation – Beth grew up with these movies, and references them frequently, but I didn’t watch any of them until my adult life. And I only just got around to seeing this one. It’s the … Continue reading →

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Tik-Tok Talk

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Nathan

Tik-Tok of Oz, by L. Frank Baum – Since I read Eric Shanower’s book about the play this was based on a few months ago, I figured this might be worth a reread. And it’s 110 years old now, although that’s … Continue reading →

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Devouring the Devoted

Posted on January 29, 2024 by Nathan

There’s a mention in the Canterbury Tales, specifically in the enovy after the Clerk’s Tale, of something called the Chichevache, which according to the glossary is a monster that only eats patient and faithful wives, like Griselda in the story. … Continue reading →

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When Are They Going to Get to Canterbury?

Posted on January 27, 2024 by Nathan

The Spirit Glass, by Roshani Chokshi – The author of the Aru Shah series now turns to Philippine mythology, and she has that kind of ancestry as well as Indian. Corazon Lopez is from a family of babaylans, basically the … Continue reading →

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A Grandia Adventure

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Nathan

Grandia – I’m not sure I’d heard of this game until pretty recently, but it’s a pretty whimsical turn-based role-playing game, so it’s the kind of thing I’m interested in. It was originally released for the Sega Saturn in 1997, … Continue reading →

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I See Noom and Noom Sees Me

Posted on January 14, 2024 by Nathan

Lost in the Moment and Found, by Seanan McGuire – The books in this series change between being about the magical lands in which various children find themselves and about how they deal with their experiences afterwards. As with some … Continue reading →

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Coming of Age, with Monsters

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Nathan

SPOILER WARNING for three different movies. Anna and the Apocalypse – This is a Christmas movie of sorts, and we meant to watch it before the big day, but we ended up watching it on the fourth night instead. And … Continue reading →

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