The Stars will be Right Soon

I look out over the fog and sip the nasty but hot and invigorating pseudo coffee. It isn’t just the fog; I can feel it in my bones. This is the primordial cycle. The light yellows and fades. The plants wither. The fog rolls in. Winter is death, but fall is age and decay. Fall is the time for Howard Phillips Lovecraft, and as summer winds down, I feel the strong pull of the ancient ones.

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Sharktopus Countdown: Corman’s Top 11

Here at Elder5, we’re celebrating the Sharktopus countdown this week with a look at our 11 favorite Roger Corman movies. By the way, this list is drawn from the over 400 films that Corman has been involved in. Over 400! What did you do today? Roger Corman made a freakin’ movie before breakfast! With no further adieu, let’s get started:

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True Blood 3.11: It Happens to Everyone

I don’t think I understand what’s happening, and I don’t mean that in the usual True Blood way. Did they forget there is only one episode left. The show has been building up all season, and then the last two episodes just fell flat. Oh no. I know what this is…

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Start Planning Your Sharktopus Party Now!

Just one short month from today, September 25th to be exact, Sharktopus premieres on Syfy, and you haven’t even started planning yet. What are you going to do? Don’t panic! It’s not too late, not quite anyway. Elder5 has you back. I’ll be throwing out some tips each week as we count down to Sharktopus. This week I’m going to start you off with a little food and beverage: Chum Chili and Blood in the Water.

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True Blood 3.10: Meh

Let’s be honest; I’ve been avoiding writing about this week’s episode of True Blood. Sure, I had a good excuse on Monday, but yesterday? Yesterday I played some games and read a book. Yeah…well now this thing is starting to back up the rest of the blog.

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Elder5 Recommends: Monday Night Combat!

Monday Night Combat is the game I’ve been waiting for. I never would have guessed that, but it’s true. Read my review right here.

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It’s Inevitable

Inevitable is a new board game that should be shipping in September, and I cannot wait. This game has just about every bit of geekery that I love rolled into it. Check out the trailer right here:

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Announcing the Official Elder5.com Fantasy Football League

Get your football geek on with the Elder5.com crew.

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True Blood 3.9: And Now for the Weather

Just like the show, this post is for adults, or at least people old enough to be adults even if they really aren’t anything like adults. Just like the show, this post includes sex, violence, and swearing. Well, it has swearing anyway.

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Scott Pilgrim vs. the Hype

The Scott Pilgrim vs. the World hype machine rolled into San Diego Comic-Con with its own village, and that was just the tip of the hype iceberg. Multiple trailers, games, animation, interactive ads and word of mouth buzz later, the Scott Pilgrim hype was ready to sink the Titanic. It seemed hard to believe that all of this sprung from Bryan Lee O’Malley’s quirky graphic novel series. Finally the movie premiered, and Scott Pilgrim had to fight the hype. Could he defeat it?

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