Author: Jonathan Meisner

How many of us are tired of being given the same origin story a million times, raise your hands? We’ve had the Batman origin story told so much we’re ready to check ourselves into Arkham because a different dose of insanity is more welcoming. Spiderman’s origin story has been relayed enough times, we’re cool with Thanos snapping us out of existence. If you’re a horror fan worth your salt, you already know Freddy Krueger’s origin story, so I’m not going to bore you with the details. What I am going to do, because it’s Halloween and Halloween is a time…

I’ve always loved magic in all its forms. Whether it’s something as simple and timeless as pulling a rabbit out of a hat, to magically finding my car keys in the exact place I left them even though I looked there twice, and they were nowhere to be found, to the magic of filmmaking. CGI has made enormous strides in our lifetimes in helping to create amazing worlds, and magnificent creatures. But, I’ve always had a soft spot for practical effects in film, especially as it relates to sci-fi and horror movies. Whether its puppetry, animatronics, stop motion, or make-up…

While it’s been more than a decade since I’ve watched wrestling, I have enough memories of it from my youth and as a teenager in the nineties, that several of the characters still stand out in my minds eye. Pro wrestling if nothing else has always been about showmanship, in some cases to ridiculous and over the top extremes. Rikishi is good friends with the team here at Nerdbot, and for Halloween let’s examine a few of the best, worst, and weirdest of his brotherhood. If I’ve missed or left anyone off the list, bear in mind these are to…

Call me a skeptic, a cynic, an old curmudgeon. That proverbial old man yelling at a cloud. I’ve always been of the mindset of seeing is believing. Unless you can give me undeniable proof of a thing, I’m going to give you a curious glance followed by an “I dunno…”. There are few things I’m more skeptical of then the paranormal. Now, when I was young I believed that ghosts and hauntings could be real, but to be fair I was a kid, and when you’re a kid you’re impressionable, and naïve. You could’ve told me there was gold buried…

When you think of Canada, scary probably isn’t the first word that comes to mind, unless you’re talking about our endless winters. 11 months of snow, wind and ice. Alright, maybe I’m exaggerating a little, it’s more like 9 months. It’s no secret that plenty of films of varying subject matter have been filmed north of the border, usually as cost cutting measures, and stand-ins for American counterparts. But, horror films also have a long history in my homeland of Canada. Seeing as we’re still deep into the Halloween season, grab your candy corn while I grab some poutine and…

Halloween is that time of year to sit down and watch scary movies, spooky movies or just downright zany movies. If you’re like me everyday is Halloween, and you can watch these movies anytime, but October gets the nod for a reason. While there’s the more A-list level of films like Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Halloween or Hellraiser, there’s nothing wrong with a B-movie or 5 now and then, and no one epitomizes B-movies to me like Bruce Campbell. Collaborating with Sam Raimi in 1981 for a small indie horror film on a shoestring budget, The Evil…