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Return of the Son of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Cthulhu the Obscure A Connecticut Devil in King Arthur's Inferno The Golden Bowl of Blood The Isle of Dr. Moreau and Mr. Hyde As I Lay Resurrecting Creature from the Walden Pond Of Mice and Tentacles A Midsummer Night's Scream Jane Weyrewolf Oedipus Rex: The Boy With the X-Ray Eyes Uncle Tom's Cannibal Cabin A Poison Clockwork Orange Rabid Animal Farm Lord of the Giant Flies Clone King Richard the Thirtieth A Morgue of One's Own ** With irreverence for: Quirk Classics. [Update: The literati among you might also appreciate this essay at the 'Jane Austen's World' blog.]
October 12, 2009Posted inBlather
Posted inBlather

Classic Car Accident Ad Slogans

Have You Driven A F*rd Over A Stroller Lately? This Is Your Late Father's *ldsmobile. V*lvo. For Life Support. Killt F*rd Slough. Ch*vy. The Last Heartbeat of America. Chummer -- Like Nothing Else! Ponti*c. We Are Driving Excrement. Grab Life By The Horns. That Won't Stop Honking. Sa*b. Move Your Mind. Off My Lap. B*W. The Ultimate Chicken Machine. V*lkswagon. Drivers Haunted. Juice in Engineering. *udi. C*dillac. When You Turn Your Car Off, Does It Return The Favor? Unlike Any Other. Mortcedez Endz. B*ick. Drive Beautiful. Into Crowds. The All New Ch*vy. Built to Last Breath. H*nda. The Power Of…
June 14, 2009Posted inBlather
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Book of Lists Bonus: “The Hands of Horror”

THE BOOK OF LISTS: HORROR (edited by by Amy Wallace, Del Howison and Scott Bradley for Harper Paperbacks) is hitting the bookshelves across the country this week. It's a knockout collection of lists both quirky and informative, about all things horror, featuring an amazing roster of horror authors and filmmakers -- from Stephen King to Eli Roth -- between its covers. You won't want to miss it...and you can order it now from amazon.com. My contribution to the book is an annotated list of "The Top Five Horror Colleges" -- something you'd never find in the US News & World…
September 6, 2008Posted inWeblog Exclusive
Posted inArnzen News

The Book of Lists: Horror!

"The Book of Lists: Horror" (edited by Amy Wallace, Del Howison, and Scott Bradley) is coming soon! The cover above just went up on amazon.com and it should be an awesome collection of information, featuring lists by Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch, Eli Roth, and many other genre greats. My list of the "Best Horror Colleges" will be there. I think this volume is not only going to be a great research tool, but an awful lot of fun. You can preorder the book on Amazon.com now!
July 17, 2008Posted inArnzen News
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Rejected Wack-ee Packages

PRODUCT NAME: Toast Tito's Corn Chips ARTWORK: Corn Chip Bag brimming with crisped brown foot ailments. REASON FOR REJECTION: Too sick, even for us. The pictured dip is...worse. PRODUCT NAME: Axe Devitalizing Shower Gel ARTWORK: "Psycho" shower scene with axe-wielding maniac in silhouette behind a curtain. REASON FOR REJECTION: This is more an idea than a product parody. Besides, Axe is for men, and the sudsy nude in the shower is cleary female. PRODUCT NAME: BloodGeyser ARTWORK: Brown bottle spraying blood from top. REASON FOR REJECTION: Not bad, but pun is too easy. It would help if the bottle wasn't…
June 5, 2008Posted inBlather