Satanism And Witchcraft: The Classic Study Of Medieval Superstition By Jules Michelet.

Fun Fact:

Medusa the Gorgon had babies. Yep… 2 of ‘em.

Mere moments after Perseus cut her big ugly head off, her two children by Poseidon exploded out of her neck stump. One of them was Chrysaor, who went on to father the three-headed giant Geryon whom Heracles killed while completing his 10th labor. The other was the famous winged horse Pegasus. In myth, he assisted the hero Bellerophon in slaying the Chimera, a fire-breathing lion/goat/snake hybrid. By flying just out of range of the Chimera's attacks, Bellerophon was able to weaken it with his bow and arrows before brutally killing it with a spear down the throat. It was an epic battle and finding that his pride had grown 10 times the size, Bellerophon decided to ride Pegasus directly to Mount Olympus, an arrogant move that Zeus punished him for by sending a gadfly to bite Pegasus. This caused the horse to buck Bellerophon off, sending him crash landing into the Earth's surface, dead. Meanwhile, Pegasus was warmly welcomed into Zeus's home and given a constellation to honor him.

What a good boy.

Mystery Men by Kinka Usher.

This movie is a combination of a lot of things that I like:

An underdog story, gaudy superheroes, creative sets/visuals/costumes, and some of the funniest actors of our era. Loosely based on Bob Burden's Flaming Carrot Comics, Mystery Men takes place in a world where not only are superheroes for reals, but there are way too many of them, putting some of the superheroes with the lamest powers on the Z-list.

The main thing I don't like about this film is the ending. Throughout the movie, none of the Mystery Men's powers work quite right. Then suddenly, at the end, everything just works for no good reason. That's lazy writing. What should have happened was the heroes should've figured out a way to turn their weaknesses into strengths. Instead, their powers just work out of the blue, "THE END."

Still, I really like the production value and this movie has some of my favorite fanboy jokes. Also, I find Mr. Furious relatable from time to time...

The Eternals (Volume 1) #10.

"Mother!"

Classics Illustrated #80. "White Fang" by Jack London.

The Last Voyage of the Demeter (also known as Dracula: Voyage of the Demeter) by André Øvredal.

Based on "The Captain's Log", a chapter from the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker.

Gorgeous, lavish and vicious!!

Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life (later republished as The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation) by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston.

This is not just an "animation book". It's an amazing volume on visual storytelling, written by two of the key animators at Disney during the Golden age of American animation.

What are my favorite Miyazaki/Ghibli films?

My Neighbor Totoro (となりのトトロ) and Spirited Away ( 千と千尋の神隠し).

Where you can go on the ride of your afterlife.

The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander.

The Chronicles of Prydain is a masterful book series full of magic and chills (The Horned King and Annuvin).

Give it a try!