Allison Isberg

Hosts Katrina Weidman and Nick Groff stand in front of Bellaire House.

TLC’s PARANORMAL LOCKDOWN Invents Ghost Camping

January 24, 2017 Allison Isberg 3167 Views 1 Comment Destination America, Horror4Me, Katrina Weidman, Nick Gross, paranormal investigation, Paranormal Lockdown, paranormal television, TLC, TV Recaps, TV review

TLC’s PARANORMAL LOCKDOWN team camps in haunted spots for 72 hours. But are all their findings reliable?

Horror4Me Television & Film

Recap: PARANORMAL WITNESS has a Close Encounter of the CGI Kind

November 2, 2016 Allison Isberg 2368 Views 0 Comments alien abduction, Dawn Hess, Mark Lewis, Paranormal Witness, Ron Felder, Steve Hess, Syfy, UFO, William Anixter

Steve and Dawn Hess meet more than cacti in the Mojave Desert.

Horror4Me Television & Film

Recap: PARANORMAL WITNESS Comes Straight “From H.E.L.L.”

November 1, 2016 Allison Isberg 1643 Views 0 Comments demonic possession, Horror4Me, paranormal television, Paranormal Witness, Russell Eatough, Syfy

Episode three of PARANORMAL WITNESS pits the Chavez family against a terrifying demon from you-know-where.

Television & Film

OUTLANDER Cast Adds David Berry as Lord John Grey

August 30, 2016 Allison Isberg 2337 Views 0 Comments casting news, David Berry, Lord John Grey, Outlander, Sony Pictures TV, Starz, Television

OUTLANDER welcomes a new face for season three!

Books Reviews

Retro Review: HEIR TO THE EMPIRE by Timothy Zahn

August 25, 2016 Allison Isberg 1855 Views 0 Comments Disney, Grand Admiral Thrawn, Han Solo, Heir to the Empire, Luke Skywalker, Mara Jade, Princess Leia, retro review, Star Wars, Star Wars EU, Star Wars Rebels, The Thrawn Trilogy, Timothy Zahn

TBT to the founding novel of the STAR WARS EU. How awesome is it? Pretty Awesome.

Conventions & Events Cosplay

Otakon 2016: Dispatches from Geekdom East Part 2

August 24, 2016 Allison Isberg 1429 Views 0 Comments Baltimore, Bethany Marriott, Brad Ray, conventions, cosplaying, Danielle Sylvan Dernoga, Doomtastic, Jonathan Nori, Julia Klag, Kurenai Kiba Cosplay, Meghan Scassero, Otakon, Otakon 2016, Shane Henry, Shoestring Scientists, Star Wars, Steampunk, Washington D.C.

Otakon Pt 2, in which your intrepid reporter gets wrapped in duct tape and tries not to die of heat stroke.

Conventions & Events

Otakon 2016: Dispatches from Geekdom East

August 14, 2016 Allison Isberg 1459 Views 0 Comments anime, Baltimore, conventions, cosplay, fandom, Japanese culture, manga, Otakon, Otakon 2016, Teen Wolf

Follow Allison Isberg’s adventures at the East Coast’s largest anime convention!

Lon Chaney Jr. as Larry/ the Wolf Man and Evelyn Ankers as Gwen Conliffe. [Courtesy Universal Pictures.]

Horror4Me Reviews Television & Film

Retro Review: THE WOLFMAN Gives Us Camp with a Side of Ethics

July 28, 2016 Allison Isberg 2099 Views 2 Comments Bela Lugosi, Claude Rains, Curt Siodmak, Evelyn Ankers, George Waggner, horror, Horror4Me, Lon Chaney Jr, retro review, Universal Pictures, werewolves

It’s Throwback Thursday and today we’re going way back to the chills and thrills of 1941’s THE WOLF MAN, monster movie classic!

Television & Film

HBO Confirms Shorter Season and Later Premiere for GAME OF THRONES

July 19, 2016 Allison Isberg 1515 Views 0 Comments A Song of Ice and Fire, adaptations, D. B. Weiss, David Benioff, Game of Thrones, HBO, renewal, Television, TV

Good news and bad news about the future of GAME OF THRONES.

Above: Pretty people in the pretty Highlands.

Reviews Television & Film

Recap: OUTLANDER Gives Us Whiplash and Plenty of Emotional Trauma

July 15, 2016 Allison Isberg 1897 Views 2 Comments Caitriona Balfe, history, Matthew B. Roberts, Outlander, Philip John, Sam Heughan, Starz, Television, time travel, Toni Graphia, TV, TV Recaps

It’s the season finale and OUTLANDER fans are all set to be traumatized. Let’s do this.

Gaming Horror4Me

MAGIC: THE GATHERING Takes DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS Players into Innistrad

July 11, 2016 Allison Isberg 1899 Views 0 Comments Dungeons and Dragons, gothic horror, horror, Horror4Me, innistrad, io9, james wyatt, magic the gathering, tabletop gaming, vampires, zendikar

Grab the silver bullets and holy water! Wizards of the Coast is bringing D&D players into Innistrad, the Gothic Horror world of MAGIC: THE GATHERING.

Tolkien wrote about hobbits drinking and smoking "pipe weed". So they probably colored, too. [Courtesy Wikimedia Commons]

Television & Film Toys & Merchandise

The Top Ten Nerdy Coloring Books for Adults

July 9, 2016 Allison Isberg 2921 Views 3 Comments Adult Coloring Books, Doctor Who, Firefly, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, humor, Lord of the Rings, nerds, Nerdy Merchandise, Outlander, Serenity, Star Trek, Star Wars, Steampunk, Unicorns

Coloring books are this year’s hottest new trend for trendy adults. We’re here to provide you with the nerdiest possible way to jump on the bandwagon.

Interviews Television & Film

How to Survive a Hiatus: A Chat with Outlandish National Capital Area

July 8, 2016 Allison Isberg 1583 Views 0 Comments Droughtlander, fandom, interview, Outlander, Outlandish National Capital Area, Rachel Goutos

The Droughtlander is upon us! So we sat down with Rachel Goutos of Outlandish National Capital Area to learn about her group and how they can help you connect with other fans and survive this most terrible of calamities.

Reviews Television & Film

Recap: Mary Hawkins for Queen of OUTLANDER

June 29, 2016 Allison Isberg 1872 Views 0 Comments Anne Kenney, Caitriona Balfe, Ira Steven Behr, Outlander, Philip John, Sam Heughan, Starz, TV Recaps

We’re three days out from Culloden and everything is falling apart for our OUTLANDER fam. Good thing we can at least watch Mary Hawkins give Claire whatfor.