Story Time: “A Vampire Rat and The Devil’s Vat”

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Devil, dolls, fiction, fun, Mego, Nosferatu, Story Time, The Howling Man, Twilight Zone, vampire

I know. It’s — it’s an incredible story. I, of all people, know this. And you won’t believe me. No, not at first. But I’m going to tell you the whole thing. Then, you will believe, because you must. You must believe!

It happened just a few days ago, after I purchased a cool new piece for my collection: A Mego Nosferatu figure. After picking him up at the post office, I brought him home. I removed him from his package, and promptly displayed him in my studio. But one night, I… one night, I noticed that he was gone! And so was someone else…

FADE IN and PAN DOWN to a dark and snowy NIGHT.
Sounds of howling fill the air.

Count Orlok: Hello? 

Howling Man: You’ve come, good! Help me, please. In the name of mercy, help me!

Count Orlok: Howling Man?? Is that you??

Howling Man: Yes!
Count Orlok: What do you want me to do?
Howling Man: Lift off the wooden bolt!

 

Count Orlok: Is this all that holds you in?
Howling Man: Yes, lift it off!
Count Orlok: Why haven’t you done it yourself?
Howling Man: Please. There’s no time for talk. Count Orlok, in the name of mercy — if you fail now, she’ll display both of us. Don’t you understand that?

Fact vs Fiction: Should We Really Blur the Line When It Comes to Society’s Obsession With Romanticizing Killers?

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Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes, fandom, fiction, Hannibal, Netflix, serial killers, sex, Ted Bundy, Tom Hardy, Venom

The recent Netflix documentary series “Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes” has created quite a bit of noise online. But probably not for the reason you think.

It shouldn’t really be surprising that even 30 years after his death, America’s most notorious serial killer is still captivating people with the same tools he used to literally get away with murder: His disarmingly “boy next door” face, voice, and manner.

It’s also not a secret that serial killers have “fans”. People write them letters in prison. Women declare their undying love and devotion, and their overwhelming desire to have sex with them. It’s really sick how twisted and perverted some people’s minds are.

Now, you’d sort of hope that in today’s internet age, where a single tweet can be heard around the world in 20 seconds, that people could show SOME level of decorum and keep their inappropriate thoughts to themselves.

I know, who am I kidding? The very definition of “internet” should be, “The place where you say whatever BS pops into your shriveled and empty little head, regardless of how absolutely moronic it is.”

So suffice it to say, I guess quite a few people took to Twitter after watching the documentary series to declare how “hot” they thought Ted Bundy was.

Yeah, let that sink in for a minute.