Alex Riviello

NYC native who lives with his wife and daughter in Astoria, Queens. Has written about film for six years for dozens of websites before finally settling down at CHUD.com. Also freelances for various websites and publications, including Fangoria.

Fightin' Rats.

People on the CHUD messageboards already know about my pet rats. Sacco and Vanzetti ended up being great pets, some of the friendliest creatures I’ve had the pleasure of owning. They’re pretty smart animals, don’t require a lot of upkeep, and are fun to play with and freak out my relatives with when they visit. … Continue reading

Today, I saw Leviathan.

By Leviathan, I mean this- Reference. And I’m not talking about the film. I saw Him in real life, in all His pure, unpainted, pointy glory. He was in a deli. I attempted to have a conversation with the human being that He was attached to but Leviathan kept drawing away my attention. Then, to … Continue reading

Too hot for the internet!

Those of you who read my travelogue about the Community Day I attended might realize the third page looks a little different right now. In the interests of keeping things cool with my contacts there so they don’t get in trouble (as they are very, very cool people) I’ve taken out a few of the … Continue reading