Growing up in the 80’s and 90’s I was afraid of a few things. Dying in a house fire was one and being kidnapped was another. Closely tied to kidnapping was being sacrificed to the dark lord Satan. We moved around alot so the church offered instant community. It was like having a sports team that played in every state. Jesus was the MVP quarterback that everybody loved and instead of winning games we were winning souls. Nothing cements your love for your team than a good rivalry and the devil offered that in spades.     Groups like Focus on the Family told cautionary tales about how thousands of children were being kidnapped, abused and murdered all in the name of Satan. Satanists were lurking around every corner, hiding in preschools and daycares snatching kids to perform their rituals. Christian comedian Mike Warnke would end his routines with horrible,...

  Hail Satan! There is just something about the devil in The Cuphead Show that I absolutely love. It’s too bad the show isn’t very good. My youngest and I have watched 4 or 5 episodes and while it looks amazing, the stories just aren’t that great.     I do adore everything else about the show though. It’s a real throwback to early animation. The character designs and animation are brilliant. I want to watch the whole show before panning it because the esthetics are so great but I don’t have real high hopes that the writing will get better. I am tempted to find out more about the game it is based on though.