The Back Pages

An assortment of older thoughts, reviews, discoveries, and memories from the archives of Brandon’s Journal. Some of these pieces reflect an earlier version of me, but they're still part of the story.

The recurring features are collected together below. Everything else follows in reverse chronological order.

Collections

A Few Good Things

Small discoveries, favorite things, and assorted bright spots.

A Few Good Things - Vol .31 · Oct 22, 2026
A Few Good Things - Vol. 30 · Oct 8, 2026
A Few Good Things - Vol. 29 · Sep 25, 2026
A Few Good Things - Vol. 28 · Sep 16, 2026
A Few Good Things - Vol. 27 · Sep 3, 2026
A Few Good Things - Vol. 26 · Aug 19, 2026
A Few Good Things - Vol. 25 · Aug 3, 2026
A Few Good Things - Vol. 24 · Jul 11, 2026
A Few Good Things - Vol. 23 · Jun 24, 2026
A Few Good Things - Vol. 22 · Jun 8, 2026
A Few Good Things - Vol. 21 · May 13, 2026
A Few Good Things - Vol. 20 · May 8, 2026
A Few Good Things - Vol. 19 · Mar 27, 2026
A Few Good Things - Vol. 18 · Mar 18, 2026
A Few Good Things - Vol. 17 · Feb 6, 2026
A Few Good Things - Vol. 16 · Jan 22, 2026
A Few Good Things - Vol. 15 · Dec 23, 2025
A Few Good Things - Vol. 14 · Dec 11, 2025
A Few Good Things - Vol. 13 · Dec 1, 2025
A Few Good Things - Vol. 12 · Nov 4, 2025
A Few Good Things - Vol. 11 · Oct 23, 2025
A Few Good Things - Vol. 10 · Oct 8, 2025
A Few Good Things - Vol. 9 · Sep 19, 2025
A Few Good Things - Vol. 8 · Sep 8, 2025
A Few Good Things - Vol. 7 · Jul 29, 2025
A Few Good Things - Vol. 6 · Jul 24, 2025
A Few Good Things - Vol. 5 · Jul 14, 2025
A Few Good Things - Vol. 4 · Jun 30, 2025
A Few Good Things - Vol. 3 · Jun 16, 2025
A Few Good Things - Vol. 2 · Jun 7, 2025
A Few Good Things - Volume 1 · May 28, 2025

Philip K. Dick Reviews

A little trip through the strange, unsettling imagination of Philip K. Dick.

The Adjustment Team by Phillip K Dick · Sep 4, 2026
Impostor by Phillip K Dick · Aug 31, 2026
Paycheck by Phillip K Dick · Aug 15, 2026
Second Variety by Phillip K Dick · Aug 8, 2026

Halloween

Seasonal explorations, old favorites, horror movies, and Halloween nostalgia.

Halloween 2026

Halloween 2K26 - My Final Costume · Oct 31, 2026
Halloween 2K26 - The Michael Myers Connection · Oct 21, 2026
Hallowen 2K26 - Some Old Web 1.0 Horror Fansites · Oct 21, 2026
Halloween 2K26 - Are You Afraid of the Dark Cassette Tapes · Oct 20, 2026
Halloween 2K26 - Home Improvement Halloween Episodes · Oct 18, 2026
Halloween 2K26 - Dharma and Greg Halloween Episodes · Oct 16, 2026
Halloween 2K26 - Halloween H20 Documentaries on The Sci-Fi Channel · Oct 13, 2026
Halloween Shouldn't Feel Like Homework · Oct 8, 2026
Halloween 2K26 - Night of the Living Dead · Oct 7, 2026
Halloween 2K26 - Roseanne Halloween Episodes · Oct 3, 2026
Halloween 2K26 - The Blair Witch Project · Sep 27, 2026
Halloween 2K26 - Family Matters Halloween Episodes · Sep 24, 2026
Halloween 2K26 - The Lost Score of Halloween H20 · Sep 23, 2026
Halloween 2K26 - Ants (1977) · Sep 20, 2026
Halloween 2K26 - Archie X The Army of Darkness · Sep 19, 2026
Halloween 2K26 - Indie Horror Junkie Magazine · Sep 17, 2026
Halloween 2K26 - The Shining Mini-Series · Sep 15, 2026
Halloween 2K26 - Halloween - The Chaos Comics · Sep 13, 2026
Halloween 2K26 - Halloween: The Game Quick First Impressions · Sep 9, 2026
Halloween 2K26 - Marc Summer's Mystery Magical Special · Sep 5, 2026
Halloween 2K26 - Fright Night · Sep 2, 2026
Halloween 2K26 Begins! · Sep 1, 2026

