In The Realms Of Insanity

The concept of Camden, Louisiana

2020-06-17T07:37:00.003-07:00

What is Camden?

Camden is a fictional suburb town situated in Louisiana, that was first introduced in the Anthology book "Call of The Void" and is the setting of most of the stories featured in it.

Why Camden?

If you search the name 'Camden' then you will mostly likely see that there is a place called Camden Town in London. However in the United States there are over a dozen places with the name Camden, but none of them are in Louisiana.

So what gives?

Well, the reason I choose the name Camden is because of an old show called 'My Name is Earl' that was aired on NBC from 2005 to 2009 which was set in a fictional town named Camden.

That show had been one of my favorite and it's cancellation had been a great tragedy, the name had really stick with me and it has a nice ring to it. That as far as the connection the show is to the book, as it is a completely different setting that is less comical and more in the realms of cosmic horror.

Call of the Void

Call of Thee Void was published in April of 2020 and is available on Amazon Check this link here

While I have previously written many short stories and had earlier released a collection of short stories called ‘Realms of Insanity’, this book is different in some ways.

Why is this book not called ‘Realms of Insanity Vol 2’?

The reason behind it is simple; that was a collection of earlier published stories that were collected and formed no relation to one another.

However, this book is a brand new book with stories that are written for this collection.

I have to admit one thing since I have written these stories specifically for this book there are certain connections between them. But I encourage them to enjoy them as standalone pieces of work and consider the connections and similarities as fun little easter eggs.

How is Camden?

So Camden, Louisiana is a suburb town of New Orleans that is home to the fictional Mark Teach University of Louisiana, and yes that is a Black Beard reference. That house various arcane and forbidden books on occult in the restricted section of its library.

Camden in an overview can be seen as a nice place to live and most of its citizen are unaware in blissful ignorance of the sinister things that takes place in this sleepy suburb town.

Many of the strangeness of the town can't be freely discussed with entering the spoiler territory, therefore I would encourage you to take a look for yourself first and discover the strange oddities that are part of Camden.

Maybe in the future we can have spoiler version in which we can do a deeper study of this town.

Would there be more of Camden?

Of course, I have fallen in love with this small town and will definitely explore of of it in future book.

But more than the town I have fallen in love with the characters that live in Camden, like:

Camilla Rivera
Oscar Singh
Terry and Jerry

I would most definitely be writing more books and possibly full dedicated stories on these characters set in Camden, just don't know when. Maybe soon than later.

Readers Reaction

What do you think of the concept? Have you read 'Call of The Void'? What are your thoughts?

Do let me know.

Hotstar TV Guide

2018-12-25T23:04:00.001-08:00

As you are here reading this post, I assume you know and have Hotstar membership and are looking for good shows to watch.

Those of you who don't know what Hotstar is, then it's a App like like Netflix but targeted towards the Indian market.

So I am here to tell you about some of the TV shows that you should watch on Hotstar.

Before we began I want to make a few things clear:
This is a list of shows I personally like and your taste may differ.
This post is not sponsored by Hotstar and my own recommendation from being a long time user.
Lastly, Hotstar catalog can change over time but at the time of writing this they are available.

With that out of the way, let's just dive into it and start with pretty obvious picks.

Game of Thrones
Ah yes, Game of Thrones, the show because of which most of the people downloaded Hotstar in the first place.
It is a modern classic and watching it legally just make you feel better and help make the show a success that it is.
There is not much to say about Game of Thrones that you may not already know.

Westworld
Another obvious one, don't worry we will get to less known later, but what could be a contender to Game of Thrones but Westworld.
Westworld dives deep into philosophy and deep ideas while delivering great action,
The show really draws you in to it's world and soon you realize you do feel that those actors on your screen are robots.
Ok Hosts, not robots but if you watch the show you will get the idea.

How I Met Your Mother
It's good to watch some sitcom once in a while and HIMYM is always a classic despite it not so well received finale. It is still heartwarming and has a lot of charm with some of the best characters in recent memory.

Friends
Another classic that doesn't need no introduction, it just something you can easily binge on the weekends. The classic sitcom of 6 friends living in New York that gave gave us the idea of living 'the american dream' ourselves.

Prison Break
Diving into action side of thing we have prison break which a a good amount of mystery, conspiracy and action. With each season taking the protagonists from difficult situations, its a must watch.

American Horror Story
AHS is a hit or miss depending on your preference and the season you are watching.
American Horror Story is anthology series with one season comprising of a single story arc. Some of the season are better praised than the others, however most of the seasons do deliver good on the Horror element.
Best thing about it is you can jump into any season with watching the previous.

Rome
If you like Game of Thrones you will like Rome that focus on Julius Caesar time and his rise and fall in a epic historical drama. Definitely a good good to pick up if you like historic setting with the fantasy element.

Billions
There is a good chance that you may not of heard of this one and frankly it is not for everyone.
The show deals with the world of hedge funds and legal framework of the world of finance and the shady under workings of the big money game.
The real charm of the show are the two leading men of the show Bobby Axelrod the hard edge hedge fund manager with humble beginnings, a self made man who fought his way to the top.
The other is Chuck Rhoades ruthless district attorney who despite from being a privileged family background hates wealthy criminals who try to buy their way out of justice.
Many of times you are not sure who to cheer for as both men commit things in their rivalry that is immoral. Do give it a try many you will like it.

Silicon Valley
So this is a show which should be on everyone's to watch list and is a kind of a show which good comedy should be. While humor is good and doesn't seemed forced with background laughter that most sitcom are guilty of it also has insight to the world of tech business.
The startup culture of the Silicon Valley and the inner working of the technology industry. What more intriguing is that the show feels intelligent and you will learn a few things about today's tech development.
Where most of the shows on starting a business focus more on drama than on actually business, this show actually tells you what the characters are doing what they do and how they are doing it. That just makes the show believable as it does feel that the characters are actually developers who can build what they are trying to built.
But it doesn't shy away from touching on the emotions as well, the characters are relatable because they are geeky and not stereotyped.

Arrowverse Shows
So I am combining all the Arrowverse shows as one listing as The Arrow, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl are connected and well known enough that if you are watching one then you probably know of the others as well.
If you like DC and superheroes in general you should definitely watch these shows.

Ballers
While the biggest selling point of this show is The Rock Dwayne Johnson who gives an excellent performance, but the show is more than just star power. The show a well drawn out plot and an interesting premise, focusing on NFL and the sport of American football also known as Gridiron.
Those of you who are fans of The Rock know that we was once a football player himself but had to leave the sport due to personnel tragedy. He really channels those emotions on the show and is a must watch whether you are a Dwayne Johnson fan or not.

Small Wonder
It is no wonder that I would list this show on my must watch show on Hotstar and even on must watch show in lifetime. Most of this can be nostalgia as I grew up watching this show as a kid, about a robotics engineer who builds a robotic girl and raise her in his home.
It is a good show from the good old days with warm and fuzzy feelings and clean humor, I would recommend it to the new comers as well as the showed has aged well.
Best thing you can watch it without a premium membership.

