Look Who's On The Ballot for the Rondo Awards

 

Look who's on the ballot.

SPACE MONSTERS is nominated for Best Magazine of 2025.

Elizabeth Belmont's article "Elizabeth Bathory" from SPACE MONSTERS #2 is also nominated for Best Article of 2025.

We're in our first year. We're up against Fangoria. Rue Morgue. The magazines that built the genre.

We need your vote. Here's how (two minutes, tops):

STEP 1: Go to the Rondo ballot:

https://rondoaward.com/rondoaward.com/blog/

STEP 2: Scroll to Category 14 — Best Magazine.

Find SPACE MONSTERS. Mark it.

STEP 3: Scroll to Category 15 — Best Article.

Find "Elizabeth Bathory" by Elizabeth Belmont in SPACE MONSTERS #2. Mark it.

STEP 4: Email your ballot to taraco@aol.com by May 1.

(Include your name — votes must be named to count.)

That's it. That's all it takes.

We built this magazine because we love monsters. Because we love the weird. Because we love the truth. Now we're on the ballot with the legends.

Let's bring this home.

— Jason Brazeal

Editor-in-Chief, SPACE MONSTERS

They're Here. The Stories That Started It All.

 

Dig it, daddy-o. The book that started it all is back.

THEY CAME FROM OUTER SPACE — 2026 Edition is here. Updated. Expanded. Full color for the first time.

12 classic science fiction tales that became major motion pictures:

• Ray Bradbury — The Fog Horn → The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

• Arthur C. Clarke — The Sentinel → 2001: A Space Odyssey

• Harlan Ellison — A Boy and His Dog → A Boy and His Dog

• John W. Campbell Jr. — Who Goes There? → The Thing

• George Langelaan — The Fly → The Fly

• Harry Bates — Farewell to the Master → The Day the Earth Stood Still

• And more.

286 pages. Full color. Digest size. Signed copies available.

This is the book that shaped science fiction cinema. The stories that inspired The Thing, *2001*, The Fly, and a dozen other classics. Now they're collected in one definitive volume, with new introductions, updated filmographies, and full-color photo sections from the films.

Grab your copy at Oblivion Trading Post.

🔗https://shop.obliviontrading.com/product/they-came-from-outer-space-2026-edition/

Two Rondo Nominations. Dig It?

 

Man, we've been cooking in the love nest for a while now. SPACE MONSTERS. Blackjack Brigade. Creepy Cryptids. The Heironomous Award. Pixel Vision. Ray Wallace's corn flakes.

And now? Now the cats who hand out the Rondos took notice.

SPACE MONSTERS is nominated for Best Magazine of 2025.

Elizabeth Belmont's "Elizabeth Bathory" is nominated for Best Article of 2025.

That's right, daddy-o. In our first year. Up against Fangoria. Rue Morgue. Little Shoppe of Horrors. The magazines that built the genre.

We're on the ballot with the legends.

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How to vote:

1. Cruise over to the Rondo ballot:
   https://rondoaward.com/rondoaward.com/blog/

2. Find Category 14 — Best Magazine.
   Drop a mark on SPACE MONSTERS.

3. Find Category 15 — Best Article.
   Drop a mark on "Elizabeth Bathory" by Elizabeth Belmont in SPACE MONSTERS #2.

4. Send that ballot to David Colton at taraco@aol.com by May 1.
   Don't forget your name. They need to know who's hip.

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That's it. That's the whole gig.

We built this magazine because we love the weird stuff. The old movies. The forgotten stories. The truth about the Countess of Blood. The truth about Bigfoot. The truth about Ray Wallace and his corn flakes.

Now the Rondo folks noticed.

Let's bring it home.

— Jason
Editor-in-Chief, SPACE MONSTERS

P.S. — Grimaldi says vote. Or don't. He'll be watching either way.

Preorder Space Monsters 3 and They Came From Outer Space Today

 

Greetings,

After the first two issues of Space Monsters hit shelves in its digest-sized movie magazine/comic hybrid format, I decided to make some drastic revisions.

Now, instead of a digest-sized publication, it's an 8.5" x 11" magazine-sized comic. That's right—a full-color comic anthology with guest artists, guest writers, anchor stories, and everything in between.

The price dropped from $19.99 to $12.99.

The page count is now 70+ pages per issue.

The frequency went from 2 issues per year to 4.

Every Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall, you'll get a new full-color comic delivered right to your door. And the subscription/fan club model is staying—subscribers get:

4 issues per year

A fan club button

An official membership card

Space Monsters #3 ships April 15. Preorders are open now.

