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Bela Lugosi – Nerd Icon

February 12, 2017 Ian Lynam

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True Blood, The Strain, Being Human and yes, even Twilight; we live in an age where the figure of the vampire is more widely known than ever before. Granted, depictions of vampires across all cultures go nearly as far back as human civilisation itself, but our views on the undead have certainly become more nuanced over […]

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Art

‘The Raven’ – Christopher Lee – Track Of The Day

October 28, 2016 Dave McEvoy

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Instead of a song today we’re going to listen to a macabre tale from the legendary American poet Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven is arguably his most famous work and few poems or indeed stories capture the darkness of a tormented soul like this one. Who better to read you this magnificent composition than the […]

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Geek Hall of Fame 2015

December 1, 2015 Declan Doody

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You might be wondering why the Arcade Awards 2015 are missing the ‘Geek Hall of Fame’ category. The nominations for this particular section were impossible to tally, this year we lost brilliant minds, talented spirits and just good people. We don’t want to pit them against each other for one place instead, we’d like to […]

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Remembering Christopher Lee: His Best Characters

June 12, 2015 Mary McFadden

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It’s difficult to choose the top five roles of anyone’s career, let alone that of a man who has been in the business for almost 70 years, but Sir Christopher Lee is especially difficult to praise because it doesn’t seem good enough for a man as multi-talented as he. Not only was he an inspiring heavy metal singer, […]

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RIP Christopher Lee

June 11, 2015 Declan Doody

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The day just got a little darker with the news that actor Christopher Lee has passed away aged 93. The performer is reported to have died on the 7th of June, but his wife wished to keep the news private until their family had all been notified of his passing. There has been an outpouring of condolences […]

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Christopher Lee Releases Festive Metal Single

December 11, 2014 ArcadeAdmin

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Legendary actor, Christopher Lee, who has starred in more movies than I can count, has released a new heavy metal single titled “Darkest Carols, Faithful Sing”. The single is a take on the Christmas classic “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” and it is “…light-hearted, joyful and fun. It’s a band singing on how metal should be […]

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