First, you start with a box. Then, you fill it with pox. Wrap it in bright-colored paper. Top it with a bow. What’s in it, you say? That’s the point of the thing—not to know. Then you hang an oversized sock over the fire. Fill it with a severed foot…
What’s the greatest Christmas movie of all time? It’s a Wonderful Life? A Christmas Story? Elf? Die Hard? Wrong. A Christmas Prince? Dead wrong. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians? Close. But still wrong. If you’ve been watching Christmas standards all your life, you’ve missed out on some truly great gems.…
We keep hearing about clean coal. Is it really a thing? Or is it a myth? Because we would love to ruin your Christmas without getting our hands dirty.
On the first day of Christmas, the Yule Lads brought to me A raw potato in my right shoe On the second day of Christmas, we left for Stekkjarstaur Two glasses of warm sheep’s milk On the third day of Christmas, we left for Pvoruskleikir Three batter-covered spoons…
Man, the medieval ages were tough. Anyone who’s lived through them can tell you they were nothing but centuries of war, famine, pestilence, and contaminated water sources. Pretty much the way you feel about all your corporate holiday functions, right? It’s no wonder, then, that the notorious Christmas figure who…
The internet loves cats. You can’t shake a dead cat around the internet without running into another picture of a cat. But if you’re a child, you don’t want to encounter Iceland’s Yule Cat around Christmas. Because if you do, it means two things: You’ve been lazy and did not…
At the SML Haunted Mansion and Blog Laboratory, we’re the kind of monsters that don’t let a few bad reviews sway us from watching a movie. And when the reviews are all over the board? Well, that’s just all the more reason to dive right into a film. Such is…
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Featuring movie essays from the Head Monsters of SML and others that explore our love for horror cinema! Published by the Collinsport Historical Society.
