Mist

Mist, man. Water droplets suspended in the air are the shit. They add an overall dramatic mood, and the sense that "some dangerous thing can happen at any time" to any situation. Reducing the real world's draw-distance is a really funny and awesome thing to do. Mist. Here's another thing:


THE Mist. The. Anyone seen this movie? I love this fucking movie. It stars Tom Jane, which is always a plus (check out "Arrested Development" and "Boogie Nights" to see why Tom Jane is a fucking badass) - and tells the story of a group of small-town residents who get trapped in a supermarket, after the town becomes shrouded in a mysterious mist.

What follows is more or less the usual Stephen King fare, with mysterious monsters attacking the shop from outside, whilst the mist-hostages enter survival mode, and the story becomes an agorophobic "islotation thriller". The fear of the outside world, ruled by mist - keeps the group of around 50 generic townspeople trapped in the shop, where they are left to form not only their own society, but also strategies and methods of escape.

Obviously, they cannot all agree - and the mini-civilization within the supermarket begins to crumble. The superstitious and religious townsfolk believe that god will save them, while the level-headed Tom Jane and his neighbours and friends, decide they have the know-how to get out of this alive.

Sure. That might've sounded pretty crap, but the real stylishness of this movie really is how simple it is. Monsters outside = don't go outside. Town shrouded in mist = nobody knows where to run. Simple.

But seriously. The phenomenon of "Mist" is great and all, but See this movie, if only for the ending. The ending of this movie will make you Blow. A. Cow.

Bats Bats Bats!

BATS. They're scary as hell - look at him! Flying mammals, man - thats some frightening shit. When you see one flying around, its nuts - they're so silent and awesome. They hang upside down, eat fruit and blood, and all kinds of dark and mysterious stuff. They're midnight cruisers, man!

Keys

Keys are the coolest thing ever. The "key and lock" system of technology (from ancient to modern) is really, really great.

Keys open things that "require security for some reason". Doors, chests, lockboxes, fucken trapdoors... dozens of lockable possibilities. But the best concept is what's inside. Endless potential. I'm totally going to "lock something away" right now, purely for the novelty value of it all.

Editor's Note: wearing a key as a pendant around your neck is pretty awesome, too.

The Tunguska Incident

The Tunguska event was a massive, mysterious explosion that occured on June 8th, 1908 in a remote part of Russia. It manifested itself as at first a column of bluish light, then as a bright flash of light which locals described as a "second sun" (wow.). A force was then felt which knocked people off their feet.

It's awesome to think what could have caused this. Many theories exist. The most common is that a meteor caused it, either by direct collision, or by passing very close to the surface of the earth. Locals in nearby villagers thought it was the "end of the world". Other theories point to black holes, and possibly extraterrestrial craft.

The point of this story, is that mysterious events rule. Its totally rad to think about what caused them and what actually happened.