Author Archives: Denise

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About Denise

Professional nerd. Lover of licorice.

17 Minute Guardians of the Galaxy Sneak: PDF passes available!

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Denise

Hi guys!  Remember the Guardians of the Galaxy sneak I was telling y’all about?  Well, if you want to go but figured you’d missed the passes, there are more to be had!  That’s right! Easy-peasy: check out the 411 below, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Tammy

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Denise

Nutshell: I’d give it a C+.  It’s not good, but it’s not a complete trash heap.  Melissa McCarthy takes a pathetic person and gives her heart, but fans of Christina Yang will have to live with watching Sandra Oh just … Continue reading →

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Nightbreed: finally getting the respect it deserves!

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Denise

Anyone who’s a Clive Barker fan has wept tears of frustration over the hatchet job his novel Cabal received after bring turned into the film Nightbreed. No, it’s not that it was bad, it was simply trashed in the editing … Continue reading →

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Book review: Gillian Flynn, Dark Places

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Denise

Plopped this onto Goodreads, and then figured I should really put it here too. Dark Places isn’t a book that you can say “loved it!” about. It’s the kind of book that gets you creeped out, grossed out, and then … Continue reading →

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FREE CARBS AGAINST HUMANITY + TOP 8 GEEKTASTIC CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY DECKS

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Denise

Love Kitchen Overlord? Of course you do. Love Cards Against Humanity? Of course you do. Go forth, and conquer! Or try to freak out your friends. Do you. Kitchen Overlord – Your Home for Geeky Cookbooks and Recipes! Five days … Continue reading →

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Why I’ll never be a literary nerd. To the relief of all literary nerds.

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Denise

Serves me right for reading a Twitter war early this morning. Apparently in the literary-blogoverse there’s a guy named Ed who needs to get bent, and a woman named Emily who lives to hurt people, except her heart grew three … Continue reading →

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Free passes: Baltimore screening of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes!

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Denise

Good morning!  Here’s something to get you out of bed…or at least over to your laptop.  Free passes to the newest film in the  Planet of the Apes series, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes!  Otherwise known as Andy Serkis … Continue reading →

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Halloween ComicFest announces it’s 2014 haul!

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Denise

There was a peep about this year’s crop o’ comics from Halloween ComicFest awhile back.  (Check out the Ghastly Awards FB page for that bit o’ info.)  But now it’s all official-like, with an awesome press release and tons of … Continue reading →

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Want passes to a 17-minute sneak peek of Guardians of the Galaxy?

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Denise

Well, Marvel has you covered  y’all.  Hit up their Facebook page, which will take you to a link where you can score some passes (if they’re not already vapor.  See: LA.) But why would I want to see 17 minutes … Continue reading →

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Mah people — tix to Baltimore Comic-Con are now on sale!

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Denise

Hold the presses.  Stop the phone.  Whatever it is you’re doing, take 5 and get your friends on this; tickets to this year’s Baltimore Comic-Con are now on sale!  Now all you have to do is wait.  Patiently.  Or pace, … Continue reading →

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