Welcome to our all-new, monthly beer and scotch review podcast peppered liberally with whatever our hosts feel like talking about. This time around, your hosts are Mark, Aron and the ineffable El Dos. This month: La Fin Du Monde Breckinridge Brewery’s Vanilla Porter The Velvet Hammer from Peticolas Brewing Co. Laphroaig’s Quarter Cask “King of […]
Every year, Busch Gardens Williamsburg puts together what is, essentially, the best deal in haunts around with their annual Howl-O-Scream event. Unlike most other theme park Halloween events, BGW’s Howl-O-Scream event isn’t separately ticketable. So whereas you have to buy a specific ticket for events like Halloween Horror Nights, or even Busch Gardens Tampa’s Howl-O-Scream, […]
Enjoyed our review of this year’s Halloween Horror Nights event at Universal Studios Orlando? Well, given the rain on opening night, we weren’t able to get a ton of photos of the themeing around the park. We’ve rectified that today with a brief photo update of the goodies you’ll see as you walk around the […]
Fall is here! You know what that means…PAULOWEEN SEASON has begun! Paul is clearly excited, and we’ve already begun our Pauloween coverage, with more on the way. And while Paul is excited about ghosts and goblins, Tim is psyched because he’s kicking all kindsa ass in the Funnybooks Fantasy Football League. Meanwhile, Paul’s obsessed with […]
It was a dark and stormy night….literally… For those following along, you’ll recall that yours truly was filling in for our faithful host for this year’s Pauloween event. I last visited Universal on Halloween Horror Nights Media Day, during which I was able to speak with some of the event’s creative team and get a […]
Pauloween 2012 is here! We kick off our festivities with an article from new site contributor Kyle, who was able to attend the Halloween Horror Nights Media Day in Orlando, FL yesterday. Tons of great info and pics from this year’s event below! It’s that time of year again, when for some, the thought of […]
In the immortal words of Monty Python, “And now, for something completely different!” I enjoy music, but it has never been one of those big things for me. I’m not the guy that can sit down and name ten albums that have changed my life or has a song that marks the important occasions. It […]
Ideology of Madness is a geek culture website where if we geek about it, we speak about it. You’re likely familiar with our love of comic books, Star Trek, role playing games, video games, horror films, TV and talking monkeys. but one of the things that I geek pretty hard on is Christmas and the […]
You know what they say? Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Never have those words been more true then in the case of Busch Gardens Tampa’s Howl-O-Scream. I don’t mean to be harsh, but I’ve never been a big proponent of recycling haunted houses. Recycling items in those houses, sure. I understand that there needs […]
This year, Universal is going to back to basics, primarily going with original concepts (save for one house based on the upcoming prequel to The Thing), including the event’s icon, Lady Luck. For those avoiding any specific details on the event, I’ll briefly summarize by saying that, while I wasn’t overly impressed with the scarezones this year (more detail on that after the jump), the houses this year were absolutely amazing in theming. Universal stepped up their game this year and created some truly memorable, exciting experiences that will impress you while trying to scare you. Definitely worth the price of admission, some of the houses are truly awe-inspiring. I highly recommend checking out the event this year. I do want to note, however, that due to the popularity of the event, I’d also recommend finding some way to attend more than once. One trip will leave you sorely missing out on some of the event.