My Name is Earl
This is also a good comedy show that deals with an interesting premise of a guy named Earl who has been bad things in life and feels that karma is getting to him so he tries to correct his past mistakes.
It has some good humor and good performance by the whole cast, definitely give it a try.
Best thing you can watch it without a premium membership.

Malgudi Days
So what can be said about Malgudi Days, it is a classic that adapts the stories written by R. K. Narayan. You may have seen this series on TV when Doordarshan had a larger viewership.
Watch it not just for nostalgia but the stories as well, some of them are really well written, my personal favorite being Engine trouble in which the protogonist wins a steamroller in a lucky draw and the problems that follow from this.
Best thing you can watch it without a premium membership.

CinePlay
Ok so I am cheating here a bit as CinePlay is not a show but collection of Hotstar Originals movies.
However they can be clubbed so I am listing it here.
I haven't seen all of them but there are many good movies to choose from and my favorite one is Rahenge sadaa gardish mein taare and I highly recommend it.
Rahenge sadaa gardish mein taare is made to feel old timey India of the 50s and deal with the movie makers and stars of that era. It is not hard to miss the reference of the legendary Guru Dutt as it is mostly based on his life and that alone should be enough for you to watch it.
Best thing you can watch most of them without a premium membership.

There were others shows that I could have mentioned on this list but didn't as I haven't personally seen many of their episodes to give a full judgement.
But later when I have seen enough of them I will do a second list.

2018-04-10T03:20:00.000-07:00

As long as the planets keep moving and the stars keep shining; I know I am going to be alright.

Riverdale: Best show to watch right now - a review

2017-10-17T12:43:00.000-07:00

RIVERDALE

Fair Warning: this review contains details till season 2 episode 1 so consider this a spoiler warning.

The reinventing of the classic Archie Comics at first seem sort of odd at first as we knew Archie and friend as fun goofy bunch with funny stories.
The show takes a different approach to these classic characters that involves a more serious tone and a plot surrounding a murder mystery.

It is a refreshing take on the classic Archie something that is a change of pace. It's not something new as the comics did started publishing horror stories in recent times with titles like Afterlife with Archie and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina also the upcoming Jughead the Hunger.

Season 1 main plot line focus on the murder of Jason Blossom and we are kept guessing through to the end. the twist and turns keeps you hooked. Moreover the other story lines gets you invested as well. This doesn't shy from tackling social issues like slut-shaming and privilege.

But the biggest driving force and what keeps to interested is the characters and the range of emotions they carry.
Central characters are the people you invest the most in but supporting characters also carry quite a weight.
Another thing that would captivate you is the look and the feel of the show, the entire atmosphere is nostalgic. You could easily think of it as a 80s style if they had the morden technology like cell phones.

The monologues by Jughead are easier some of the best lines from the show. Two friends Jughead and Archie can't be more different from each other as one is a lonesome outsider and other is a popular jock respectively.
And the romance between the main characters is very different from that of the comics; while it starts with the feeling between Archie and Betty and then Archie's attraction to the new girl in town Veronica. But it quickly moves away from that and Betty falls in love with Jughead and Archie after a series of affairs (including Miss Grundy) falls in love with Veronica.

Archie is a player like in the comics but he has more serious moment and real teen problems. To me Archie is not the main guy for me, it as to me Jughead. He carries a lot of the story forward and his romance with Betty is real a treat.

A silent character is Hiram Lodge who was missing from the entire Season 1 and only appeared at the end of episode 1 of season 2.
Could he be the antagonist of season 2? Only time will tell, but even as a mentioned-only character in season 1 he still carried a presence and it would be great to final see him on screen.

Deaths are happening in this show from time to time and these elements keep the show grounded.

Season 2 will introduce Sabrina before she will get her on show on The CW, like they did for Flash on the TV show Arrow. Fans are eagerly waiting for Sabrina to come to Riverdale and start her own show soon.

Riverdale treatment is a good formula and would be interesting for future episodes as well as Sabrina's own show.

Is Deckard a Replicant? Blade Runner 2049

2017-10-17T02:30:00.000-07:00

The new movie Blade Runner 2049 doesn't exactly answer this question; Is Deckard a replicant?
This is a long debated question among fans with the unicorn origami, the logic being the implanted memories. The theme of implanted memories does appear, we still don't have any concrete evidence to the age old question.

Still we can speculate and from my point of view Deckard is not a replicant.

Here are my 2 cents:

I was never convinced from the evidence from the first movie as well. The premises is implanted memories of Deckard mean that he is a replicant. However In the first movie we know the memories that are implanted in Rachael are of a real person i.e. Tyrell's niece, where does Deckard's memories come from?

This could be someone who is not mentioned or it could be Deckard's own memories and since he is a Blade Runner his memories have been recorded by Tyrell Corporation.
Now why would they do that and why would it be in the movie.
Firstly we need to acknowledge that Deckard has been forced to do things against his will, like the job of killing the 4 replicants at the start of the movie. So he may had to give his memories since he is an exceptional individual.
Why would they show it in the movie? this could be to imply Deckard is a replicant or it could be just a cool shot Mr. Scott wanted to add.
It could mean that Tyrell had been manipulating Deckard through understanding his memories. By studying his memories Tyrell made Rachael in a way Deckard would be fall in love with her. Thus insuring her survival by not getting retired by him.

Moving to the sequel Blade Runner 2049 it is revealed that it was Tyrell's experiment to give replicants the ability to reproduce as it was discussed between Wallace and Deckard. He goes on to explain how his meeting with Rachael was premeditated by Tyrell to make sure Deckard falls in love with her and make the miracle baby.
Now there is an ambiguity to this logic as it can be argued that, would Tyrell want 2 replicants to make the miracle baby?
To analyse this we have to take into account that the events of the previous movie had Deckard killing runaways and if the purpose of Deckard was to make a baby it would be just logical to have a simple narrative for him to fall in love.
Not to mention these events are what lead to Tyrell's death and he was a highly intelligent being, he would go through unnecessary steps which would lead to his death in his experiment. Also it would make sense to have a hybird of human replicant as the miracle baby as it would have more chances of success.

Hopefully we would get another sequel soon and not decades later and would give us more answers.
Till then we could only speculate.

10 Reasons why DC cinematic universe is going to be great

2015-01-23T00:07:00.001-08:00

There are many naysayers out there who says DC cinematic is destined to doom but many others also believe that DC's cinematic universe is headed on the path of glory and here are 10 reasons why

Number 1: DC≠Batman/Superman

As many of us know that DC publish some of the most amazing story with a great cast of characters, but for decades Hollywood had only produced Batman and Superman movies while other great superheroes had no silver screen offerings.

But now finally after half a century we will finally get a line-up of many other superheroes for the first time. Since they have the rights to most of their characters they will have no problems with right and can expand the current line-up further as much as they want. Think about the phase 2 of this series it can be as much close to DC as it can be without worrying about intellectual properties. Marvel is facing this problem right now for their Civil War story line which will be adapted to Captain America 3, Civil War is a big crossover story with many Marvel characters in important role like The X-men and Spider Man whose right Marvel studios doesn’t have.

