Artist Spotlight: Pre-Order Molly Pinto Madigan’s The Ballad of Tam Lin

Posted on March 20, 2020May 14, 2020 by nzaino

It’s a good day to stock up on music from your favorite indie artists. BandCamp is waiving its fees today (Friday, March 20)...... Read More

Buck Up

Posted on March 16, 2020 by nzaino

Hello, Tangent Lovers! It has been a while, I know. I had no plans to get back to the blog and podcast until...... Read More

Lost Atari Games

Posted on December 21, 2019October 4, 2019 by nzaino

It may be tough for the kids to believe it today, but the Atari 2600 unit was the Netflix of its day. It...... Read More

DoT Minicast: Lou Gramm On the Foreigner Reunion, New Music Coming Up, and Living in Rochester

Posted on November 25, 2019 by nzaino

I know I have said this podcast is on hiatus for the year, and technically, it is. I’m developing new ideas, both for...... Read More

Please excuse our mess…

Posted on November 1, 2019October 31, 2019 by nzaino

As of November 1, The Department of Tangents Blog & Podcast is on hiatus. We will return after this brief existential crisis.... Read More

DHFF 2019: Scared To “Bits & Pieces”

Posted on October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 by nzaino

Every day through October, the Department of Tangents brings you the Daily Horror Film Fest – one short horror film for every day...... Read More

DHFF 2019: A Little “Therapy”

Posted on October 30, 2019October 2, 2019 by nzaino

Every day through October, the Department of Tangents brings you the Daily Horror Film Fest – one short horror film for every day...... Read More

DHFF 2019: All I Want for Christmas Is “My Monster”

Posted on October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 by nzaino

Every day through October, the Department of Tangents brings you the Daily Horror Film Fest – one short horror film for every day...... Read More

DHFF 2019: Keep An Eye Out for “Peekers”

Posted on October 28, 2019October 26, 2019 by nzaino

Every day through October, the Department of Tangents brings you the Daily Horror Film Fest – one short horror film for every day...... Read More

DHFF 2019: Classic Sundays – Cthulu Emerges from “Eldritch Code”

Posted on October 27, 2019October 26, 2019 by nzaino

Every day through October, the Department of Tangents brings you the Daily Horror Film Fest – one short horror film for every day...... Read More

DHFF 2019: Bootsy and Buckethead Serve Up Some “Monster Mash”

Posted on October 26, 2019October 25, 2019 by nzaino

Every day through October, the Department of Tangents brings you the Daily Horror Film Fest – one short horror film for every day...... Read More

DHFF 2019: Trick or Treating with “My Friend Josh”

Posted on October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 by nzaino

Every day through October, the Department of Tangents brings you the Daily Horror Film Fest – one short horror film for every day...... Read More

DHFF 2019: Hope Your “Special Day” Is Playful and Creepy

Posted on October 24, 2019September 30, 2019 by nzaino

Every day through October, the Department of Tangents brings you the Daily Horror Film Fest – one short horror film for every day...... Read More

DHFF 2019: Get A Taste of “Halloweenilicious”

Posted on October 23, 2019 by nzaino

Every day through October, the Department of Tangents brings you the Daily Horror Film Fest – one short horror film for every day...... Read More

DHFF 2019: A “Full Moon” Fever

Posted on October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 by nzaino

Every day through October, the Department of Tangents brings you the Daily Horror Film Fest – one short horror film for every day...... Read More

DHFF 2019: “7 Rules” To Be Broken

Posted on October 21, 2019October 20, 2019 by nzaino

Every day through October, the Department of Tangents brings you the Daily Horror Film Fest – one short horror film for every day...... Read More

DHFF 2019: Classic Sundays – An Animated “Fall of the House of Usher,” with Sir Christopher Lee!

Posted on October 20, 2019October 18, 2019 by nzaino

Every day through October, the Department of Tangents brings you the Daily Horror Film Fest – one short horror film for every day...... Read More

DHFF 2019: A Couple Gets “Vexed”

Posted on October 19, 2019October 18, 2019 by nzaino

Every day through October, the Department of Tangents brings you the Daily Horror Film Fest – one short horror film for every day...... Read More

DHFF 2019: “Trypophobia” Finds a Hole In your Plans

Posted on October 18, 2019October 17, 2019 by nzaino

Every day through October, the Department of Tangents brings you the Daily Horror Film Fest – one short horror film for every day...... Read More

DoT EP111: Lamont Price On the Joy of Halloween and Horror, Plus New Music from Even Twice

Posted on October 17, 2019 by nzaino

This is the Department of Tangents special joy of Halloween and horror episode with Lamont Price. I love Halloween, and so does Price....... Read More

DHFF 2019: “The Horribly Slow Murderer” Returns in “Spoon vs. Spoon”

Posted on October 17, 2019October 16, 2019 by nzaino

Every day through October, the Department of Tangents brings you the Daily Horror Film Fest – one short horror film for every day...... Read More

DHFF 2019: “The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon”

Posted on October 16, 2019October 16, 2019 by nzaino

Every day through October, the Department of Tangents brings you the Daily Horror Film Fest – one short horror film for every day...... Read More

DHFF 2019: The Return of “Momo”

Posted on October 15, 2019October 14, 2019 by nzaino

Every day through October, the Department of Tangents brings you the Daily Horror Film Fest – one short horror film for every day...... Read More

DHFF 2019: This Is No Bed of “Wild Roses”

Posted on October 14, 2019October 11, 2019 by nzaino

Every day through October, the Department of Tangents brings you the Daily Horror Film Fest – one short horror film for every day...... Read More

DHFF 2019: Classic Sundays – “La Maison Ensorcelee,” Or “The Haunted House”

Posted on October 13, 2019October 11, 2019 by nzaino

Every day through October, the Department of Tangents brings you the Daily Horror Film Fest – one short horror film for every day...... Read More

DHFF 2019: Who Should Really Be “The Scared One?”

Posted on October 12, 2019October 10, 2019 by nzaino

Every day through October, the Department of Tangents brings you the Daily Horror Film Fest – one short horror film for every day...... Read More

DHFF 2019: A Scary “Larry”

Posted on October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 by nzaino

Every day through October, the Department of Tangents brings you the Daily Horror Film Fest – one short horror film for every day...... Read More

DoT EP110: Monster, She Wrote Authors Lisa Kroger and Melanie R. Anderson On the History of Female Horror Writing, Plus New Comedy from Corey Rodrigues

Posted on October 10, 2019October 10, 2019 by nzaino

If you ask a random reader to name foundational women horror writers, you might get two or three names. Mary Shelley. Shirley Jackson....... Read More