Halloween 2025

Halloween 2K25 - Final Thoughts · Oct 31, 2025
Halloween 2K25 - Brandon's Watchlist Part III · Oct 30, 2025
Halloween 2K25 - Brandon's Watchlist Part II · Oct 29, 2025
Halloween 2K25 - Great Songs Not Found on Streaming Services · Oct 28, 2025
Halloween 2K25 - Brandon's Watchlist Part I · Oct 27, 2025
Halloween 2K25 - Superstore, The Halloween Episodes · Oct 26, 2025
Halloween 2K25 - My Horror Playlist · Oct 25, 2025
Halloween 2K25 – Discovering Evil Dead in an AOL Chatroom · Oct 25, 2025
Halloween 2K25 – Some Retro YouTube Goodness · Oct 24, 2025
Halloween 2K25 - 10 Days to Go · Oct 23, 2025

The Blockbuster Chronicles

Stories from behind the counter of a video store in the early 2000s, presented in reading order.

The Blockbuster Chronicles - Introduction · Aug 16, 2026
The Blockbuster Chronicles - Chapter 1: My First Job · Aug 17, 2026
The Blockbuster Chronicles - Chapter 2: Two Girls, a Guy, and a Video Store · Aug 18, 2026
The Blockbuster Chronicles - Chapter 3: Learning the Adult World · Aug 19, 2026
The Blockbuster Chronicles - Chapter 4: Moving Up · Aug 20, 2026
The Blockbuster Chronicles - Chapter 5: The Customers · Aug 21, 2026
The Blockbuster Chronicles - Chapter 6: The Folks Behind the Counter · Aug 22, 2026
The Blockbuster Chronicles - Chapter 7: A Crying Girl Locked in a Bathroom · Aug 23, 2026
The Blockbuster Chronicles - Chapter 8: My First Mentor · Aug 24, 2026
The Blockbuster Chronicles - Chapter 9: A Resignation Mistake · Aug 25, 2026
The Blockbuster Chronicles - Chapter 10: Brady · Aug 26, 2026
The Blockbuster Chronicles - Chapter 11: No Training Video For This · Aug 27, 2026
The Blockbuster Chronicles - Chapter 12: A Final Visit · Aug 28, 2026
The Blockbuster Chronicles: Final Thoughts and a Playlist · Aug 29, 2026

From Around the Web

Links, discoveries, and curiosities that seemed worth sharing.

🔗 From Around the Web: The Guy at Wawa · Aug 9, 2026
🔗 “Jaws” Superfan Builds World’s First Life-Size Replica of the Film’s Boat · May 6, 2026
🔗 Mike Flanagan's Blog Post About Doctor Sleep · May 1, 2026
🔗 Sourcefeed · Apr 28, 2026
🔗 HorrorLex - A Horror Academic Research Site · Apr 21, 2026
🔗 007 First Light’s Song · Apr 16, 2026
🔗 Bubbles · Apr 15, 2026
🔗 Updated Mortal Kombat Theme · Apr 11, 2026
🔗 Knight Rider: Knight of the Repli-KITT · Apr 5, 2026
🔗 Weather Channel Retro · Apr 5, 2026
🔗 The James Bond Video Game Songs · Jun 21, 2025
🔗 Weight Reduction Through Diet (1951) · Jun 20, 2025

Everything Else

All remaining posts, newest first.