Current line-up is:

1 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

2 Suicide Squad (2016)

3 Wonder Woman (2017)

4 Justice League Part One (2017)

5 The Flash (2018)

6 Aquaman (2018)

7 Shazam (2019)

8 Justice League Part Two (2019)

9 Cyborg (2020)

10 Green Lantern (2020)

Number 2: Realism

Call it a Nolan trend but ever since Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy came out it changed the whole Superhero genre of movies. The realistic imagination of the superheroes is the current trend that almost everyone is adapting to, Man of Steel the first of the DC movie followed on the same path and while many would put this movie down it still combined superpowers in realism magnificently. While we like to remember and still enjoy the old incarnations the new slightly darker tone is what the people want now and apart from movies many other fine products have been produced on the same trend like The CW's Arrow. For DC this trend has been savior before Nolan’s Batman Begins the movie series was in ruin with no movie after Batman & Robin in 1997 for 8 years, and let’s not forget The Dark Knight probably the best superhero movie till date.

Number 3: DC Television Universe!?

If you are a DC fan then you are probably following the TV shows based on DC characters, which started with CW's Arrow in 2012 and was dubbed as a spiritual copy of the Nolan's trilogy. But soon it became a hit show in its own right and followed by other DC series like The Flash and Gotham that expand the DC’s presence on the small screen. There is also Constantine but since he is exorcist not a superhero and vertigo the imprint of DC let's leave him out.

The matter of fact is these show are doing amazingly well and that shows the potential in the DC universe. CW is already has Arrow and The Flash crossing over with each other and doing a great job at it, the tone of both shows is slightly different but still they do not feel mistuned together in fact both seems like one series all together.

Moreover more shows are in the line Vixen animated show is in development and there is an live-action show based on Teen Titans titles 'Titans' for TNT. Also CW is possibly looking into another spin-off from Arrow to be based on A.T.O.M.

Number 4: Batman V Superman

Ok so I have said that DC is just more than just Batman and Superman but still this will be the first time they will share screen space together. Till date there is no live-action media that has both Batman and Superman together (Not counting fan films) and from all the updates from the sets and studio one can guess is going take cue from Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns. Since it is a verses story it will be amazing to see both of them fighting it out, one a powerful alien with incredible powers and other a mortal man with his wits and tactics going one-on-one.

There is a long debate who’ll win a fight between Batman and Superman and this movie plays on that, it’s still some time till we can see what the final result will be but one thing is sure fans do want to see it played out.

Number 5: The Darker Edge

DC has always been producing darker theme storylines for decades and that has been their USP and their way of presenting these stories has been well praised. This gives them an edge that draws more emotional involvement from the audience with their engaging stories. However DC and WB should keep in mind to go more on the route of Arkham games rather than Nolan trilogy. Arkham games are simply one of the best games out there that has place for a wide array of villains and the realistic environment doesn’t does push it away from its comics. Unlike Nolan’s trilogy which has no place for villains like Clayface or Killer Croc Arkham turn loose with all the comics' imaginations. By that DC cinematic universe can be the biggest offering of not only the heroes but also villains that’ll put up a show of some of the greatest battles in superhero history.

Number 6: Multiverse

The producers have announced that Ezra Miller will be playing The Flash in 2018 movie while Grant Gustin is playing The Flash in the CW's TV series. To sort it out it is explained that both cinematic universe and the TV universe are part of the multiverse. This means that Ezra Miller’s Flash is the different dimension version running parallel to Grant Gustin’s dimension.

What this could mean is in the future maybe a crossover can be done between them in cross dimension story which has been pretty great in the comics. Imagine both Ezra Miller and Grant Gustin as Flash running sideways through the Speed Force shattering the dimensional barrier.

Cross dimension stories have been some of the major crossover stories in comics like the Crisis on Infinite Earths and Flashpoint storylines. Imagine what Hollywood can do with them it can be done on a whole new level and on a grand scale that can be nothing short of an epic.

Number 7: Wonder Woman

Finally in 2017 we will get a Wonder Woman movie and it's really overdue. She is not only the first female superhero but also one of the most famous superhero in comic book history, yet she still doesn't have her own movie. Collectively Superman, Batman & Wonder Woman are known as the DC trinity and these along with Green Lantern, Flash, Aquaman and the Martian Manhunter are the founding members of the Justice League. So you can guess how important of a Gal Gadot’s role as Wonder Woman will be in the entire series. It’s time that we get a Wonder Woman movie she has many great story lines in the past that can make a mark in the entire DC cinematic universe. Not only is she important but also one of the strongest superhero in DC, what else can you say about a woman who can go toe-to-toe with superman.

Number 8: Young Justice

In the past DC's Animated series have done tremendously well from the Batman and Superman’s separate animated TV shows to Justice League animated TV show to the current direct-to-video animated movies. The recently cancelled Young Justice was probably the most appreciated and most watched DC animated show focusing on the heroes’ sidekicks who grow out of their mentors shadows and form their own team. Since it was cancelled after only 2 seasons even after a wide acclaim it has left a void which can be filled by the current cinematic line-up.

While there is no standalone movie for the sidekicks they can make their mark along their senior superhero mentors. Same as the senior members made their appearances in Young Justice, we know in Batman V Superman Ben Affleck is playing a older version of Batman so it's like he may have Robin with him and other sidekicks can also appear along with their mentors. Maybe we will get a great Wally West.

Number 9: Justice League

Justice League is the best known superhero team with some of the most powerful heroes in DC so the excitement is quite high since not one but two Justice League movies have been announced for 2017 and 2019. The best superheroes in DC are coming together to fight a threat that they alone can't fight what can be greater than that. Superheroes are great but superhero team are even more great, take Marvel's Avengers or Guardians of The Galaxy for example they are such amazing movies and now imagine the team of DC's finest together and you get the idea.

Justice League animated TV show was such a huge hit and living up to that can be a taunting task and if done right could become a great movie. The biggest challenge for the studio would be to fit all the characters together so every character has equal importance and not become a Superman and Batman centered movies with other characters thrown in.

Number 10: Effort

DC and WB is in a tight spot not only are they facing competition from the Marvel cinematic universe that is doing tremendously well but also facing backlashes from the fans on the current flow of things. First Man of Steel the first of the DC cinematic universe movie has a mixed response over that the casting of Ben Affleck as Batman received with a lot of criticism. With all this in play the studio is doing all it can to create hype for the future line-up particularly for the Batman v Superman, from the updates from the movie sets to press releases they are leaving no stone untouched.

Now with all this hype build up it’s their responsibility to live up to this hype and according to current news both DC and WB are putting in a lot of effort into it.

Perhaps DC cinematic universe will become one of the greatest movie series of all time let’s hope and wait.

10 most beautiful passports in the world

2015-01-11T07:36:00.000-08:00

Passport is a symbol of freedom, whole new travel possibilities, something to be proud of. While certain countries’ passports give more freedom of movement cause of their level of visa exemptions, there is another reason to appreciate a few of them even more for their looks.

Here are the top 10 best looking passports in the world to be envy of.