The best way to order is directly from us:

www.obliviontrading.com

I've also reconfigured the shipping rates to be much more favorable, and I've temporarily put Gamera and Godzilla figures on sale. Digital editions of Space Monsters #1 and #2 are also on sale—dropped from $9.99 to $4.99.

These sales will run for the next week, or until supplies run out. I've got several other items I'll be posting this weekend that haven't been listed yet.

In addition, the 2026 Edition of They Came From Outer Space is now available directly through Oblivion. Signed copies. Full color. The stories that shaped science fiction cinema.

This is one amazing issue. You'll love it.

Oh, and Creepy Cryptids has an entirely new look as well.

Sincerely,

Jason Brazeal

Editor-in-Chief, Space Monsters

Space Kittens on Oblivion Trading Post

 

Is your feed looking a little... terrestrial? Time to go galactic. 🚀 www.obliviontrading.com #SpaceKittens

Sinbad Did Play A Genie in Shazaam

 It does exist...so much for the mandela effect

#sinbad #shazaam #genie #sinbadgenie

Beatnik Bytes YouTube Channel

 Beatnik Bytes YouTube Channel

🎬 WELCOME TO THE UNDERGROUND
Dive into the **analog abyss** of *forgotten films, practical FX sorcery, occult cinema history, and punk-rock media rebellion*. We’re here to **dissect, worship, and resurrect** the weirdest corners of cult classics—*no algorithm-safe takes allowed.* 

📼 WHAT’S IN THE CAULDRON?
Practical FX Deep Dives
Dark Shadows & Cinema Lore (Because *Barnabas Collins* was Goth before Goth was cool)

🐉 WHY SUBSCRIBE?
This ain’t *film school*—this is **film *wizardry***. We’re the *mad archivists* of the VHS graveyard, here to expose Hollywood’s hidden alchemy, celebrate the *real* rebels, and give *zero apologies* for loving what we love. *(Normies, scroll on.)* 

**🚨 JOIN THE COVEN** 
Smash **SUBSCRIBE**—or risk *eternal torment by badly-rendered CGI demons.* 

#BeatnikBytes #PracticalFX #OccultCinema #FuckCGI #CultClassics #PunkRockFilm #DarkShadows #AnalogHorror #ILM #Dragonslayer #TheThing #Jaws #Lynchian #CarpenterCore #VHSaesthetic #FilmRebellion

The Making of DRAGONSLAYER (1981) Best Dragon in film history

 

**🔥 BEHIND THE SCENES SORCERY: How *Dragonslayer* (1981) Forged Practical FX Magic That Still Eats CGI For Breakfast 🔥**  

**🎬 WITNESS THE BIRTH OF A DRAGON (AND ILM’S LEGACY):**  

Carbon-unit magicians at Industrial Light & Magic *literally cooked Vermithrax Pejorative* in a cauldron of molten latex, stop-motion guts, and **pre-CGI audacity**. This ain’t your *normie Netflix dragon*—this is **THE** scaly bastard that made Spielberg’s jaw drop & convinced Hollywood *practical effects could breathe fire*.  

**🐉 WHY THIS MATTERS:**  

- **ILM’s secret origin story?** Yep. This flick was their *dark baptism* before *Star Wars* swallowed the universe.  

- **Vermithrax’s death scene?** A *stop-motion ballet* so gnarly, it’d make *The Thing* blush.  

- **That melting face?** Real *prosthetics*, real *goo*, zero fucks given.  

**📽️ WATCH THE DOC NOW (BEFORE IT’S BURIED BY ALGORITHMS):**  

👉 [**DRAGONSLAYER: THE PRACTICAL FX ATOMIC AGE**](https://youtu.be/ysZVpJYtuaI?si=SOxzXyBD8ZP_F_Eggs) 👈  

**💀 TAGLINE:** *“You’ll never bitch about CGI again.”*  

**🚨 ENGAGE RITUAL ACTIVATION:**  

- **SMASH LIKE** if you miss when monsters *weren’t just math equations*  

- **COMMAND: REPLY** with your favorite *pre-1990 FX moment* (We’re *quill-and-ink* nerds here.)  

