The Grid

A digital frontier...

Welcome to the Grid, the Blue Castle's cyber-network of offramps from the Information Superhighway. Here you will find all sorts of websites on all sorts of topics!

Subpages

  • Kaiju & Toku Links
  • Fantasy Art Links
  • Old Gaming Resources, compiled while I was reading a lot about old Dungeons & Dragons and the Old School Renaissance.
  • Literature Links, databases of public domain literature, pulp magazine archives, and character databases.
  • Middle-earth Resources, anything interesting related to Tolkien's works including setting reference, Elvish language resources, scholarship, gaming, fanfiction, and retro fansites that are still standing.
  • Old Web Links: a motley assortment of web design resources, old web revivalist sites, and authentic vintage webpages.

"That's You All Over"

Here's where else you can find me around the web.

  • The Ruinous Reliquary, my blog that's mostly about monsters that I usually only update in October
  • Bandcamp where i put my music, which is not exactly "good" but i do like it
  • Instragram which i don't post on much but there's some nice videos on campfires
  • Letterboxd for the movies
  • Literal.club for the books (i don't post there anymore)
  • Blips is a weird little twitter retroclone that i joined for some reason and always forget about but here it is i guess

Podcasts

Here are some podcasts I've enjoyed over the years.

  • Chronicles of Oz: an audio drama retelling L. Frank Baum's classic Oz novels, a more updated and "mature" retelling that actually manages to maintain the charm and whimsy of the originals at the same time.
  • Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend: Conan O'Brien talking to celebrities and bickering with his staff.
  • Disability: A New History: a documentary series about the history of disabled people in Britain, with an emphasis on primary sources and first-hand accounts.
  • The Empty Bowl: Justin McElroy and Dan Goubert discuss the lastest news in cereal, and that's it.
  • Hidden Mickeys: Journalist Carrie Poppy and actress Natalie Palamides talk shit about weird Disney ephemera.
  • The Kaijusaurus Podcast: Lifelong kaiju fan Steven Sloss and newbie Roz Menzies review Godzilla movies.
  • Monster Crazy: Cameron Fetter and Kai Peterson discuss monsters.
  • MonsterTalk: Skeptical investigators Blake Smith and Dr. Karen Stollznow talk about monsters, hauntings, aliens, pseudohistory, and all that sort of stuff.
  • My Dad Wrote a Porno: Jamie Morton reads his father's erotic novel to his friends James and Alice.
  • Myths and Legends: Tales from around the world, retold by Jason Weiser.
  • Oh No Ross and Carrie: Ross Blocher and Carrie Poppy investigate paranormal claims, new religious movements, and pseudoscience.
  • Podcast About List: Caleb Pitts, Cameron Fetter, and Patrick Doran (usually) read and riff on user-generated lists from various websites.
  • Sleep With Me: Dearest Scooter rambles quietly about nothing much to help bore you to sleep.
  • War With a Mate: James and Andy attempt to play The Campaign for North Africa: The Desert War, 1940-43, the longest board game ever created.

Youtube Channels

Here are some Youtube channels I enjoy or have enjoyed over the years

  • Andy King: Humourous commentary videos
  • Any Austin: Video essays on obscure video game topics like the hydrology of Morrowind or airport infrastructure in GTA.
  • ashens: Stuart Ashen reviews strange, cheap, and/or knockoff products on his couch.
  • BRIAN ENGH PALEOART: Videos and documentaries by award-winning palaeoartist Brian Engh.
  • Epic Rap Battles of History: You know em, you love em, and when they're good they're good
  • Feral Historian: Political and social commentary videos through the lense of science fiction.
  • Frenzy Forge: Blacksmith makes strange weapons, often inspired by video games.
  • hochelaga: Videos on Biblical lore and other religion and folklore topics.
  • Gabi Belle: Humourous commentary videos
  • I did a thing: Australian guy builds bizarre and dangeorus inventions and undertakes unusual projects.
  • Kiana Docherty: Health and wellness commentary videos
  • Kruggsmash: A Let's Player who primarily plays the complex fantasy world sim Dwarf Fortress, resulting in some great emergent storytelling.
  • Lindsay Ellis: No longer updated, pop culture commentary videos by Channel Awesome alumn and author Lindsay Ellis.
  • Majuular: Long form video essays on video games. I especially like the King's Field and Ultima videos.
  • Ordinary Sausage: Guy makes sausages out of weird foods, among other culinary experiments.
  • Patience Xina: Political and social commentary videos.
  • Religion for Breakfast: Videos on different topics pertaining to religion by Dr. Andrew M. Henry.
  • The Theorizer: Guy constructs insane conspiracy theories around Dreamworks and Pixar movies.
  • Todd in the Shadows: Another Channel Awesome alumnus, Todd in the Shadows reviews pop music. His videos are pretty much my only means of keeping up with what's popular.
  • The Tommy Edison Experience: Film critic Tommy Edison discusses life as a blind man.
  • TREY the Explainer: Videos on wide-ranging topics from world history and palaeontology to cryptozoology, ufology, and speculative biology.
  • videogamedunkey: Humourous video game content
  • Warlockracy: Humourous long form video essays on classic cRPGs.
  • WiggleWood: Comedic shorts in the style of classic cRPG cutscenes.
  • xRavenRose17x: Maybe the first Youtube channel I ever watched, this long-dormant channel consists mostly of Teen Titans and Naruto music videos. Unfortunately a lot of them have had their sound muted for copyright claims.

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