10. USA:

United States passport is simple cover is quite eye catching the blue background with the government seal of an eagle holding 13 arrows in its left talon and an olive branch in its right talon with simple inscriptions ‘PASSPORT’ on top and ‘United States of America’ on the bottom. The beauty of this passport lies in its simple design and its insignia. The 13 arrows representing the 13 original British colonies which are the founding settlement states of North America and collectively they later formed the United States of today now with 50 states stretching from coast to coast. The olive branch itself has 13 leaves and 13 olives, it’s interesting that for a country where number 13 is considered bad luck it has been widely used in its symbolize. The olive has another meaning as well it represents the Olive Branch Petition adopted in 1775 to avoid a war between the original 13 colonies.

9. India:

Indian passport is of a deep dark blue cover with inscriptions in Hindi and English and Emblem of India at the center. On the top is the inscription ‘पासपोर्ट’ followed by its translation ‘PASSPORT’ and on the bottom ‘भारत गणराज्य’ (Bhārat Ganarājya) followed by its translation ‘REPUBLIC OF INDIA’. The emblem is the most beautiful aspect of the Indian passport symbolizing power, courage, pride, and confidence as four lions facing the four directions, which is why you only see the three loins in the front. Below the four lions is the Ashoka Chakra which is also at the center of the Indian flag along with a horse on its left and a Bull on its right. The emblem is adapted Lion Capital of Ashoka placed on top one of the Ashoka pillars erected by the great Emperor Ashoka of the Maurya Dynasty. Also in the center right below the Emblem is the national motto ‘सत्यमेव जयते’ (Satyamēva jayatē) which can roughly be translated as ‘Truth Alone Triumphs’. The golden color of the inscription and the emblem gives it a royal look.

8. Russia:

Russian Federation has two passports one is the internal passport as identity proof and international passports for travel, they both look almost the same with a few minor differences. The red color passport of The Russian Federation has the coat of arms of the Russian Federation at the center with the inscription ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) and ‘RUSSIAN FEDERATION’ on the top with ‘ПАСПОРТ’ (Pasport) and ‘PASSPORT’ at the bottom. The coat of arms depicts Gules, a crowned double-headed Imperial Eagle grasping the imperial sceptre in the dexter claw, and an imperial orb in the sinister claw. The double headed eagle has a long history of being associated with many great empires throughout history, notably with the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Roman Empire and is presently also used by many other countries on their coat of arms like Coat of arms of Albania and Coat of arms of Montenegro.

7. Palestine:

Palestinian passport is one of the weakest passports to travel with as only 36 countries grant visa free or visa on arrival access on this passport. Palestine itself is not fully recognized as a country as of October 2014 there are 135 countries that international recognize it. The dark green color passport with gold inscription in both Arabic and English has a mystic touch to it. On the top is the inscription is Arabic ‘السلطة الفلسطينية’ (As-Sulṭah Al-Filasṭīniyyah) with its translation ‘THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY’ below it and on the bottom is the inscription ‘جواز سفر‎’ (Jawaz Safar) with its translation ‘PASSPORT’ followed by the English text ‘TRAVEL DOCUMENT’. On the center is the symbol of an eagle with a shield at the center, the slant shape of this eagle gives it a Middle Eastern appeal. This eagle is the Eagle of Saladin but unlike Russian coat of arms it’s not double-headed, here this symbol represents Arab nationalism.

6. Venezuela:

Venezuelan passport of maroon color has the inscriptions in gold at top ‘República Bolivariana de Venezuela’ (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) and at bottom ‘PASAPORTE’ and ‘PASSPORT’. At the center is the coat of arms of Venezuela which has a shield divided into three parts in the tri-color of the national flag, the bottom part takes up the whole bottom of the shield in an arch shape with a horse running free that represents freedom. The upper half is vertically divided into two parts on the left side has a stack of wheat representing the union of the states and the wealth of the nation, while the right side has three lances with two national tri-color flags and a sword and a saber which represent power and triumph. On the top of the shield are two horns pouring out wealth and at the sides there is an olive branch on the left and a palm branch that tie the ribbon at the bottom of the shield. On the ribbon is inscribed at top left ‘19 de Abril de 1810’ (April 19, 1810), center left ‘Independencia’ (Independence), top right ‘20 de Febrero de 1859’ (February 20, 1859), center right ‘Federación’ (Federation) and at the bottom ‘República Bolivariana de Venezuela’ (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela).

5. Switzerland:

The Swiss passport is of the red color with inscriptions in five languages, four of the official languages of Switzerland which are German, French, Italian, Romansh along with an English inscription. These five inscription are on the top right side arranged vertically from top to bottom 'Schweizer Pass' (German), 'Passeport suisse' (French), 'Passaporto svizzero' (Italian), 'Passaport svizzer' (Romansh) and 'Swiss passport' (English) followed by the Swiss cross. But the most distinguish feature of the Swiss passport and attributes most to its beauty is the pattern of raised Swiss crosses done through relief printing on the front cover. This is an extremely simple yet beautiful design the raised crosses are arranged in circular succession in multiple arcs. This is probably one of the most simple design passports that look so good, as this whole pattern with minimalistic text on one corner presents itself with elegance. Since Swiss coat of arts is just a simple Swiss Cross they didn’t have a lot to present unlike the other countries’ passport in this list but still they presented a case of taking the simple things you have and present it beautifully.

4. Norway:

While the Old Norwegian passports have nothing remarkable the new redesigned passports are quite extraordinary. The old passports were just simple and boring without much to present but the new passports created by Neue Design Studio these are still in the process of replacing the old design passports. The new passport is of a lighter maroon color with the Norwegian coat of arms of the top left side which consists of a shield that has a crown on top, at the center of the shield is a standing golden lion bearing a golden crown and holding an axe. At the left bottom side are the inscriptions 'NORGE' 'NOREG' 'NORWAY' 'PASS' 'PASSPORT' in that sequence. But the most attractive feature is not on passport but inside the passport, the pages of the depicts a daytime Lakeside Mountain view on an double page spread which when placed under UV light transform into a nighttime view of the same with the purple and blue northern lights glowing in the sky and a few security text that can’t be read otherwise.

3. New Zealand:

The passport of this former Dutch colony is of black color and silver inscriptions that alone set it apart from other passports and give it a distinctive and elegant look. The silver ferns dominate the design as they are embossed on the right edge of the cover, they vary in size as they grow bigger from top to the bottom. These silver ferns on the edges of both front and back cover give its most beautifying feature. On the front there are the inscriptions 'NEW ZEALAND PASSPORT' and 'URUWHENUA AOTEAROA' which is the Maori translation, below them is the coat of arms of New Zealand. Other great thing about this passport is on the back cover, aside from the silver ferns on the left side there is an embossed impression of the country’s map and the inscription ‘NZL’. Everything combined it makes a beautifully crafted passport that combines most of the nationalistic symbolism from the black background and silver ferns to the outline of the country itself.

2. Maldives:

The small island nation of Maldives has a stunningly beautiful passport everything about it fit very well together to make an excellent work of art. The deep blue color of the cover reminds of the ocean water with the schools of raised fishes printed in the middle. On the top right side is the inscription in Maldivian Dhivehi written in Thaana script ‘ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ’ followed by the English translation of it ‘REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES’ followed by the Maldivian National Emblem which consists of a palm tree at the center with two national flags on both sides and an Islamic crescent above a ribbon with the motto inscribed on it in Arabic ‘الدولة المحلديبية‎’ (Ad-Dawlat Al-Mahaldheebiyya) in the middle. Below that is the PASSPORT inscribed in Maldivian Dhivehi written in Thaana script and English. All this gives it an Islamic feel as well as a tropical appeal and it represents the country beautifully.

