So we have sort of officially launched Pomfolio, and my portfolio is being organically created at http://briannaprivett.com using the String Theory theme and a couple of plugins. I like it, it does what it says on the box. Plus, this is the first time I’ve aggregated all the various stuff I put online in one Read more >>

I’ve always felt this was by far the best arrangement of this song – I like the Zombies version a lot too.

Danse Serpentine Lumiere Brothers, c. 1899 Hand-colored

With the wildfires last week, I’m afraid I reserved my internet bandwidth for obsessive news refreshing, Utopian.net work, and over-diligent cupcake planning for the IF Show on Saturday. So it’s been awhile since the last movie post. I knew when I started this endeavor that I’d save this movie for last – it is easily Read more >>

Thanks to Metafilter, I’ve discovered possibly the greatest six minutes of cinema in the history of October movies. It has everything. Zombies, Burton-landscapes, Vincent Price narrating, and the horror of all Edgar Allan Poe works. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPWRqjPoQZ0[/youtube] “Vincent” by Tim Burton, Narrated by Vincent Price.

I’ve been trying to post this one for a couple of days, but my net connection is on a journey of self-discovery, so whatever. You haven’t had enough Vincent Price yet this October, so here’s today’s disturbing dose. Bonus fact: this haunted house was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. [flv]http://www.archive.org/download/House_On_Haunted_Hill.avi/The_House_on_Haunted_Hill.flv[/flv] (click here to view this Read more >>

This film was a surprising gem in a stack of $1 horror DVDs I had purchased – I found myself alone one night during a raging Midwestern thunderstorm, so I settled in with a bottle of wine and a sketchbook and soon found myself ignoring both in favour of John Carradine’s performance as Gaston. The Read more >>

Today’s scary movie (and a good idea for a lunch break) is Nosferatu, originally released in 1922, and just as horrifying today as it was then. If you’re a fan of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, this original film adaptation is a total treat. [flv]http://www.archive.org/download/nosferatu/nosferatuVCD.flv[/flv] (click here to view this film in a pop-up window while you Read more >>