‘Agathon’s Garden’ Quoted: ‘Democritus,’ from Wiki: “In ‘Meditations’ by Marcus Aurelius there is supposedly a quote by Democritus: “If you seek tranquility do less.” Wiki: “Later Greek historians consider Democritus to have established ‘aesthetics’ as a subject of investigation and study, as he wrote rhetorically on poetry and fine art long before authors such as…

1.  ‘No Place – Utopia’ We had no idea what was going to happen next. It is the very definition of innovative and mysterious new technology. I thought about how in the ancient times ‘innovative’ was used as a slander. Everyone around me, including myself, had always held innovation in the highest regard. We felt primitive…

Mithras (World of Darkness) The cult of Mithras quickly spread in the Orient and when Mithras heard of Rome, he chose to travel there. The Roman armies fascinated him, as he had been a soldier himself in life, and he accompanied them to the various corners of the Empire, preferring it to the stale Cainite…

part 16 Basilisk -Basilisk-  ,  -Dinner with Andrianna- ,  -Frosty’s Tanking Reputation-    ,   -Curare, or brain-poison in the jungle-  … Basilisk intro Revolution coup of the police force (as malevolent policies start moving through the legislators and the law courts). It’s revealed that the Basilisk uprising was lead itself by the police chief. He was a Basilisk, of course. …

Honorable mentions: The Strain Near Dark Underworld Swamp Thing Issue Swamp Thing: ‘Still Waters’ Swamp Thing issue #38, during Alan Moore’s original run came out in 1985, and features a town called Rosewood. The Swamp Thing finds a way to cast its consciousness out in order to re-grow itself in Rosewood, by “[laying] down in…

“There may be only one.” The Highlander Ketchup: Henry Heinz Coca-Cola McDonalds Highlander The scene of the crime The adversary preparing his sword, training in his motel. “You talk funny, where are you from?” “Lots of different places.” … Ketchup: that “red stuff” Henry John Heinz was an American entrepreneur whose business expanded into tomato…

-Family Rafting -Ladybug Riders-Frosty in a crazy situation-Frosty escape! The family rafting scenario: –River rafting scenario–  Their raft was pummeled from all sides, slipping sideways against the cloudy-white, boxer-fisted splashes of water, icy liquid raining upon the family’s face. Droplets of icy hypothermia, their blood is heating up to compensate. Chemical reactions light up like…

Salem’s Lot Bram Stoker’s Dracula Hellsing: Alucard and Anderson Blade Dr. Van Hellsing Novelization: Bram Stoker Bram Stoker was an Irish author who is celebrated for his 1897 Gothic Horror novel ‘Dracula.’ In his early years, Stoker worked as a theatre critic for an Irish newspaper, and wrote stories as well as commentaries. Since his…

-Frosty’s Visions, intro-Gorgon Pilot-Molly kidnapping(also)-Commrade Woland!(2)-‘[ Basilisk ]’, intro.?) part 13: ‘[ Gorgon ]’ or ‘Commrade Woland!’ Etymology: “The word meaning for Gorgon… … comes from the Greek word ‘Gorgos’, … which roughly translates… … to terrible.” Gorgon pilot. Recruited out of [Pegasus] a lot of the time, they are the Fleet’s starship pilots. I mean we get…

Gary Golden Harry Dresden John Carpenter’s Vampires and the Lost Boys John Carpenter John Carpenter’s ‘Vampires’ is a horror film from 1998, described on Wikipedia as an American independent neo-Western action horror film. And it is. It totally is. John Carpenter is generally recognized as one of the greatest masters of the horror genre. He…