1. Portugal:

In the first place is the Portuguese passport as this deep red colored and golden print is a royal looking passport and has the best balanced and overly appealing look. On the top left is the coat of arms of Portugal which consists of a shield on an armillary sphere between two olive branches bounded together at base by a ribbon. On the shield are seven castles and five blue escutcheons azure. Right alongside the coat of arms on the right is the inscriptions ‘UNIÃO EUROPEIA’ (European Union) below that is ‘PORTUGAL’ and ‘PASSAPORTE’ and the most distinguishing feature is a semi circle of interwoven branches on the bottom right edge. It gives the passport a unique appeal the golden print of this semi circle of a branch that is growing upwards is quite eye catching. Another thing about this passport is the invisible print which is visible under UV light.

2014-07-04T02:36:00.001-07:00

World’s Changed Some Risks now-a-days, It’s more Dangerous not to take ‘em

-- BLACK SAILS

2014-06-13T07:31:00.000-07:00

Fear leads to anger

Anger leads to hate

Hate leads to passion

Passion leads to Strength

Strength leads to power

Power leads to victory

And through victory, my chains are broken.

Dreams of Cthulhu

2012-07-03T22:58:00.000-07:00

Dreams of Cthulhu:

Those who have heard The Music of Erich Zann will understand The Statement of Randolph Carter in which he describes his Dreams in the Witch House about The Colour Out of Space shown to him by The Shadow Out of time

Willoughby

2012-04-09T21:52:00.004-07:00

Willoughby

Willoughby a poem by Abhay Adil
Inspired from "The Twilight Zone” episode “A stop at Willoughby”

In the journey of life
A man searching for light

In the coldness of the world
And emptiness of the heart
is there any place with goodness and grace?
Where one can break free

A place where a man can be what he wants to be
A place high above in heaven
After the long journey of life
A man can slow down for a peaceful rest

Searching and searching all his life
Can’t find a simple spot for rest
Living in the chest of broken glass
And all the hope is lost

He finally found a place to rest
The salience he got at last
Away from the dreadful voices
From whom he wanted to depart

Love that he never got
Delight he never saw
Unappreciated and deceived
Is what he feels

The darkness filled his dreams
Crushing his heart and making him scream

He left this place and walked of the ledge
Towards the shinning place with happy face
To finally find his place
On a stop called Willoughby

Also posted at www.postpoems.org/authors/abhay/poem/326249

Were House vol. 1

2012-01-02T23:33:00.000-08:00

The concept of werewolves has regained its mainstream acknowledgement which had been fading in the recent past, however at present times werewolf literature has changed its tone from horror genre to more teen oriented genres, or to the realms of fantasy.

Were House: vol.1 is a refreshing return to the horror roots of were creatures, it does not feature werewolves.

Were House: volume 1 contains three gripping tales of three mesmerizing were-creatures.

The graphic anthology is wholly illustrated by Vivek Goel in stellar black and white one-shots and written by three talented writers.

Its a great comic book to have if you enjoy horror graphic novels. Its only thirty pages long, so its technically not a graphic novel but a comic book. It would be fallowed by vol. 2 however it would not be releasing soon, perhaps in the late 2012. I got in touch with Vivek Goel the illustrator and CEO of publisher Holy Cow Entertainment, he said that currently they are over loaded with work. They are currently working on their famous Ravanayan series and the upcoming graphic novel Skull Rosary.

I would not include much information about the plots of the stories for the benefit of the readers.

It starts off with a captivating introduction by Pawan Soni in which he talk about the were creatures and were house, his insightful intro sets the mood right.

Each story is followed by a brief note about the story by their authors, in which they describe there inspiration for the story, their reasons to choose the particular animal and others things.

First story is called "Guardian Demon" written by Akshay Dhar.

Guardian Demon is set in ancient India, the year is 990 A.D. and the place is an verdant Kashmir valley.

Guardian Demon showcase show-leopard, its a story that has common backdrop of good vs evil plot.

In the story were-leopards are the good guys, the story telling and narration is good saving for a few errors.

The landscapes and the visual treatment is the strongest feature of the story, it is also the best drawn story of the three. The story as mythological background is he carry superbly through out till the end.

Second story is called "Mousetrap" written by Soumya Das.

Mousetrap is set in contemporary time, it's a utter horror story.

Its my favorite of the three, the story is a well paced and simple. I can't reveal much about the story as it will spoil the story through I can say that it features rats this time.

The story has a good amount of blood and gore. It also suffers from few mistakes which forgivable taking in consideration that the publication is just starting up. Some of the cells in this stories seems replicated.

Still it is the strongest story of the lot.

Third and last story is called "It's a Dog's Death" written by Shweta Taneja.

It's a Dog's Death is set in the future, story is of a day in apocalyptic Indian subcontinent.

The origins of were dogs is explained in the science fiction as a redesign of human DNA, the pemises of that of humanity vs the machine which is not new however this story will not disappoint you. Its a good little tale, I enjoyed reading it.

Were House vol. 1 is a good graphic anthology through I would have been better if it was saved from the few mistakes. I also comes cheap at 80 Indian Rupees its a great deal. The quality of the drawing is superb and the stories are great.

Were House vol. 1 is available within India at many dealing stores including Flipkart.

Internationally I can be purchased directly from the publishers by e-mailing them at vivek@holycow.in or you can get to them through there Facebook page.

Deathworld by Harry Harrison

2011-09-04T02:48:00.000-07:00

Deathworld is an great novel from the Golden Age of Science Fiction.
Written by Harry Harrison for Astounding Science Fiction(which is now known as Analog Science Fiction and Fact)

Harry Harrison, an science fiction author best known for his character Stainless Steel Rat and his humorous and satirical approach to science fiction. He started his career as an illustrator for EC Comics, he also wrote comic strip including Flash Gordon newspaper comic strip.
But currently he is more known for this contribution to science fiction as an author, his most famous works include the Stainless Steel Rat series, 1966 novel Make Room! Make Room!, 1962 novel Planet of The Damned and of course Deathworld his 1960 masterpiece.

It is an amazing story that grips you, I read it in 2 days because I just couldn't put it down.

Its quite an epic tale that moves in a great flow and the details are mesmerizing, specially the details of Planet Pyrrus(Deathworld).

Deathworld 1966 novel is about a planet called Pyrrus,

Pyrrus has twice of Earth's gravity and an 42° axial tilt which creates severe weatherand causes constantly changing icecap,
It highly tectonic resulting in frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions,
the open seas perform dual destructive function of supplying water vapor to keep the weather going and build gigantic tides,
Pyrrus' two moons Samas and Bessos pull the oceans up to thirty meter tides which sometimes laps into active volcano,
plus the planet is near many supernovas,
and over that this harsh condition gave way to evolution of the most dangerous kind to life forms.

Story is about a protagonist named Jason dinAlt, a professional gambler who is challenged by Kerk Pyrrus the ambassador of Pyrrus to turn a large sum of money into an immense sum of money, in which he succeed and decide to accompany Kerk to his home despite his warnings.

