Ballz: 5251
Markus: 2030
Foz: 1414
Zombie: 1277
Troma: 971
Snowy: 774
Box: 246
Onyx: 105
Gym: 0
Der: 0

I win. By a lot. Continue »

Things have been so shitty lately. I mean it. I just got back home after working 14 hours to realize how divided people are on TE, and this shit really upsets me! I've poured years of my life into this place, and all I can see is how many people have joined enthusiastically, only to leave with such bitter disdain.

I blame myself. Who else can I blame? I built this fucking place, as well as all of its shortcomings. I've tried to cater to everyone, but these things can't be divided in such a wa... Continue »

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We do threads now and then ranking decades of horror films. I don't want to rank anything here, bu I was just wondering, if you had to break down the last century of horror movies into distinct (not necessarily totally distinct, they could overlap) periods or eras of horror.... how would you do it? They don't necessarily have to correspond perfectly to decades, of course. Like, movies about the Devil infiltrating homey, domestic settings probably peaked between the late 60's and mid 70's.... Continue »

He may not be the type of household name horror director the way John Carpenter, Wes Craven and George Romero are. All the same, I am pretty impressed from what I have seen of him so far. He is only Forty and he has made some good films. What hits me, is that he seems to have this skill for taking unrealistic, or unworkable, concepts and finding the humanity in them. Here is my take on what I have seen:

Oculus (2013) - I absolutely loved this one. With an emphasis on dread over gore, i... Continue »

I often feel one of my biggest disconnects from people on here is my lack of enthusiasm for most horor movies and even most horor genres. I don't really get it. Maybe I'm a bit to sensative to some things, rape, jump scares and torture don't really do it for me, I often want to close my eyes or look away. I think a lot of it comes from my upbringing. I didn't watch an R rated movie until I was 14 or 15 and it wasn't until I was 16 that I was "allowed" to. I honestly grew up watching nothing but... Continue »

Hulk Hogan will now have to find a new rival.

I am deeply saddened by the news of Luke Perry's passing. I have only watched a few movies, and shows he has been a part of, but I loved him in everything I have seen. For starters, he was Dylan McKay on Beverly Hills 90210. I loved this show growing up. It's a lot of drama, but it was something I could watch for hours and hours, and Luke Perry's charater was my favorite. He was the heart throb bad boy that everyone wanted, and it worked. I will always love the show because of him, and I am sad... Continue »

Since my rant used like 12 shouts I guess I'll just post it all here.

Look, Troma's and I's beef is between us. You guys don't know the vial PM's he had sent, nor the hatred he has stirred up. According to him Box is just a little bitch and I'm nothing more than a giant pussy. There is no place for that here. Yes I changed my avatar. I think it's funny and was a response to him claiming I'm trying to replace him and changing his title to be a passive aggressive dig at box and I. I could have... Continue »

If you drive a car, I'll tax the street,
If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat.
If you get too cold I'll tax the heat,
If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet.
Don't ask me what I want it for
If you don't want to pay some more

That's really it just prepping my return and stewing over how much was taken from me. (Although my refund looks to be nicer this year because of the doubled child tax credit)


So I guess rant here if you don't like taxes, or even if you just don't like people th... Continue »

I found this article. I am aware of what a complete dirtbag Victor Salva is, and that he personally makes all of our skin crawl even more than his Creeper character. But, I enjoy the Jeepers Creepers films, and would like to see more of them. Apparently they are working on a TV show too. If there is any way to legally steal all the profits that would have gone to Victor Salva, and distribute them to his victims, I am totally on board with that. Anyway, I just wanted to share this.
https://... Continue »

So here is the thread. Remember it's bands or solo artists. Anyone who doesn't make a choice within a 24 hour period will be given something at random of my own choosing (something definitely not in their preferred genre).

Let the draft commence!

Messiah_Of_Doom aka Tromafreak
1. Candlemass Doom Metal
2. Lamentation Dungeon Synth
3. Fall of Efrafa Crust Punk
4. Wedard Black Metal
5. Thi... Continue »

Wow, what a day on the shoutbox, huh?