- **SUBSCRIBE** or *Vermithrax eats your WiFi*  

**#PracticalOrDie #Dragonslayer #ILM #FuckCGI #BeatnikBytes**  

*(Post note: If this doesn’t hit 666 views in 24hrs, we’re blaming the* ***algorithmic overlords*** *and sacrificing a rubber puppet in protest.)* 🐲💥

WE DON’T MAKE ‘CONTENT’—WE MAKE CULTURAL WARFARE (And Your Brand’s About to Enlist)

 

ATTENTION, VISIONARY REBELS. 🎬

The algorithm wants your brand docile, digestible, dead. We weaponize stories like John Carpenter weaponized synthesizers. Here’s how Babel Fish Films rewrites the rules:

🔪 SERVICES (BUT MAKE IT PUNK):

Ads That Bleed – Social spots sharp enough to slice the feed

Documentaries That Bite – Truth-telling with venom and a heart

Brand Films With Brass Knuckles – Corporate video? Try cult initiation.

Motion Graphics on Meth – Explainer videos your competitors will steal

So Mo That Stabs Back – We don’t chase trends—we autopsy them

☠️ WHY WE’RE DIFFERENT:

Strategy = Sabotage – We don’t play the game—we burn the board

LA Crew, Underworld Ethics – Broadcast-quality meets guerrilla hustle

No Clients. Just Accomplices. – If your CMO says "play it safe", walk away

💥 PARTNER CONDITIONS:

You’re allergic to ‘brand voice’ guidelines

You’d rather be feared than forgotten

You know ‘on budget’ means ‘no $70K latte scenes’

📡 INITIATION RITE:

DM "PROJECT [YOUR BUDGET]" or risk dying bland.

www.babelfishfilms.com

babelfishsd@proton.me

#BrandWarfare #CinematicRebels #AntiContent #FilmCult #FeedTheAlgorithmALie #SanDiegoPsyops #UnignorableAF

HOW TO INFILTRATE OUR CINEMATIC CULT (And Become a Legend in the Analog Underground)

 

ATTENTION, FUTURE LEGENDS. 🎬

The Babel Fish Films universe is recruiting new cryptids—and yes, that means you, you beautiful weirdo. Here’s how to ascend from carbon-unit to cult canon:

1. SUBMIT TO THE VOID

Send us your most unhinged headshot (+ a 3-word "backstory" like "Excommunicated mime" or "Waffle-house prophet")

Top 13 submissions get eternal life as:

A background ghoul in our next film

A cameo corpse in Space Monsters Magazine

A fake IMDb credit so convincing, even your mom will believe it

2. INVOKE THE RITUAL

Tag #BecomeCanon + @BeatnikBytes in your submission (required for "digital necromancy")

Bonus points if your photo looks like it was taken during an exorcism

3. DEFY THE ALGORITHM

All entries due by Friday the 13th (obviously)

No fees, no Squaresville rules—just pure chaotic art

💀 THIS ISN’T A CONTEST. IT’S AN INITIATION.

Normies will say "cringe". Bootlickers will whisper "scam". Good.

👉 SWIPE TO THE OG POST https://obliviontradingpost.com/collections/blackjack-brigade-collection & manifest your immortality.

P.S. Grimaldi’s already judging you. (He hates everyone equally.)"

HOW TO INFILTRATE OUR CINEMATIC CULT (And Become a Legend in the Analog Underground)

 

ATTENTION, FUTURE LEGENDS. 🎬

Wanna be a background ghoul in our anime? This is just the concept art. Characters designed the old school way by Jason Brazeal and Simon Pritchard are coming soon!

The Babel Fish Films universe is recruiting new cryptids—and yes, that means you, you beautiful weirdo. Here’s how to ascend from carbon-unit to cult canon:

1. SUBMIT TO THE VOID

Send us your most unhinged headshot (+ a 3-word "backstory" like "Excommunicated mime" or "Waffle-house prophet")

Top 13 submissions get eternal life as:

A background ghoul in our next film

A cameo corpse in Space Monsters Magazine

A fake IMDb credit so convincing, even your mom will believe it

2. INVOKE THE RITUAL

Tag #BecomeCanon + @BeatnikBytes in your submission (required for "digital necromancy")

Bonus points if your photo looks like it was taken during an exorcism

3. DEFY THE ALGORITHM

All entries due by July 30th.

No fees, no Squaresville rules—just pure chaotic art

💀 THIS ISN’T A CONTEST. IT’S AN INITIATION.

Normies will say "cringe". Bootlickers will whisper "scam". Good.

👉 SWIPE TO THE OG POST https://obliviontradingpost.com/collections/blackjack-brigade-collection & manifest your immortality.

P.S. Grimaldi’s already judging you. (He hates everyone equally.)"