Story moves from an pleasure planet called Cassylia where Jason meets Kerk and tells him about Planet Pyrrus, from here we first learn about Pyrrus. The events on Planet Cassylia are also a pleasure to read how Jason gamble there and wins then authorities try to stop him from leaving the planet with the money.
The anticipation about Pyrrus builds up a lot at this point and keeps growing even in the transit part of the story when they are en route to Pyrrus. And when finally when they land on Pyrrus it lives up to all the hype and anticipation.
I will not go much into the plot so those who haven't read it yet.

Currently it is available in public domain as an extensive research by Project Gutenberg did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

Deathworld is the name of the 1960 novel as well as the series.

followed by:
Deathworld 2 in 1964
Deathworld 3 in 1968
Return to Deathworld in 1998
Deathworld vs. Filibusters also in 1998
The Creatures from Hell in 1999
and
Deathworld 7 / Foes in Intelligence in 2001

Note:
Deathworld 1
Deathworld 2
and
Deathworld 3

These are the part of Original Deathworld Trilogy from 60s.

However the author has written additional novels in continuation, these are the ones that I have mentioned.
I checked it on wikipedia as well as the author's official website.
These are however written with collaboration with Ant Skalandis in Russian and still remained untranslated in English.

Web Originals Horror Shorts

2011-08-05T07:56:00.000-07:00

Web Originals
or Web Television

Currently the concept of web originals have expanded earlier people thought internet would not take over T.V.
It still hasn't but catching up, thanks to video hosting websites like Youtube.

Recently Mortal Kombat: Legacy concluded with uploading of the ninth and final episode on Machinima's youtube page.

If you haven't seen this series then you should its awesome and to my knowledge one of the best web original.

Mortal Kombat: Legacy was produced by WB with a good budget.
But is that all, aren't there anymore good shows or shorts on youtube that is not comedy.
And there are many youtube users and studio with good quality humor videos.

But what about us, those who like a little violence, horror and action.
I am sure there are many people thinking that.

The answer yes there are not as grand as Mortal Kombat: Legacy with high budget but still pretty decent.

I will list some of them here:

I will not include any spoilers in these post so I will keep details about the stories to the minimum.

Firstly I would like to list and animated adaptation of 'The Statement of Randolph Carter'.
The Statement of Randolph Carter is a short horror story written by horror master H.P. Lovecraft, currently this short is in public domain so you can read it at Wikisource or download free from Feedbooks.

The Statement of Randolph Carter is about Randolph Carter who is being questioned by the police about his friend Harley Warren and recounts an strange and unusual story.

These story has adapted into an animated short Eldritch Animation
It is a great adaptation and you can view it on their youtube page.
Click here to watch The Statement of Randolph Carter

They have modernized it a little bit and there is a few differences from the original story, but still its the best adaptation of the story till this date.

The Statement of Randolph Carter is not the only Lovecraft adaptation that Eldritch Animation made they have also adapted The Terrible Old Man

The Terrible Old Man can also be read on Wikisource

This is a very short story so I don't want to reveal anything about the story to those who haven't read it yet.
You can watch Eldritch Animation's adaptation on youtube.
To watch The Terrible Old Man Click Here

There are also so original animation out on the web too like Deadtime Stories which is uploaded on youtube by a user named 'minordemon'

The description says its a "Pilot for animated horror series."
But no other episode has been upload till date even through it has generated a great positive response.
To watch Deadtime Stories Click Here

The story is not much explained in the episode, its quite weird and bizarre.
The episode is about a young girl who is disturbed my her nightmares and has been recently released from asylum.
She is back to her parents house and her home makes her go to the house across the street to say 'Hello' but she hears strange screams from that house.

Moving away from the Animation there is also another adaptation of The Statement of Randolph Carter uploaded on youtube by a user named DRW90.
Its a live action adaptation, not as good as Eldritch Animation's animated short but still very good.
Check it out by Clicking Here

Moving back to animation there is an youtube user named katytowell
This user has made many great animated shorts, mostly featuring creepy yet cute little girl.
One of my favorite is El Despertar
Think of it as and Mexican twisted to Pied Piper story with samba and zombies.

And there is also another great video by katytowell is Candy
Click Here to watch Candy

Its an Halloween special and a great little video.

Another Halloween video is The Black Halloween
Click here to watch The Black Halloween

But the best story from katytowell would be Ida's Luck
Click here to watch Ida's Luck (Part 1)
And
Click here to Watch Ida's Lick (Part 2)

These are some of the great Web Originals out there hope you like the list.
There are tons of more of these out there on the web just need to be searched.

Story: From Beyond by H.P. Lovecraft (audio reading)

2011-07-22T05:52:00.000-07:00

From Beyond by H.P. Lovecraft
From Beyond is a sci-fi horror short story written by H.P. Lovecraft.

It was adapted into a movie called From Beyond which is loosly based upon the short story.
The story is about a scientic called Crawford Tillinghast who invents a machine that emits some waves which stimulates a person’s pineal gland, thereby allowing them to perceive planes of existence outside the scope of accepted reality.
Narrator is a friend of Tillinghast with whom Tillinghast shares his experiment, during which narrator perceives an alien environment that overlaps our own reality.

This is an Awesome story by the author who is inspiration to many modern horror writers, including Stephen King, Bentley Little, Joe R. Lansdale, Alan Moore, and many others.

H.P. Lovecraft is to horror cinema what Philip K Dick is to Science fiction cinema.
Lovecraft's influences can be seen in novels, films, comic books.

This story is available free on internet due to expiry of its copyright. You can find this story on Wikisource.

HP Podcraft has done a full audio production of this story, read by Bruce Green.
This episode is simple reading of the story.
Its an awesome reading that captures the true atmostphere of the story.
Its a must hear reading for any H.P. Lovecraft fan and those who like horror story.
Episode is available on there their website at their From Beyond reading page.

HP Podcraft is an podcast solely dedicated to the literary works of H.P. Lovecraft, they have done many readings of Lovecraft's stories but they are mostly known for there discussion based episodes in which the two hosts Chris Lackey and Chad Fifer dissussion about an story along with the reading of that story.

Short Story: And It came from the sky

2011-06-29T09:49:00.000-07:00

Short Story: And It came from the sky
by
Abhay Adil

The short story "And It came from the sky" is a science fiction horror story about an alien invasion with an twist. This story is also available free to download from feedbooks in ebub, pdf and mobi(kindle) formats.
You can also download this story from smashwords where you have a option of setting the price you can choose to download it for free or you can choose to pay as much or little as you like.
you can also find other of my free ebooks there on feedbooks and both free and paid ebooks on smashwords.

License Note:
Although this ebook is free it still remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be reproduced, copied and distributed for commercial or non-commercial purposes without the permission of the author.

And It came fron he sky

It was an incident that changed the world. For a long time people wondered a simple question 'Are we alone in this universe?' now they wonder no more as this question has been answered in the most horrific fashion imaginable.

