No Quarters, No Problems: The Psychology of Retro Gaming

I can still recall the auspicious Saturday afternoon when I saw Jake clinging to the business end of an arcade cabinet, completely oblivious to reality. His body was bathed in artificial light while his face contorted in such a way that we all knew our friend was forever lost to the grip of madness. Whereas the rest of the group had scattered to search out the various electronic delights the arcade had to offer, only one of us converted a bill to quarters and set fingers to the locus of his desire without a moment’s hesitation. Jake was determined to…
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Eeek! Vol. 1 Review

As a long time comic reader, I occasionally get bogged down by the typical capes and cowls nonsense that makes up a majority of the comic book market. Until recently, my escape from this monotony was either zombie comics or westerns. With the complete over saturation that the zombie market has received over the past few years, I have been feeling the need to find a new palate cleanser. Needless to say, I jumped at the chance to review Eeek! Vol. 1 and its pulpy goodness. Eeek! Vol. 1 is an an collection of 16 horror stories from the Asylum…
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