Author: Overcoming Adversity | Buteau’s Odyssey

People might be getting sick of big studios making low-budget horror films but still raking in the cash.  Horror fans are gravitating to the smaller houses that are doing big things with their acquisitions and distributions. Those companies are run by true genre cinephiles, not big pocketed executives who see dollars signs, not devoted fans.  Take Joe Dain, for instance. He’s the CEO of Terror Films Releasing (TFR) an independent horror distributor; the company that brought you, among other titles, the Hell House LLC franchise, Be My Cat, and The Wendigo.  In fact, they have released over 150 movies in the…

No spoilers, but Chad Powers‘ latest episode left off on an agonizing cliffhanger that will have fans of Hulu‘s new football comedy begging for more. Did Chad (Glen Powell) lead the South Georgia Catfish to victory in the big game? What does the future hold for Chad and Ricky (Perry Mattfeld)? And, crucially, when will fans find out what happens next? Curious how many episodes are in Chad Powers Season 1? Will there be an Episode 7 of Chad Powers, or is Episode 6 the Chad Powers Season 1 finale? And if so, will there be a Chad Powers Season 2?…

A Republican running for City Council in heavily conservative and Orthodox Jewish Brooklyn neighborhoods has sent out mailers tying Democratic incumbent Simcha Felder to socialist mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani. “That’s the Democratic Party. Felder Mamdani Team. They will work together. That’s what Democrats do,” Republican Harold “Heshy” Tischler’s campaign says in the mailer sent to voters in the 44th District that includes Borough Park, Flatbush and Midwood in southern Brooklyn. “And that means the Mamdani Felder Democratic Party team will be WORKING AGAINST US,” the mailer said. “Felder Mamdani means LESS COPS, HIGHER TAXES. Stand up against the Mamdani Felder…

We like to believe that technology serves us. But in the age of AI companions, the truth may be more complicated. Lately, I’ve realized that most of our attention goes to what chatbots do to us—what they reveal about the technology and the companies behind it. Far less often do we ask the harder question: What do they reveal about us, and the desires of the people prompting them? Every time we open a chatbot or design an AI companion, we enter a relationship—one that looks intimate on the surface, but is deeply tyrannical underneath. Unlike a friendship or partnership,…

Fans of Richard O’Brien’s cult classic Rocky Horror Show will be able to experience Janet Weiss and Brad Majors’ next adventure in a brand-new original graphic novel titled Bride of Rocky Horror. Set seven years after the original, the officially licensed story is a continuation of the iconic stage production, with a creative team comprised of writer Magdalene Visaggio, artist Noemi Vettori, colorist Josh Rodriguez, letterer Jeremiah Lambert, and cover artist Soo Lee. Having just launched the Kickstarter for this graphic novel, I caught up with Bit Bot Media’s Joshua Viola, who told me all about how this project came…

A Bay Area police chief set up a bed in his local station where he reportedly slept during the week before returning to his home more than 600 miles away in Idaho on the weekends — prompting calls for his removal. Eamonn Allen, chief of police in Millbrae, about 15 miles south of San Francisco, is the subject of a formal complaint filed by the city manager to the county attorney. The complaint was triggered by a bombshell KGO-TV report that included photographs of two bedrooms that had been added to the Millbrae police station since Allen became chief of…

Bonhams’ “The Uncanny” auction sale opens October 29, 2025, showcasing a diverse range of works that explore the eerie and unsettling, highlighted by standout pieces from the worlds of film and entertainment. Alien: A prototype for ‘The Facehugger’, 1979 (estimate $8,000 – $10,000). Stephen Chung/LNP/Shutterstock Dune: A Second Stage Guild Navigator Head (estimate $2,000 – $2,600). Getty Images The Elephant Man: An Original Production Reference Bust of John Merrick (estimate $8,000 – $10,000). Stephen Chung/LNP/Shutterstock Fish Model from The Meaning of Life by Monty Python/Graham Chapman (Estimate $13,000 – $20,000). ZUMAPRESS.com Fish Model from The Meaning of Life by Monty…

The latest Japanese teahouse to open in Manhattan provides a lesson in ancient matcha rituals. The sensory experience begins with the smell of incense inside Sōrate’s new outpost in the Flatiron District. After that, a tea master prepares and serves the brew, with guests quietly taking in a “meditative ritual to enjoy the visuals and sounds,” said founder Silvia Mella. Sōrate’s new outpost in the Flatiron District provides a lesson in ancient matcha rituals. Sorate/Riccardo Piazza Photography “You want to hear the water that is boiling and the whisk stirring the matcha with hot water in the ceramic bowl,” she…

Ukrainians gathered at a Kyiv church on Monday to mourn and honor two journalists who were killed by a Russian drone while reporting near the eastern frontlines. War correspondent Olena Hubanova, who worked under the pseudonym Alyona Gramova, and cameraman Yevhen Karmazin were killed Thursday when a Russian Lancet drone slammed into their car in Kramatorsk, about 12 miles from the front line. The duo are the latest journalists killed in the Ukraine war, with priest Viktor Zhyvchyk hailing them for their work during the side-by-side funeral service at St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery. Loved ones gathered at Kyiv’s St. Michael’s…

“Do You Know What It Means to Be Loved by Death” begins with a stunning image of Louis and Claudia silhouetted atop the gilded winged equestrian statue called Renommee des Arts, the city unfurling behind them like a promise. This is their new home, their rebirth. But from the very first moments, we sense it: they’re being watched. In modern day Dubai, Armand describes Paris as “an awakening ” for Louis, saying so with a quiet kind of pride. The pair — still performing the strangest kind of domestic bliss for Daniel Molloy’s recorder — finish each other’s sentences like…