   It was an incident that shocked the world a simple comet dared to come near earth, the scientist and astronomers said the same thing; its tiny size would not allow it to penetrate much into the atmosphere. Soon it started to show unnatural movements, it slowed its speed, it changed its course, and it did everything that a natural comet should not.

   It entered the earth's atmosphere and crashed on the surface and later it rose up and left in the same way.

   And that everyone could do was just watch, except for the few unfortunates. All this happened in the course of one day through it had been discovered months ago by the astronomers.

   Everything happened too fast, it was in the orbit on it natural course to burn out when suddenly it started to wander away from its path and displayed variations in its speed. It crashed on a vegetated region, after crashing it started to deflate and spread out onto the surface expending itself on the land. It stood there deflated for nearly half an hour. At that time authorities had gather around it and many scientists of various field came to study the matter that crashed for the sky.

   It had an odd gray-green colour tone and appears to feel like both metallic and rubber. Only a few people got to observe it as it only stood idle for near half an hour, most of the scientists that were meant to study it could not reach it in time. Some did try to collect small specimens but it proved to be virtually indestructible, it wouldn't cut, break or tore.

   Nearly half an hour after the crash it started to show some movements, little wobbles were observed and soon its surface started to sink in itself as if it was swallowing itself but it was open up to reveal that it was indeed hollow from inside concealing dark void, but it wasn't empty.

   As the people looked on in wonder, a few curious creatures came out of the opening. They seemed to be made up of the same material as the comet but more organic, they seemed somewhat humanoid as they walk on a pair of legs and had a pair of hands but no head and seemed somewhat more octopoid. There bodies looked as if they were still trying to take shape.

   Soon various other opening started occurring in similar fashion all over the spread comet. More of these being came out from other openings as well and soon there numbers grew large. People who witness this were awe struck they didn't knew what to do? What to expect? What to do whether to fear or to welcome them? How to communicate?

   For sometime they just stood their and the people wondered what to do? After a few moments they moved around and started grabbing plants pulling them out of the ground and take them inside. More appeared from the comet as they started to move in harmonic manner as they started taking plants, shrubs, bushes and even trees into the comet with swift and powerful movements. Everyone was confused and just looked on, but soon this activity turned horrific as they started grabbing humans as well.

   Solders were also present at that scene, they opened fired on the beings but to no avail, bullets had no affect on them, they keep moving in the same harmonic manner grabbing everything and everyone, they even grabbed the solders as well as the animals. They moved at astonishing speeds and displayed great amount of strength, they were grabbing only the organic matter. There was a great panic all over, people tried to run away falling and stepping on each other. There was no escaping these things they displayed unmatched speed and strength. They were invariable to anything we could throw at them they resisted every thing with ease.

   Military men did everything they could they tried their best weapons against them, giant cannons, tanks, helicopters, jets, all failed. It was like throwing little stones at rocks. They continued the activity in the same harmonic fashion as before like nothing was happening.

   They striped a large area of plants, trees, grass, animals and humans. They were too fast for anything we could use to run away they keep moving further and further striping the land.

   Military even dropped a nuke on them hoping to destroy the comet and those creatures but even it didn’t have any effect on it either. It was clear then that we were hopeless in front of them, the nuke only made them reach further to great lengths to strip thousands of acres of land of all its vegetation and animals, humans included.

   Then they left, they left as they came. Every one of those creatures went back inside the comet and it closed up, it took some time before it inflated itself up again. After it had inflated back to it original shape it flew back to space leaving Earth scarred.

   Upon observation of the crater formed from the impact it was discovered that they dumped a few people, animals and vegetation before its takeoff. Many were just the little remains of them, corpus oddly decayed and burned but some were still alive. Those who were alive were all well physically but mentally they were scarred as was the whole humanity was scarred.

   The survivors told that had been taken inside the comet and thrown in a pit full of something organic and slimy. There they were shallow in like it was quicksand it was almost like being inside the belly of a beast. They said that when they were inside that thing they felt as if they could feel its conscious, the conscious of the comet, it was alive like a big living organic ship and it shared its conscious with the beings it host. They could feel their conscious as well through they had separate conscious it was as if they were parts of the ships conscious like they had been separated from it and developed differently. They even felt the conscious of the other people inside the pit as well as those of the animals and even those of the plants.

   They learned from the comet’s conscious that it needs organic material to fuel itself and when ever it starts to run out on fuel it lands on any near by planet to gather organics to refuel. They were left because the present need for fuel was fulfilled.

   This horrific indecent answered some questions but raised many more. Yes we are not alone in this universe. The universe hosts creatures like we witnessed and creatures that it may had consumed before.
   A lot of questions are remained to be answered, how can we protect our self? Can this happen to us again? Are there more such things?

   Through these questions are remained unanswered some questions are answer, we are not alone and we are helpless, maybe there are some friendly one perhaps like us those who had suffered a similar fate but some are hostile and dangerous like the one we encountered.

---END---

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Mortal Kombat Legacy Rebirth REBOOT

2011-04-20T06:04:00.000-07:00

Mortal Kombat: Rebirth and Mortal Kombat: Legacy

In 2010 Kevin Tancharoen directed a short film Mortal Kombat: Rebirth to pitch to Warner Bros. his idea of a new mortal kombat movie, this later turned into a web series based on mortal kombat rebirth by Warner Bros. perhaps to test the market first before going into production.

The whole project is reimagining the whole mortal kombat universe with more realism. (Something like to Christopher Nolan's Batman reboot)

Currently there are two Mortal Kombat: Legacy episode released online with Machinima and it's recieving positive feedback from fans and critics.

By the looks it appears that mortal kombat legacy is following rebirth's premises but if its following rebirth's story line is yet to be know

If you haven't seen Mortal Kombat: Rebirth (or want to watch it again) than watch it now at College Humor just click the link below
Mortal Kombat: Rebirth

Both Rebirth and Legacy features Michael Jai White as Jax and Jeri Ryan as Sonya Blade
with Darren Shahlavi playing Kano in Legacy

All the actors did a very fine job is portraying their characters both in Rebirth and in Legacy

In Rebirth there is no other realms concept and focus is on realism but it does not affect the overall quality.
The short film got great amount of blood and violence and above all a great character development.
We see Jax as a police captain interviewing an convict whose face is not shown, he informs him about Reptile a mass-murderer born with a rare genetic disorder and Baraka a plastic surgeon gone psychotic after accidentally killing a patient.
There was a awesome fight between Baraka and Johnny Cage which ends in latter's death.
Jax believes that they both are working for Shang Tsung and that he is planing an underground death tournament between world's top fighters and Jax wants him to enter into the tournament and kill them all as he Hanzo Hasashi is the top assassin of the Shirai Ryu.
When Hanzo asks him want he can offer him in exchange then Sonya Jax's partner shows up and inform Hanzo that his arch enemy Sub-Zero would be at the tournament. He agrees to participate and before leaving he calls himself Scorpion.

Mortal Kombat: Legacy follows the same premise.
Recently second episode is released and it is said that the series will be comprise of 9 episodes.

The First Episode wasn't as good as the Rebirth but looks promising.
We again see Michael Jai White as Jax and Jeri Ryan as Sonya Blade in middle of an operation to bring down Kano who is shipping stolen robotics under the codename "Cyber Initiative" to an undisclosed location.
Sonya is captured by Kano while trying to report back to Jax about Cyber Initiative.
Jax and Stryker (played by Tahmoh Penikett) trys to rescue Sonya.

