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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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7 Theories on Time That Would Make Doc Brown's Head Explode

There are a few things in this world that we can always rely on as constants: The sun will always rise and time will inevitably march forward. Except that the sun doesn't rise and time ... well, time is tricky, too.

Authors: By Maxwell Yezpitelok, M. Asher Cantrell
Published: February 11, 2012

The 36 Worst Action Figures From Iconic Toy Lines

Every kid knew that there was an inherent risk in asking Santa for an action figure, because parents usually figured that as long as it had the right logo on the box, they were on the safe side. This, naturally, caused many a tear-filled holiday.

Authors: By Maxwell Yezpitelok, M. Asher Cantrell, Peter File
Published: December 21, 2011

6 Happy Endings That Accidentally Screwed The Movie's Hero

We have previously pointed out how many movies only have happy endings because the film doesn't show us what happened after the credits rolled. But as these characters found out, life doesn't stay happy when we fade to black.

Authors: By J.F. Sargent, M. Asher Cantrell, Steve Hanley
Published: November 14, 2011

6 Scary Tricks That Amazed Us As Kids (Explained By Science)

Demons don't cause Ouija boards to work and demons certainly didn't cause you to wet your pants.

Authors: By Paul K Pickett, M. Asher Cantrell
Published: October 26, 2011

The 8 Creepiest Glitches Hidden in Popular Video Games

Is it simply lines of code, or demonic possession? You be the judge.

Authors: By Maxwell Yezpitelok, M. Asher Cantrell
Published: October 25, 2011

6 Baffling Early Prototypes of Your Favorite Video Games

Imagine an alternate reality where Mario is packing heat, Link looks like Wolverine and Halo games are all about strategy instead of shooting aliens in the face.

Authors: By Karl Smallwood, Steve Rosenburg, M. Asher Cantrell
Published: October 06, 2011

7 Classic Movies You Didn't Know Were Rip-Offs

How would you like it if we said we invented anorexia and scientifically impossible explosions, huh Hollywood?

Authors: By Jacopo della Quercia , Maxwell Yezpitelok, M. Asher Cantrell
Published: October 03, 2011

7 Famous 'Unsolved' Mysteries (Science Solved Years Ago)

Authors: By Pauli Poisuo, M. Asher Cantrell
Published: September 12, 2011

The 7 Creepiest Old School Robots

Robots are terrifying, we all know that. And the creepily advanced ones have been around forever.

Authors: By Maxwell Yezpitelok, M. Asher Cantrell
Published: September 08, 2011

5 Ridiculous Secrets Only Two Living People Know: Part 2

Here are five more things you will never learn in your lifetime -- unless you happen to be one of the only two people on the planet who already know them.

Authors: By Kathy Benjamin, M. Asher Cantrell
Published: August 09, 2011

6 Silly Sounding Jobs That Are Way Harder Than You Think

Keep in mind before you apply, though: Some of these frivolous-sounding jobs are harder, more dangerous and deadlier than anything you've ever done in your life.

Authors: By Jason Iannone, M. Asher Cantrell
Published: July 29, 2011

5 Projects You Won't Believe the US Government Is Working On

The mad inventor from the James Bond movies, Q, is real. Only there are lots of him, and they have a lot more money at their disposal.

Authors: By M. Asher Cantrell
Published: July 28, 2011

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

Video game Easter eggs can be a fun way to motivate players to continue exploring a game they've completed ... or they can be terrifying experiences that make sure the players never go near that game again. These ones fall in that latter category.

Authors: By Maxwell Yezpitelok, M. Asher Cantrell
Published: July 25, 2011

5 Ways Your Telecom Company is Screwing You

FYI: Many of the annoying things your cellphone provider does happen behind the scenes, and you'll never find it spelled out on your bill.

Authors: By M. Asher Cantrell
Published: June 25, 2011

7 Action Figures That Managed to Ruin Great Characters

Sometimes, the writers of a show, movie, comic book or whatever will put a lot of effort into creating an enigmatic character with an air of mystery surrounding it ... only to have the marketing department kill all the mystique by putting out a stupid action figure.

Authors: By Maxwell Yezpitelok, M. Asher Cantrell
Published: June 15, 2011

6 Glitches That Accidentally Invented Modern Gaming

While most of the art you enjoy today is the result of some happy accident, you wouldn't think this'd be the case for video games. And you'd be wrong.

Authors: By Karl Smallwood, M. Asher Cantrell
Published: June 07, 2011

7 Insane Easter Eggs Hidden in Movies and TV Shows

We've shown you mind-blowing Easter eggs in everything else on this planet. It was only matter of time before we brought you ones from movies.

Authors: By Marconi Rebus, Maxwell Yezpitelok, M. Asher Cantrell
Published: May 25, 2011

10 Famous Unsolved Mysteries Easily Explained by Science

Science: Ruining campfire stories since 1625.

Authors: By Pauli Poisuo, M. Asher Cantrell
Published: May 09, 2011

7 Bizarre Advances in Animal Cyborg Technology

If there are two things the Internet loves, it's cute, fuzzy animals and deadly cyborgs. As awesome as those two things are on their own, though, combining them gives us something that's often more disturbing and insane than either of those could bring us on their own.

Authors: By M. Asher Cantrell
Published: May 09, 2011

8 Creepy Video Game Urban Legends (That Happen to Be True)

The urban legends of every era always seem to reflect whatever teenagers are doing at the time. That's why it only makes sense that today's are centered around video games. Except ... these are absolutely true.

Authors: By Maxwell Yezpitelok, M. Asher Cantrell
Published: April 30, 2011