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M. Asher Cantrell

Asher Cantrell is the pen name of Asher Cantrell because he doesn't understand how pseudonyms work.

Asher was born in Nashville, TN and received a B.A. in English/Writing from Middle Tennessee State University. He now lives near Lexington, KY with his wife and a bunch of cats.

You can contact him by e-mailing weirdshitblog@gmail.com or, if you're lucky and within about a 100 yard radius, you can try shouting his name loudly.

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5 Glitches Way Creepier Than Any Video Game Is On Purpose

Video games not working so great is probably the most terrifying thing of all.

Authors: By Raoni Lacerda, M. Asher Cantrell, Ed Stevens
Published: October 22, 2016

Science Officially Determines Who The Best Ninja Turtle Is

There was a lot of pizza being eaten during this extremely scientific study.

Authors: By Maxwell Yezpitelok, M. Asher Cantrell
Published: August 27, 2016

7 Creepy Video Game Easter Eggs You'll Wish We Never Found

The scariest video game moments ever aren't in horror games.

Authors: By Maxwell Yezpitelok, M. Asher Cantrell, Chris Rio
Published: October 28, 2015

Third-World America: 5 Insane Realities Of Appalachia

How accurate is that impression, though? We spoke with a few Eastern Kentucky residents about what life is really like in the poorest part of Appalachia.

Authors: By Anonymous, Amanda Mannen, M. Asher Cantrell, Evan V. Symon
Published: August 19, 2015

6 Reckless Acts Of Child Endangerment By Action Heroes

These uncomfortable situations would normally prompt a call to the authorities in the real world.

Authors: By M. Asher Cantrell
Published: May 29, 2015

6 Headlines That Prove The Media Doesn't Understand Politics

Here are the first of what will probably be thousands of B.S. political news stories the media refused to get right.

Authors: By M. Asher Cantrell
Published: April 15, 2015

6 Movie Websites That Prove The 1990s Were Insane

A quick look at the websites we all made back then proves that the Internet fan culture of 20 years ago was just as silly as it is today.

Authors: By M. Asher Cantrell
Published: April 07, 2015

7 Unrealistic Movie Scenes Recreated by Accident

It's now time to reconsider every ridiculously improbable thing you've ever seen in a movie, because it's starting to look more and more likely that it will happen for real.

Authors: By M. Asher Cantrell
Published: March 27, 2015

4 Iconic Parts of Suburbs That Are Going Away Forever

It's starting to look more and more like the idea of the suburb was just an artifact of the 20th century, because they're fading fast

Authors: By M. Asher Cantrell
Published: March 26, 2015

5 Products Designed to Control You When You're Drunk as Hell

Add the following to your boozing arsenal and soon you'll be the MacGyver of getting totally blasted.

Authors: By M. Asher Cantrell
Published: February 25, 2015

5 Horror Movie Plots You Won't Believe Actually Happened

True crime is a popular genre, but what sort of sick puke seeks out true stories of horrific murder for pure, popcorn-munching entertainment? Well, unfortunately, you may have unwittingly done that.

Authors: By M. Asher Cantrell
Published: January 15, 2015

4 Insane Celebrity Belongings You Won't Believe You Can Buy

It's really all just broken appliances and dirty underwear.

Authors: By M. Asher Cantrell
Published: January 13, 2015

7 Awesome Things Lurking In the Code of Famous Video Games

Authors: By M. Asher Cantrell
Published: January 10, 2015

5 Movie and TV Trends You'll Start to Hate In 2015

If there's one thing Hollywood loves, it's doing the exact same thing over and over again until there is no more blood to be wrenched from a particular stone.

Authors: By M. Asher Cantrell
Published: January 02, 2015

6 Dumb Ways Companies Tried to Excuse Their Own Idiocy

Have you ever done something stupid and scrambled to make up an excuse? Turns out big companies do the same thing, except they're always way worse.

Authors: By M. Asher Cantrell
Published: December 16, 2014

4 Insane Theories People Still Believe About the Nazis

Some people think that Hitler and his pals did other, even crazier things on top of the stuff that we already know they did.

Authors: By M. Asher Cantrell
Published: December 07, 2014

6 Video Game Glitches Scarier Than Anything Done on Purpose

Join us for another excursion into the unintentional, hilarious terror of video game glitches.

Authors: By M. Asher Cantrell, Chris Rio, Tristan Cooper
Published: October 24, 2014

7 Creepy Video Game Easter Eggs We Wish We Never Found

We have unfortunately seen the horror lurking beneath the surface of your favorite video games, and now we pass the curse to you.

Authors: By Maxwell Yezpitelok, M. Asher Cantrell, Michael Kane
Published: October 21, 2014

4 Ridiculous Monsters Who Are Getting Their Own Horror Films

For this year's horror movie season they're just flinging shit at the wall to see what sticks.

Authors: By M. Asher Cantrell
Published: September 30, 2014

5 Reasons Nicolas Cage's New Film Will Be Crazier Than Usual

Good news if you like crazy Nicolas Cage: You're probably about to see him at his absolute craziest in the near future.

Authors: By M. Asher Cantrell
Published: June 08, 2014