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Rakevat’s Rules of Chaos

Pahua and the Dragon’s Secret, by Lori M. Lee – In the second book of this series, Pahua Moua, the reincarnation of the great Hmong warrior Shee Yee, wants to enroll in a school for shamans. In order to do … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Catherynne M. Valente, Discworld, Douglas Adams, Food, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Hmong, Humor, Magic, Monsters, Music, Mythology, Names, Philosophy, Relationships, Rick Riordan, Technology, Terry Pratchett, Video Games | Tagged aliens, ankh-morpork, arthur rackham, bad prince charlie, bookshops and bonedust, coffee, dragons, dwarves, elves, eurovision, gnomes, goblins, homunculus, john moore, legends and lattes, lori m. lee, metagalactic grand prix, necromancers, nine goblins, octopath traveler, orcs, pahua and the dragon's secret, rattkins, rick riordan presents, skeletons, space oddity, space opera, succubus, t. kingfisher, tapenti, travis baldree, trolls, unicorns, ursula vernon, wizards |

Find Myself a City to Live In

More books, and more spoilers. Proceed with caution. The Hidden Palace: A Novel of the Golem and the Jinni, by Helene Wecker – The sequel to The Golem and the Jinni brings back its titular characters, their experiences in early … Continue reading →

Posted in Arabian, Bill Campbell and Irwin Terry, Book Reviews, Cartoons, Characters, Disney Afternoon, Ethnicity, Halloween, History, Holidays, Humor, Judaism, Libraries, Magic, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors, Relationships, Religion, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Technology, Television, The Simpsons | Tagged androne, beszel, betsy bobbin, books of wonder, breach, china mieville, costumes, darkwing duck, dwain worrell, evered of rash, golems, helene wecker, hyenas, jinn, masquerade in oz, patchwork girl, puns, rash, robots, skeletons, the city and the city, the golem and the jinni, the hidden palace, the hungry tiger of oz, ul qoma, wizard of oz |

Going on a Bear Hunt

There’s a game Beth had for the Atari 2600 called Crystal Castles, and I looked it up recently. Like many such games, it was originally an arcade cabinet, with the isometric graphics being a major part of its appeal. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Cartoons, Music, Television, Video Games | Tagged atari, bears, bees, bentley bear, berthilda the witch, crystal castles, crystal quest, devil world, franz liszt, gem eaters, ghosts, nutcracker suite, piotr ilyich tchaikovsky, she-ra, skeletons, witches, wreck-it ralph |

Radical Dreamer, Wake Unto Me

Since the version of Chrono Cross for the Switch is the Radical Dreamers edition, and I’d played through the main game, I figured the obvious thing to do was to check out Radical Dreamers itself. It’s a quite interesting novelty, … Continue reading →

Posted in Chrono Trigger, Humor, Magic, Monsters, Names, Relationships, Technology, Video Games | Tagged aliens, another eden, chrono break, chrono cross, chronopolis, dalton, demons, general viper, goblins, griffins, guardia, guile, heckran, kingdom of zeal, lady riddel, lavos, lucca ashtear, lynx, magil, magus, masamune, masato kato, porre, radical dreamers, radius, satellaview, schala, serge, skeletons, weapons, xenogears, zero wing |

The World Es Mi Familia

Coco – SPOILERS! It seems like, whenever someone wants to make a movie about Mexican culture, they gravitate toward Dia de Muertos, which I guess makes sense. Although different in many ways, Fox’s The Book of Life had some similar … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Conspiracy Theories, Ethnicity, Families, Holidays, Music, Relationships, Revisiting Disney, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged afterlife, coco, day of the dead, dia de muertos, ernesto de la cruz, hector rivera, miguel rivera, pixar, skeletons |

Bread Dead Redemption

Today is All Souls’ Day in the Catholic liturgical calendar, and the Day of the Dead in Mexico (which I think is actually two days; this is the second one). I never knew that much about either holiday, but I … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Aztec, Catholicism, Celtic, Christianity, Discworld, Eastern Orthodox, Halloween, History, Holidays, Mesoamerica, Middle Ages, Mythology, Native American, Religion, Roman, Terry Pratchett | Tagged all saints day, all souls day, calevara, chimalma, day of the dead, dia de muertos, diego rivera, jose guadalupe posado, la calavera catrina, lemuralia, mictecacihuatl, mixcoatl, pan de muerto, purgatory, quetzalcoatl, samhain, skeletons, skulls, soul cake duck, soul cake tuesday, soul cakes, souling, sugar skulls, trick or treat |

Two Strings Attached

Kubo and the Two Strings – WARNING! SPOILERS! I thought this film looked interesting, but I didn’t get around to watching it until I’d heard some good things about it, and borrowed the DVD from Netflix. I think it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Beatles, Cartoons, Fairy Tales, Families, Humor, Japanese, Magic, Monsters, Music, Mythology, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged charlize theron, discover the forest, gashadokuro, kubo and the two strings, matthew mcconaughey, origami, quests, ralph fiennes, regina spektor, rooney mara, samurai, shamisen, skeletons, snow monkeys, stop motion animation |

Big Bones

This probably would have been more appropriate before Halloween, but I think we can all appreciate a good animated skeleton at any time of year. On Tumblr, I came across a picture and description of the Gashadokuro, sometimes simply known … Continue reading →

Posted in Castlevania, Chrono Trigger, Japanese, Monsters, Mythology, Video Games | Tagged gashadokuro, giant skeleton, odokuro, ozzie, skeletons, zombor |

Mummies for Dummies

Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead, translated by Raymond O. Faulkner – The Book of the Dead, more accurately translated “Book of Going Forth by Day,” is a collection of spells used in ancient Egyptian funerary rites. It isn’t really … Continue reading →

Posted in Body Image, Egyptian, Monsters, Mythology | Tagged ancient egyptian book of the dead, book of going forth by day, daniel, funerary rites, mummies, raymond o. faulkner, set, skeletons, zombies |