This episode was more about shooting than fighting and kind of gives the feel of a 3rd person shooter game adaptation than a fight game adaptation but it is good. The Action is great very gritty and action packed. Later we do see a fight between Kano and Jax, the fight sequence is great. There are explosions and gun fire all over the place. Later an explosion weakens Sonya's captive chains and she frees herself.

The episode ends with the viewers wanting more and hope that the next episode would get more into mortal kombat universe.

To watch the First Episode of Mortal Kombat: Legacy click here
And to watch Episode Two click here

The Second Episode picks up where the first left off, between Jax and Kano's fight.
This Episode is better than the first the only problem is that its too short. It has been difficult waiting for the whole week for the second episode.

This episode focus on character development, it explore the origin of Kano's red eye and Jax's robotic arms.
This episode is awesome and the ending scene reminds me of The Terminator for the obvious reason.

The whole series looks promising and I can't wait for the next episode, hope they introduce Scorpio and Sub-Zero soon and they should make longer episodes.

Quotations Compilation

2011-04-17T01:36:00.000-07:00

I am compiling some quotations here which I have used both online and offline.
This list comprise of randomly arranged quotations by great personalities as well as some proverbs and excepts from books and movies.
I have also included my own quotes which I have came up over sometime (I am not trying to compare myself to these great people just want to share by thoughts)
My thoughts will be followed by "-- my quote" and other will be followed by their name like "-- Martin Luther King Jr."

Enjoy

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Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
-- Martin Luther King Jr.

A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.
-- John F. Kennedy

There are almost 7 billion people in the world
but nearly all of us are lonely inside.
-- my quote

Never fry a fish till it's caught.
Never offer to teach fish to swim.
Never put off till tomorrow
What you can do today.
-- proverb

Remember that the greatest crime is to compromise with injustice and wrong.
-- Subhash Chander Bose

Men are haunted by the vastness of eternity. And so we ask ourselves: will our actions echo across the centuries? Will strangers hear our names long after we are gone, and wonder who we were, how bravely we fought, how fiercely we loved?
-- Odysseus's dialogue from the movie Troy

A man can't ride your back unless it's bent.
-- Martin Luther King Jr.

The victor will never be asked if he told the truth.
-- Adolf Hitler

There is no greater deed than protecting the innocent.

And there is nothing as low as hurting the innocent.

-- my quote inspired from T.V. show Dexter's episode 4 of season 1

The moon is so beautiful. It's a big silver doller fliped by God. And it landed scarred side up.

-- exemption from Batman - Arkham Asylum graphic novel

you know at the end of the day people are going to get what they need

you can't move forward without fuel

and no one wants to be left behind

-- Dominic "Dom" Toretto's dialogue from the short film Los Bandoleros

When difficulty come, don’t give up remember that pain is only a byproduct, be a man and suck it up because in the end we are what legacy we leave behind.
-- my quote

Luck is a servant and not a master.

-- from a James Bond novel Casino Royale by Ian Fleming

No man is free, specially in a democracy.
-- my quote

If freedom is short of weapons, we must compensate with willpower.
-- Adolf Hitler

The truth will come to you at last, If you listen very hard.

-- my quote

Life should be great rather than long.

-- B. R. Ambedkar

Guide on how to walk:
Lesson 1 - start running
-- my quote

Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies Government.

-- B. R. Ambedkar

Time is your Friend, Only if you respect it.
-- my quote

Ask not what your country can do for you ask what you can do for your country.

-- John F. Kennedy

Freedom is not given, it is taken.
-- Subhash Chander Bose

A woman's love is worth respecting as there is nothing more pure be it a mother's love, a sister's or a wife's love.
-- my quote

If God gifted me free will, then why should I comply to someone else's will.
-- my quote

Stop looking for answers, Start making them.
-- my quote

Best thoughts comes from an insane mind.
-- my quote

Marvel Anime Review

2011-04-11T09:27:00.000-07:00

Marvel Anime, the joint venture of Marvel Entertainment and Madhouse.
Those who does not know this project is to take marvel characters and make 12-part anime series.
Sounds exciting? Well it is, there are four shows plan of 12 episodes.

It is an old news, trailers of Iron Man and Wolverine anime were released a few months ago.
Currently we are half way through the project, as Iron Man and Wolverine anime have already been concluded.
And currently X-men anime is underway with 2 episodes been broadcast.

I had great hopes for this project and the trailers were so awesome.
Then finally Iron Man anime was brought out into public view, and it was a complete massacre.
First of all the anime didn't look anything liked the trailer.
If you haven't seen the trailer then click here
Now the trailer looks quite good with great 3d animation and the looks are somewhat futuristic.
This trailer makes you want to watch this show, but the final product is nothing like that.
The first episode was so pathetic that I didn't even bother to watch any other episode.
The story seems to be going no where, I know you can't make such a judgement based on only one episode.
But I was so disappointed in that episode that I couldn't help myself.
What they did to Tony, God it was such a bad animation.
But the worst part was the awful narrative approach.

Well Iron Man was a nightmare but their are other shows in the line up too.
Second was Wolverine

Wolverine anime was not that bad, it had a ok-ok narration plus the story was good too.
Animation was hard to shallow but bearable.
But again it was different from what the trailer showed, in fact it's completely different.
If you haven't seen the trailer then click here
WTF?! The Trailer is so awesome, it has anime style Wolverine fighting ninjas and demons.
And it looks like feudal Japan. But in the anime Wolverine design is changed a lot.
The slim version of Wolverine looked good in the trailer but in the anime looked just odd.
The story was good through, it explored Logan's relationship with Mariko.
Logan and Mariko loves each other but his yakuza lord father doesn't want them together.
So Logan fights yakuza and few other marvel villians get involved.
From demons to yakuza, quite a big leap don't you think?
Honestly I only made it till the first 5 episodes only

Now X-men Anime
Well for starters check out the X-Men Anime Trailer
This Anime came out during the Japan Nuclear Crises resulting from the Tsunami.
May God have mercy and help the people of Fukushima.
This anime came out during crises like a phoenix.
There is still problems in Japan and we all should pray for them.

X-men Anime
The trailer is epic, just epic and fortunately the anime is same as the trailer.
The scenes in the trailer are actually in the anime.
The Story is intense and emotionally charged, the animation is mind blowing.
The opening scene is so awesome, we see Jean in her phoenix form and everything is in chaos.
We see bulky wolverine this time with Storm, Cyclops and Beast.
And professor Xavier back at cerebro.
Everyone is looking stunning. Great anime style animation with an american touch.
The story is that the X-men are informed that a mutant girl named Hisako Ichiki has been kidnapped.
Tohoku region from where she had disappeared shows no signs of mutants to cerebro.
So X-men head to Japan to investigate and discover that the U-men are involved.

X-men anime is truly amazing and I will watch every episode this time.
Currently 2 episodes out and 3rd will be broadcast in Japan on 15th April.
I am waiting for the rest of the series and praying for Japan.
Hope you will also pray and watch this anime.

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