Weirdness
Abraham Merritt (1888-1943) was one of the greats of pulp fiction, although up until recently his work was largely forgotten. Recently, two of his novels were reprinted, The Moon Pool (1919) and The Metal Monster (1920), both of which I’ve blogged about in some detail. I found The Moon Pool , on the whole, a rather ordinary pulp adventure novel punctuated by scenes of brilliant weirdness, while The Metal Monster was a truly unique masterpiece of weird fiction. I wanted to see where ot
Tags: Abraham Merritt, Adventure Novel, Masterpiece, Metal Monster, Mirage, Moon Pool, Novels, Pulp Fiction, Weird Fiction, Weirdness
Sure, iTunes' new visualizer is pretty, but you can't compete with the visceral, hypnotizing weirdness of Daito Manabe's facial electric stimulus. He tapes electric stimulators, looking like the same type used for electroshock therapy, to his face, and syncs them with his music so his involuntary facial contortions match up with the tune.
Tags: Daito, Electric Stimulators, Electroshock Therapy, Face, Innovations, Itunes, Manabe, Music, Stimulus, Technology New, Weirdness
Sure, iTunes' new visualizer is pretty, but you can't compete with the visceral, hypnotizing weirdness of Daito Manabe's facial electric stimulus. He tapes electric stimulators, looking like the same type used for electroshock therapy, to his face.
Tags: Daito, Electric Stimulators, Electroshock Therapy, Itunes, Manabe, Stimulus, Visualizer, Weirdness