Personally, I think the drafts are trial and error. More structure gets rid of those iffy moments of what is and what isn't, and really streamlines the whole process, and solidifies the victors with an award that wasn't polymorphed into some potentially rigged popularity contest. Solid rules help the game maintain absolution, and I can sympathize with der's point of view on that.

Normally, I'll agree that the main goal with the games is to have fun. I... Continue »

Ok so here is how I envision this working.

There will be 2 distinct groups in this draft and 3 distinct phases leading up to a playoff bracket.

Group One: The Drafters
Group Two: The Voters
Phase One: Population of Pool
Phase Two: Draft from Pool
Phase Three: Voting

The Drafters
During phase 1, the drafters will, in a round robin style, pick 8 actors each, 4 at a time. This will make up the "pool" of actors. Once everyone has selected 8 a... Continue »

Based on Marcus's thread, I'm wanting to expand my listening horizons so are looking for album recommendations, this ain't a competition though there are some rules, mainly cause I dont want some idiot listing 100 albums

1. Only list one album at a time
2. wait a decent amount of time between listing an album, like a week
3. Album has to be on spotify www.spotify.com
4. post a link to the album on spotify

Now that I am back, and as host, I just want to send a belated to Znep for winning the Music draft. It was unexpected, but it's always good when an underdog wins. Congrats to Onyx too for coming 2nd. It was a very close tie in the end.

So here are the final standings:

1st: Znep
2nd: Onyx
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Joint-3rd place: DerTables and Ballz.

Thanks to everyone who competed. It was interesting getting to know everyone's music taste, and pickin... Continue »

When I think of Richard Jordan, the first thing that comes to mind is probably Dune (1984). He played Duncan Idaho in that. It is interesting to me to note how quickly he aged, before and after that movie.

Look at him in Logan's Run (1976). I think the character he was playing was probably supposed to be in his early twenties, or maybe even late teens. So, that might explain why he came across as seeming young, he was probably pulling out the stops, acting-wise, to seem as young as possib... Continue »

I watched Ace Ventura again not too long ago. Jim Carrey is wild in that movie, but bearably wild, unlike the sequel, which is cringe-worthy. But as an eccentric, he also seems to go overboard when he finds out the truth about Finkle and Einhorn.

I Know All there is to know about the crying game... Continue »

This is probably literally the last place on the entire internet where I should be seeking medical advice. I know that. BUT aaaaanywho, has anyone here had to figure this shit out recently? Like, this winter? If you have spent time thinking about it recently maybe you have something constructive to say. Don't worry, I will try to double check anything you say, but if anybody has recent personal experience dealing with these things, here is your big chance to share any wisdom you may have...... Continue »

I've been reworking the look of the site a bit, so if you head to the bottom of the page, you can now select different themes for your TE experience. It's like the picture background stuff, which I've tried to mostly retain, but it also affects fonts and a few other details. Try it out. See what you like, and tell me what needs improvement.

If you want to talk about the 2019 Crime Challenge, you can do so here. Feel free to make recs, ask questions, and anything else related to the challenge.

Make your spot for the challenge on the Progress Thread https://trashepics.com/post/8/53/.

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Znep27
1. Dead Kennedys Punk Rock
2. Voivod Thrash Metal
3. Mr. Bungle Experimental Rock
4. Nomeansno Punk Rock
5, Anthrax Thrash Metal
6. Refused Punk Rock
7. Ghost Hard Rock
8. The Presidents of the United States of America Alternative Rock
9. Death Angel Thrash Metal
10. King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Psych... Continue »

I'm reading two. I don't normally read two at time, but since one is a film book, it's easy for me to go back and forth between the two.

Regional Horror Films 1958-1990: A State By State Guide With Interviews
Thank you to Psychobeatnik for making me aware of this. Really interesting read, there's films in here I've never heard of.

Guy N Smith's Bats Out Of Hell British killer bats book. It's a fun little read. Bats infected with virus are loose in England, biting peop... Continue »

So in a world of near infinite media outlets, I daily find myself struck but what people think and where they get their information from. So I have a couple of questions for the site.

First of all who knows who I'm talking about in the title?

Second, where do you get your news?

Third, how many hours a week do you listen to or think about news/current events

Fourth, how's your day going?

Post 'em here