That's Right! GritFX have officially moved...

THE GritFX Blog HAD OFFICIALLY MOVED AND IS NOW THE GritFX MAGAZINE!!

On September 6th, GritFX T-Shirts, with the help of GritFX buddy Wayne John from Wayne John - Musings of an over-worked programmer, migrated all our blog posts to our new domain.

For those new to the magazine, you can read music and film reviews and other articles by GritFX writers Decoy Spoon, Wadrick Jones and Max Drake (with additional posts by yours truly).

Drop by the GritFX Magazine today!

Please note: the comments area on this blog have been locked... but every post can be found on the Magazine... where you can comment as much as you desire ;)

We’re Moving…

To all our regular readers who may have been wondering why we haven’t posted anything in a few weeks – we are in the process of moving to Wordpress.

Moving sucks, but the process has been smooth so far thanks to the invaluable help and assistance from GritFX buddy Wayne John from Wayne John - Musings of an over-worked programmer.

The new look GritFX Magazine will feature all of our regular writers and contributors (Decoy, Wadrick, Max and Manz), and will be launched at the end of August/beginning of September.

We will post on this blog in a few weeks when the GritFX Magazine is live on the net, and we hope to see all of you there.

The GritHouse Presents…

After months of anticipation, Will (aka Wadrick) has finally (!!!) uploaded The Rookie (Part 2) to The GritHouse – the GritFX YouTube Channel.

The Rookie (Part 2) has been plagued by production setbacks, and some volatile cast members throwing their plastic weight around. However, despite these problems, the concluding film was (in my humble opinion) worth the wait.

You can view the film at The GritHouse, or for those too lazy to visit the channel, below is an embedded file. If you haven’t seen The Rookie (Part 1) or can’t recall what happened (because it’s been so darn long between drinks, Will), visit The GritHouse.

The Alaskan Blob

As reported last week by the Anchorage Daily News, a twelve-mile long blob of organic material was discovered floating in the icy Arctic waters off the north coast of Alaska. What was initially thought to be an oil slick is in fact some unknown biological substance or marine organism, thick and gooey and emitting a strong smell.



Gordon Brower, from the North Slope Borough’s Planning and Community Services Department, assembled a team and was joined by the Coast Guard to investigate the substance. He stated that nothing like it had ever been seen in the area before. Brower said the material was “pitch black” when it came into contact with ice, discolouring the ice and clinging to it. Brower and his investigative team also saw jellyfish entangled in the mystery goo and the carcass of a dead goose was handed in to the borough’s wildlife department, with bones and feathers being all that remained of the animal.

But before anyone begins to freak out and think some kind of flesh-eating alien lifeform is floating towards a beach near you, samples of the Alaskan blob have been sent to Anchorage for testing, with results expected this week. If no further information is forthcoming, perhaps we can assume that the substance is indeed a major concern - so much so that the authorities believe information dissemination would create widespread panic…as the alien blob drifts across the globe devouring all in its path…an insidious invasion by a faceless usurper…

…the blob was last seen, moving with the current, north past Barrow.



by Max Drake
(Freelance writer and artist for GritFX.)

(Source: Anchorage Daily News – “Huge blob of Arctic goo floats past Slope communities” by Don Hunter)