Ghostbusters

I reeeally wanted to see Ghostbusters when it was first in the theaters back in ’84. Everyone else in the family had already seen it and even though my sister was going with her friends to see it again, I wasn’t allowed to go. Through some amount of convincing, I was able to sit in the theater on my own and watch it while everyone else shopped at the mall… or saw something else… I don’t remember. I just remember having to hide my eyes through the whole opening scene. I would have been 10 or 11.

The Day After (Attack Scene)

I feel like I saw this when it was on TV. In ’83. When I was 9. I must have snuck in while my parents were watching it. I remember that shit at the 3:30 mark in my nightmares!

Bega’s Battle (Data East 1983)

Around the same time as seeing Ghostbusters on my own, I would have started being able to run around on my own at the mall. At first I would disappear in the electronics aisle of Hills or Roses and play the Atari 5200s and Colecos set up along the flickering bank of small color tvs. Eventually I was allowed to go by myself into the arcades until my family was done shopping. I loved watching people pump quarters into Gauntlet and Dragon’s Lair. Then Bega’s Battle showed up and I was awestruck by the cinematics. It would have been one of my first exposures to anime style animation and I had never seen anything like it before. I could not look away when the guy’s face melts at :22 I would stand frozen gaping in front of it. I would shudder whenever I would walk past the arcade, knowing that if I went inside I would just b-line it to Bega’s Battle to watch the horror. Not wanting to, but not being able to resist. For some reason, I was not at all horrified by these: Dragon’s Lair Deaths

Time Out!

Basket Case Trailer (1982)

I remember hearing this trailer playing on the TV from my room. I was supposed to be in bed I’m sure, but instead I was trying to listen to my mom watch M*A*S*H from my door. Close your eyes and listen to the trailer and pretend you’re 7. WHAT’S IN THE FUCKING BASKET!?!

Videodrome (1983)/Vidiot Magazine

For some roadtrip to a grandparents or something, my parents bought my an issue of Vidiot Magazine. My sister got Games magazine, and since I was crazy about Atari games, I’m sure Vidiot seemed like a good choice. There were some movie previews in this issue with some screen caps from Videodrome, a movie I knew nothing about and was too young to see. The memorable image was of a man whose head had been bitten off by his television.

I think I eventually had to rip that page out too keep myself from flipping to it and freaking myself out.

I wanted to catalog some of these things to remind myself to pay attention to the sort of things Jonah sees. I still get a residual almost nostalgic shudder from all of these things and even though I was sensitive and a scardy-cat back then still, I think dealing with some of these early images helped fuel my creativity. It definitely fueled my imagination.

Kittens on DJ equipment

I want to believe this is real. Looks like this would be a lot harder to fake than actually letting some kittens go hog-wild on your equipment. They’re pretty good though.

Dubstep Mime – Dr P Big Boss

Weird lipsync with stock digital effect and the craziest teeth ever seen in a music video. This guy looks like he should be on Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends.

Speed pipe-smoking competition

Put this in your pipe and smoke it.

Creepy Scene from David Lynch’s Lost Highway

I’ve never seen this movie, nor have I seen much of David Lynch’s filmography, but this scene was indeed instantly chilling especially for what is essentially just a three minute conversation. Now I must track down and watch this movie before I hear anything else about it since the time-limit to not expect spoilers has long since expired.

Whiskey the cat gets some Bustin!

Bustins for kitties!

Adrian Edmondson in a bank commercial

Not sure if this was the pre-Young-Ones inspiration for Vyvian, or a post-Young Ones advert capitalizing on the series. Either way it’s pretty funny.

How far is the moon from the earth?

Now you know.

Batman gets pwned

Batman sucks at DC Universe vs. Mortal Kombat

A Painful Glimpse into the writing process

A Painful Glimpse Into My Writing Process [In Less Than 60 Seconds] from chel white on Vimeo.

A psychotic animation from Chel White about his writing process. Seems legit.

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