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I’ve played a lot of rhythm games. A lot. I’ve been a trio of Japanese male cheerleaders in Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan! (and its tragically underplayed American counterpart Elite Beat Agents). I’ve been the master of the guitar in Guitar Hero, king of the Taiko drum in Taiko no Tatsujin, and the almighty lord of the…
Continue ReadingHalloween is right around the corner, and I think it’s time for a PSA on costumes. Halloween, or “All Hallow’s Ween” or whatever silly garbage the ancient Celts called it, is the one day a year a grown human being can masquerade as the Hulk without attracting the unwelcome attention of teenage street toughs. But…
Continue ReadingMy piece Evolutionary Biologists in Love has been published in McSweeney’s Internet Tendency. It takes two of everyone’s favorite things — true love and cold, heartless science — and steps on them until they are mashed into a fine paste. You can read it here.
Continue ReadingToday is Halloween, and so I have compiled a list of all the potential candy kids might receive while Trick-or-Treating (or “Trunk-or-Treating” if you’re into super lame stuff). The very best candy this Hellborne holiday has to offer is at the top of the list, while the garbage sits at the bottom, where it belongs….
Continue ReadingI’m all about saving money. I’ll wait to buy a video game for years after its release date, I treat buying a car like interrogating a spy, and my kids’ college funds are just scraps of paper with the word “BUCKS” scribbled on them in off-brand crayon. (Some people think congealed pig liver oil doesn’t…
Continue ReadingHey. This is the new website of Chris Haygood (me). I am a writer of books, short stories, articles, scripts, and any combination of the aforementioned. This will be my hub for all work that I unleash on the general public. News, updates, whatever – all here from now on. For any questions or comments,…
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