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Diabolical

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About Me


My wife and I are Halloween freaks, and we love to visit the central Florida attractions throughout the month of October. Check my blog for great things to do in Florida during Halloween and year-round.
Are we sure this thing really works? I hate to complain, but I'm not terribly pleased with the results.
Diabolical Dr. Jim's Gallery All artwork is original, and created by yours truly
Invasion From the Seventh Planet
The inhabitants of the seventh planet get pretty testy
when we joke about the name of their home world.
Here's a look at my brief career as a comic book artist.
Behold - a new hero has arisen to defend our fair city! And yet curiosity gnaws at our very souls. Who is this knight in construction paper armor and from where did he come?
Relax good citizens... sit down, cross your legs, and put a cold cloth on your foreheads - for your questions are about to be answered.
Name: Dr. Origami
Origins: Once a humble grade school art teacher, he suffered a radioactive paper cut on Friday the 13th while reading the Accursed Manuscript at Miskatonic University. He was then struck by lightning while climbing out of a vat of experimental gene-altering serum which he fell into after tripping over a black cat. He spilled hot coffee on an irritable voodoo shaman, was bitten by a magic snake, stumbled through a dimensional portal, stepped on a crack, and ate some bad clams. "Dear diary, Friday sucked".
Weaknesses: Must avoid heat, moisture, pointy objects, direct sunlight, strong winds and physical contact.
Powers: Nearly immune to all forms of verbal abuse and any obscene gestures that don't involve spitting. Can slip under closed doors.
Sidekick: Sadly, Dr. Origami's sidekick "Piñata Boy" was beaten to death while attending a birthday party earlier this year.
Battle Cry: "Now you're gettin' in my crease!"
A little tip o' the hat to one of the drop-dead
goriest girls in the graveyard.

My Interests

Halloween, really bad science fiction and horror movies, wind-up toy robots, graphic arts, 3D computer graphics, and cartoons (everything from the Warner Brothers classics to Scooby Doo, the Simpsons, and the wild wide world of Anime)

Music:

Classic Pink Floyd, Kitaro, Alan Parsons, B.B. King, Tangerine Dream, Frank Sinatra, Blind Willie Johnson, Camel, They Might Be Giants, and through MySpace I'm becoming familar with other groups like The SeatBelts, Deadbolt, the Moon Rays, and the incomparable Voltaire

Movies:

Young Frankenstein, Forbidden Planet, The Deadly Mantis, The Thing From Another World (1951), Godzilla vs. anybody except Anguirus (poor Anguirus, I just know the other inhabitants of Monster Island beat him up for his lunch money), Them, Blazing Saddles, Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Mummy (1959, featuring the best mummy squib shot ever), The Day of the Triffids, Legend of Drunken Master, House of Wax (1953), The Raven (1963), Tarantula, Alien, Mystery Science Theater 3000 the Movie, Son of Frankenstein (1939), The Brain that Wouldn't Die, Shaolin Soccer, The Amazing Colossal Man, Wallace & Gromit

Television:

Mythbusters, Lost in Space, The Simpsons, Land of the Lost, MXC (Most Extreme Elimination Challenge), Babylon 5, Dr. Who (the Tom Baker years), Family Guy, South Park, X-Play, Venture Brothers, Pink Panther (cartoons), Drawn Together, Benny Hill, Tri-Gun, Johnny Quest (the original series)

Books:

The works of H.P. Lovecraft, Robert A. Heinlein, Edgar Allan Poe, and Mad Magazine's Don Martin; The Martian Tales of Edgar Rice Burroughs; The War of the Worlds; Something Wicked This Way Comes; The White Mountain trilogy; Weekly World News

Heroes:


Everyone's favorite
Master of Scarimonies,
the late great
Dr. Paul Bearer.

The two most influential men
in the field of
sports journalism

One of the greatest influences in my de-formative years was Mad Magazine's wildest artist, Don Martin.

Your Halloween Costume Should Be
An Alien What Should You Be For Halloween?

My Blog

Guavaween 1992 & The Bikini Girl Who Cheated Death. WARNING: Saucy!

Gentle visitors, this particular blog may not be for everyone. If you are offended by phrases like "giant pink papier-mache weiner costumes" or "marital aid of frightening proportions", plea...
Posted by Diabolical on Sun, 14 May 2006 09:49:00 PST

It's only May and it's already time to start planning for Halloween 2006

I got an excited phone call at work last week - my wife wanted to let me know that tickets for "Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party" are already on sale.  We ordered ours immediately (since Oct...
Posted by Diabolical on Thu, 11 May 2006 10:30:00 PST

Serenity and Heavy Bombers

When you're tired of the noise and the crowds it's nice to know that there's still a place where peace and serenity are the main attractions; where nature provides the soundtrack and the biggest thril...
Posted by Diabolical on Tue, 09 May 2006 08:30:00 PST

An unusual Orlando attraction

Everyone knows about the Disney parks, Universal Studios, Sea World, and all the other big-budget central Florida attractions - but there's an interesting little spot nestled among these titans that m...
Posted by Diabolical on Tue, 09 May 2006 05:28:00 PST