2026

November

November Update · Nov 4, 2026

October

So Long Captain · Oct 30, 2026
Thinking About Domain Names · Oct 21, 2026
The Art of Not Watching TV · Oct 15, 2026
Soft-Modding My Xbox 360 · Oct 14, 2026
Finding My Stride: Five Months of Fitness, Progress, and Perspective · Oct 10, 2026
Two Weeks with a Vibration Plate · Oct 9, 2026
Random Thoughts - Vol. 1 · Oct 5, 2026
A Quiet Sunday · Oct 4, 2026
Star Trek Voyager: Homecoming · Oct 2, 2026
NFL Street Reborn · Oct 1, 2026

September

Event Horizon: Dark Descent · Sep 30, 2026
An Almost October Check-In · Sep 26, 2026
A Few Thoughts on the Wolverine Game · Sep 22, 2026
The Invasion of Kick Ass Wrestling · Sep 21, 2026
Atlas: The Animated Movie · Sep 10, 2026
No More Mr. Nice Guy · Sep 8, 2026
Time is Running Out · Sep 6, 2026

August

Appreciate Blogger While You Can · Aug 30, 2026
Finishing Skin Deep · Aug 14, 2026
Old Stories, Blockbuster, and People · Aug 12, 2026
John Carpenter's Cathedral · Aug 7, 2026
Kindle Scribe · Aug 6, 2026
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues · Aug 5, 2026
There Will Come Soft Rains · Aug 4, 2026
Obsession and Soulm8te · Aug 2, 2026

July

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 · Jul 25, 2026
January 8th, 2020 · Jul 23, 2026
Revisiting Blade Runner · Jul 19, 2026

June

Wow... so Reverse Seasonal Affective Disorder is Real · Jun 18, 2026
"These Days I'd Rather Read a Book" · Jun 15, 2026
By the Numbers: A Look at My Digital Movie Collection · Jun 10, 2026
How Much is Too Much? · Jun 9, 2026
A Wake Up Call · Jun 8, 2026

May

Is Anything in Its Prime Right Now? · May 19, 2026
re: Who Knows You Blog · May 14, 2026
re: radio is cool, actually · May 12, 2026
A Tinkering Day · May 10, 2026
Beast (2026) · May 9, 2026
Why Does Everyone Seem to Hate the Sidebar? · May 7, 2026
Confessions of a Puppet Master by Charles Band · May 5, 2026

April

My Budget Emulation PC · Apr 30, 2026
The Pitt and the Reality of Doctors · Apr 29, 2026
Joe Bob Says…. · Apr 28, 2026
RE: Olly's Thoughts/We need a physical digital music experience · Apr 25, 2026
What I’m Playing - Spring 2026 Edition · Apr 25, 2026
Old Posts Imported · Apr 21, 2026
An Unexpected Day Off · Apr 20, 2026
UFL Makes a Rule Change Mid-Season · Apr 16, 2026
Skilcraft Government Pens · Apr 15, 2026
Spidey · Apr 15, 2026
Daredevil and Maul · Apr 14, 2026
Blog Update and RSS Feed Options · Apr 13, 2026
Progressive Lenses · Apr 11, 2026
Shelter (2026) · Apr 10, 2026
Diet Sodas - Spring 2026 · Apr 9, 2026
The Return of Certs · Apr 8, 2026
A Quick Thought on Console Pricing · Apr 6, 2026
Dolly (2026) · Apr 5, 2026
Vintage MTV · Apr 4, 2026
Just Write · Apr 4, 2026

March

My Issues with Modern Films · Mar 15, 2026

January

Have You Played Atari Today? · Jan 26, 2026

2025

December

2025 – A Year in Review · Dec 31, 2025
Juggalo Championship Wrestling · Dec 13, 2025