A couple of weeks ago, while perusing the oh so dangerous to my wallet Steam sales, I discovered the Nancy Drew adventure games on sale for a measly $2. Without hesitation, I bought one for my friend/landlord and his daughters, who not only love Nancy Drew games but have suddenly taken an interest in gaming with […]
Every now and then something just totally wins the internet – and today it had to do with some classic games. Remember all those old MS Dos games we used to play when computers first came out? Those crappy games that you’d have to install with five different disks. But for their time, some of […]
It’s cyber Monday, when in doubt just rewatch the Star Wars trailer, and it’s officially Christmas music season. But geeks are doing it for themselves with 2 geeky theatre (Holodeck Follies and Fanfiction: the Show) a dance party (Krampus Ball – costumes encouraged) and a pop up Toy Museum this week! December 3 8pm Holodeck […]
It’s starting to become a tradition, another November, another Assassin’s Creed. Ubisoft let loose two new stories from the Assassin’s Creed series on November 11th, 2014. Assassin’s Creed Unity and Assassin’s Creed Rogue both hit gaming consoles and PCs everywhere. While it had many glitches and bugs at launch, Ubisoft has stepped up and made […]
Our U.S. neighbours are celebrating their Thanksgiving/Black Friday this week – but that doesn’t mean the geekery slows down! Finish off the month with Canadian Horror Film Festival aptly named Blood in the Snow, check out a vintage prom night, or watch Game of Thrones inspired burlesque. You can even go see The Hunger Games: […]
*SPOILERS AHEAD!* It seems like this show lives on cliffhangers. This week’s episode of The Walking Dead answered a few questions but still left us staring at the screen like this: Last week’s episode left us wondering who was behind Daryl, where was Carol (was she behind him?) and the question some have been wondering since the […]
It’s happened again. It’s October 31st, you’ve got a Halloween party to go to but nothing to wear. Don’t want to tear eye holes in a sheet and go as a ghost again? You don’t have to, here are 10 awesomely nerdy costumes you can pull together in a minute and still maintain your nerd […]
Most scary movies are just that – movies. But over the years, there have been several movies that have had strange and sometimes terrifying things happen surrounding the production, filmmakers or cast members. If the movies themselves didn’t frighten you, these stories might. Here are five scary movies that were really cursed so BE CAREFUL. […]
When Nintendo came out in the 80’s, it was THE thing. Everyone had an NES. There was no way to save the game, the graphics were horrible, and the music was hypnotizing. Remember having to literally blow on the cartridge to get that sucker to work after a while? It must have looked really dumb. […]
This week’s list of new releases has a whole bunch of brand new number ones, so I thought I would highlight some of them for you. Here are my top 5: Deathlok #1 Since everything is connected in the Marvel U, I think it’s kind of cool that Agents of SHIELD has brought Deathlok back […]
Tim Burton’s style is almost impossible to replicate, so it’s to the credit of Kate Leth and Drew Rausch that they did not try to imitate him when they decided to give his classic Edward Scissorhands a comic sequel. Set fifty years after the movie, Edward’s story continues in this new ongoing series. The comic […]
I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey. It’s the fortieth anniversary of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and this Halloween is the perfect time to celebrate. Now let’s be clear, the anniversary honours the original musical that the cult movie is based on, the root of all of the […]
Happy Fall Equinox (or Spring Equinox if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere) and geekery is everywhere. This week there’s a lecture on Body Horror, a retro-gaming night, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-long Blog (at a pub!), the Unplugged Expo and so much more. For other entertainment there’s Just For Laughs 42, which is taking over the city […]
So TIFF is done, but never fear there’s the Chi Reading Series, creator meet-ups, the Joe Shuster comic book awards and the Dames Making Games panel on working in geekery! Wednesday September 17th 8pm -?? Toronto Web Series Creator Meet up (Free) Shoeless Joe’s Spadina – 720 Spadina Avenue (between Bloor and Harbord) Interested […]
