Everyone Loves Satan

 

The devil is not just in the details these days. It seems more like the devil is the details. It looks to me that the supposedly most evil creation in the universe is enjoying celebrity status on a scale with Taylor Swift. Ok, maybe not as big as her and definitely less attractive and talented but I digress…

The devil is literally everywhere these days and not the loathsome sneaky bastard we were all taught to fear, but kind of a guy looking to rebrand.

These days there are far more evil things in the world than a mythical person who was formed to be at first an angel who helped bring light o the darkness or the accuser of humankind being assholes to one another and deserving a time out in hell. Most of our politicians, corporations and religious leaders are way nastier than Lucifer. These others just have better press coverage and spin doctors to cover their heinous deeds. Another proof of how rotten these others are is that they constantly betray one another or their morals to get their desires.

Think of it this way, these others tell you how “good” they are.  Meanwhile Satan is openly honest and tells you right up front what his agenda is. That kind of honesty proves he’s not evil but rather he’s like all the rest of us and just trying to do his infernal best to do as much as he can with as little effort as possible. He’s the original “work smarter not harder guy”. I for one can respect that and suspect lots of other people do as well.

You see him in favorable light ( no pun) all the time. He also comes in more flavors than fucking Baskin Robbins. He can be male, female or non-gender specific. He can take on any form from a horny person in crimson red to a debonair classic corvette driving bar owner in Los Angeles. Talk about the life of the party too!   Christmas has become more fun with him as Krampus. But even now that his public image is gaining favor, he’s still not happy.

The devil, like the rest of us, is tired of lying politicians, global warming, TikTok influencers, roller coaster economy, egotistical dictators and that kid who keeps kicking the back of your seat on the plane.

Residents of planet Earth prepare to be re-packaged because there is gonna be hell to pay!

Come join our crew of “Cast-outs” as we beat the shit out of our current state of affairs like a cheap piñata at a five-year old’s birthday party.

The initial creative team on this project are me and Sam Gaffin whose “Killer Robots” film series has been critically acclaimed by the New York Times and other media outlets. My Bubba has been featured as a most popular film on major streaming services like Hulu, Tubi, Amazon Video and others. It’s been shown on European TV and places I probably don’t even know about yet. So, we know what the hell we’re doing. For this project we then acquired the help of four generations of creatives from Boomer to Gen Z.

We’re a mixed bag of genders, ethnics, politics with one thing in common. We ain’t bleating sheep who owe our identities to the left, the right the blue or the red. We speak and make up our own minds about the world. We’re wolves and we’re on the hunt for complacent and populist behavior to exploit and the way things are these days, we’ll run out of material the day we run out of a planet to work from.

What you’re going to see is a “Proof of concept” mini episode that will be the opening door to a larger project to come.  Here then is your link to a place where the heat is on and it’s gonna burn away all the bullshit you’re accepting and make you laugh till you feel that hope was never abandoned here, it was just hiding from the morons in charge.

Here’s your link to the portal to hell.

See ya on the other side.

Yours Unruly,

Mitch

Hello March, the Month of Expectations

 

Spring is almost here and with it brings (besides cleaning up the garage and finding all that stuff you lost in the yard before the snows came) what to most pop culture fans is one of the best times of the year..Convention season!

From local cons to the big shows, it’s time to attend our favorite shows, to bring out our costumes, our rare items to be signed or just the chance to hang out people who enjoy fantasy and fiction.

The great thing I’ve noticed over the last few years is that there is a more international flavor to the crowds at conventions. My favorite convention is of course SDCC.

With the global pandemic in the rear-view mirror, it seems that more people from across the planet are coming to the biggest show of all. If you’ve never been to SDCC, it’s so worth the attendance lottery or trying to audition for a professional badge if you’re in the business or wanting to take your concept further.

Now, this next thing I want to communicate is for the writers out there. What you’re about to read is really important and is especially for the USA writers.

Open your minds! Trying to break into the US writing market is as tough as finding a white dog in a blizzard. The market in the US is saturated and getting noticed can be done, but you’d better be one incredibly talented self-promoter. I admit to being one these rare souls and even with this talent I spent many years getting my work out there by using the usual channels.

But then, I met some wonderful people from Mexico and everything I knew was put on its head.  I started learning about markets way beyond my country’s borders and the new audiences for my work were looking for something different and something unique, but unlike the more jaded domestic crowds, the Latin American and the European crowd had been mostly ignored by the USA creatives. Sometime it was the language barrier (which is easily overcome these days thanks to apps like Babbel etc.) or sometimes it was fear of the unknown. Well, if you’re going be a writer, you can’t be afraid of anything.  Well, besides the damn oxford comma but outside of that, get over your fear!

My film Bubba has now been dubbed in German and was played on the largest streaming service there plus in other parts of Europe. Add to this that my other writing is now being translated into Latin Spanish and it’s been so fun! I have new friends and fans who give me a greater perspective on the world and the global village we all now live in and also fresh ideas which to a writer are the blood of our existence.

So, as we now enter the time of year where we venture forth to embrace new experiences, look into the international markets for fans and professionals alike. You will discover not only new things to embrace and become part of your pop culture world, but new things about yourself and where your work will be welcomed with open arms and not with the usual dismissive wave from the who you know crew.

Now go and next month I’ll be posting places that you can go to try these theories out and get your passports in order to do it.

Yours unruly,

Mitch

I’m back! Did you miss me?

I’m back, did you miss me??

Well folks it’s that time.  Time to venture back out into the world.  What has brought me back to the land of the living?  Megacon 2021.

I will be at the Orlando County Convention Center August 12-15 for Megacon 2021.

I will be giving a panel with my friend Aaron Sagers from the Travel Channel for the “PARANORMAL CITY: ORLANDO WITH AARON SAGERSin room W204, Theatre 8 on Friday the 13th.  Appropriate, yes?

I’m also over in artists alley, booth 260A. I will have Megacon convention exclusive merchandise for you all.  It is all stuff that has never been seen before!

Looking forward to seeing everyone.

Yours unruly,

Mitch