Region Nerd Alert

Elm Street. Crystal Lake. Raccoon City. Teddy Bear Junction. These are just some places you don't wanna end up. But there is one place that can be darker and more horrific than all of those combined, and that my fellow nerds, is THE INTERNET. We delve into some internet horror stories from Creepypasta, Youtube, Reddit, and even the dreaded 4chan. Today on Region Nerd Alert we check the batteries of our flashlights, and make sure our computer has the proper virus protection as we take a trip to cyberspace on this weeks Region Nerd Alert.

The Ring, The Grudge, One Missed Call, Dark Waters. Well all those movies are part of a subgenre of horror movies known as Jhorror or Japanese Horror. The origins of Japanese horror can be traced to ghost story classics of the Edo period and the Meiji period, which were also known as kaidan. Elements of several of these popular folktales have been worked into the stories of modern films, especially in the traditional nature of the Japanese ghost. We here at Region Nerd Alert put our research caps on and delved into what is widely known as J-Horror. Nerd Out with us on a special spooky episode of Region Nerd Alert. 

Darth Vader, Storm Troopers, Tusken Raiders, if you are a nerd for star wars you know exactly who I'm talking about. The 501st Legion is a worldwide organization dedicated to the pinpoint accuracy of not only the look of the bad guys of stars but also the behavior. I have two very special guest, Tom Rosy and Mike Determen, both apart of the Midwest Garrison of the 501st, here today to discuss a new documentary they are producing about the 501st, as well as share stories about their time served. Join us on this weeks Region Nerd Alert.

Director of the weird and intriguing horror movie “Hereditary”, Ari Aster brings us to A surreal folk cult in sweden  to give us a terrible, beautiful, and unique take on what we know as the horror/thriller genre. This movie inspired us here at Region Nerd Alert to discuss our favorite psychological horror films/shows/ etc and how Midsommar is reaching that cult like following very quickly. This is Region Nerd Alert.  

Comic Book Conventions, Anime Conventions, Horror movie Conventions, if something exists I guarantee there is a convention for it. Well in this episode of Region Nerd Alert, my guest and I are pretty well seasoned in conventions so we can tell you what to expect, share some stories of wisdom, and maybe even inspire you to go to a convention yourself on this week's Region Nerd Alert. 

Adam West to Robert Pattinson, Cesar Romero to Joaquin Phoenix. The batman franchise has created some recurring and some would say overdone roles. With about 6 Batmen going on 7 and 4 Jokers going on 5, is the public and the alustrious fanboys and girls of DC getting sick of the dark knight? Today we discuss, on Region Nerd Alert

Jazz, Hip-Hop, Rap, and soul music have been evolving since their conception. But now as we near 20 years past Y2K we have come to a new genre known almost exclusively to the cyber world of the INTERNET. Lo-Fi Music. Chill Study Beats, Lofi hip Hop, DIY music, all describes this new wave of becoming (Exactly as the name suggest) a  Bedroom Producer. We discuss the short history with DIY producer "Olathoe" and the percieved longevity of this internet artform on this week's Region Nerd Alert. 

Recently FromSoftware has released a new game getting a lot of attention called Sekiro: Shadows die twice, Its the newst Souls game, basically meaning extremely difficult, but people seem to think its too difficult. Right now we give you some knowledge on the history of these games and decide our selves if it is indeed too hard to be considered playable. This is Region Nerd Alert.

The new trailer for the final installment of Disney’s Star Wars Trilogy is here and that makes us here at Region Nerd Alert break out the old jedi texts and compare the new trilogy to the previous two, where the new one shines, and where it falls to the dark side in terms of cinematic blunders. This is Region Nerd Alert.

In this episode of RNA, my co-host and I give you a little refresher on all the Marvel films leading up to the big finale, "Avengers: Endgame". We discuss our thoughts on the preivious films, spoiler free theories, and some insight on the box office goliath on this weeks Region Nerd Alert!