Adam Wallace
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I put up pieces here when I can, mainly about games and movies. I do also write poetry & short stories. I'm also writing movies, writing a children's book & hosting the gaming channel "Cool Media" on YouTube! Enjoy & find me on Bluesky!
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'The Shining' - Unfaithfulness Can Be Perfect. Third Place in Slasher Classics Challenge.
A few weeks ago, I basically gave my history with the horror genre, showing how my interest grew from creepy comedies like Ghostbusters to true nightmare fuel like The Devil's Advocate. However, in that collection of classics and enjoyable schlock, one film is the most important in my horror fan development and still ranks as my favorite pure horror film of all time. (I have to stress "pure" since, if horror comedies are included, Gremlins would be #1.) That is the 1980 masterpiece The Shining.
By Adam Wallace5 years ago in Horror
Halloween Essentials: Part 2
Last time, I went through the thirteen movies and TV shows that directed my interest in horror. Well, when my significant other of fifteen years now Ally heard about my plans for that article, she wanted in on it, too! It makes sense since our mutual interests in gaming and horror movies were what got us together in the first place. (Maybe this could've been a Valentine's Day project...)
By Adam Wallace5 years ago in Horror
Halloween Essentials: Part 1
Halloween is my favorite time of the year. I know it's still about two months off, but my projects here and on my gaming channel Cool Media get me planning ahead of time for it. Besides, with the nightmare 2020 has been, preparing for my favorite time is providing a much needed pick-me-up. Yeah, planning stuff about murderous undead fiends to make me feel better...
By Adam Wallace5 years ago in Horror
The Joy of Retro
I've been a gamer almost my entire life. I was wrapping my hand around an Atari 2600 joystick before I was even in kindergarten. In fact, when people on Twitter label those who started gaming with Halo on the original Xbox as "old-school", I can't help but laugh.
By Adam Wallace5 years ago in Gamers
'Fuller House' - An Old Fan's Take
I talked about the prevalence of nostalgic reboot TV shows a while back when I talked about Cobra Kai. In that article, I brought up Fuller House, the sequel series to Full House, one of the most loved and ridiculed sitcoms of all time. At the time, it felt like a gender-flipped rehash of its parent series. Those remarks were made when the show had only one season eating up space on people's Netflix queues. Now that the show had come to an end after five seasons (three seasons less that the original show, by the way), it's time that I give my thoughts on how Fuller House turned out.
By Adam Wallace5 years ago in Geeks
Forgotten Quests: The "Other" PS2 RPGs
Hello, and welcome back to Silver Linings where I've leveled up in my quest for the maligned, forgotten, and ignored. I'm a huge RPG nerd. In fact, I've already done three articles spotlighting RPGs on the original Playstation, the original Xbox, and the Sega Saturn that either didn't get enough attention at the time or have been largely left behind by history. Now, it's time to do the same for the console named as one of the greatest ever... the Playstation 2.
By Adam Wallace5 years ago in Gamers
An Upbeat Playlist for Downbeat Times. Top Story - July 2020.
Hello, and welcome back to Silver Linings, and, man, the world needs some right now. Let's face it. 2020 is turning out to be one of the most downbeat, depressing years in our lifetimes. With political upheaval (especially in the U.S.), a global pandemic, and race riots, I'm not surprised that people are trying desperately to escape the madness any way they can with methods from drinking to social isolation.
By Adam Wallace6 years ago in Beat
'Behind the Music' - My 10 Favorite Episodes
Since college, I've been a fan of biographical shows. Even though I've enjoyed episodes of Biography on A&E and the various specials on the History Channel, my favorite has always been VH1's Behind the Music. The range of artists and events in rock history featured kept things from getting stale, and the writing and narration by Jim Forbes made the stories of even maligned acts like Milli Vanilli fascinating.
By Adam Wallace6 years ago in Beat
