general interests:

• classic/old hollywood
• mobsters (esp. lansky + luciano era & mobster films)
• lovecraftian horror
• suburban gothic
• southern gothic
• las vegas in the 20th century
• the rat pack (esp. sinatra, martin, & davis)
• martin and lewis
• monty python
• orson welles
• martin scorsese
• films (esp. pretentious-sounding/weird films)
• vampires
• 80's music
• 20's - 70's american aesthetic
• comics deconstructing the superhero genre (eg. watchmen, jupiter's circle + legacy, protectors inc, etc.)
• period superhero stories

media interests:

• fallout (esp. fo1, fo2, & nv + caesar's legion)
• bioshock series
• the elder scrolls (esp. morrowind, oblivion, & skyrim)
• hotline miami
• shadowrun (esp. hong kong)
• mafia ii & iii
• vampire: the masquerade— bloodlines
• skulduggery pleasant (esp. phase one)
• vampire junction
• moon dance
• the works of neil gaiman (esp. american gods)
• the works of china miéville (esp. the iron council)
• the films of quentin tarantino (esp. resdogs & kill bill)
• the films of martin scorsese (esp. goodfellas & casino)
• the works of junji ito & maasaki nakayama
• stephen king's the dark tower series
• the works of donna tartt