Nakamo

About two years ago my brother stumbled across a Japanese horror author named Junji Ito and a story he had created called "Uzumaki." That was just the start of our journey through Junji Ito's horror repertoire, which is extensive, far-reaching, and to this point we've caught up on everything he has put out with his next releases already pre-ordered. His stories are genuinely creepy, with body horror unlike anything I've seen in other media, and art images that still creep into my mind when I'm trying to fall asleep at night. Many of his stories also carry deeper meanings and ideas to think about afterwards, with many being extremely thought provoking, and overall these next five stories I'm going to talk about have been the tales that stuck with me the most! Honorable mention: Deserter What really got me about this story was the ending, the final image of the tale, in which the titular Deserter appears after the truth about his death has come out. The rest...

(Images Source) Move over MCU, there is a new cinematic universe flourishing in theaters and I'm entirely here for it! In 2023, a little movie called "Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey" was released. Admittedly, it is not very good, at all. But the concept of a serial killer Pooh and friends since the character had entered public domain was an entertaining idea and had a novel to it watching the events of the movie play out. Elevating the fun factor was random ideas like Pooh being able to control bees, grow ten feet tall in one scene, and even drive a car for one of his kills. So when Blood and Honey 2 came out last month I was expecting more of the same being a bad movie, but surrounded by lots of entertaining scenes. What ended up coming out was a genuinely half-way decent movie that was also a ton of fun, which has me even more excited for the future of the "Twisted Childhood Universe" that the creators have pitched for the future! They're moving full ste...