THULSA BOOM!!

That was a Conan The Barbarian reference in the title, for all you uncool people who watch Desperate Housewives or something horrible like that.

Though technically Thulsa Doom was a Kull the Conqueror villian first. I'm just sayin'...

This photo was taken by the zesty Lana Cooper, who you can find out about at http://www.lanacooper.com/.

She was on a mission to capture some metal magic at the Zoo where she lives. Which is apparently some place that worships giant snakes. Could be Arkansas...isn't that where the crazy snake handlers live? Saw a special about them on MSNBC waiting for "Lockup" to come on. Hoping to catch a glimpse of a relative or two.

Lana gets credit for the terrifying look on her face. That's very, very metal. But I'm not sure about that leg pose. She's doing that one leg bent thing like she's posing for an ad in the Sears circular for a pair of slacks.

Now I don't want to sound like I'm criticizing her submission, I REALLY love it and it's ossim. But I want some more FEELING in these photos, people. Really let the energy flow and give it your all. Now get out there and win! Wait, sorry, wrong pep talk.

*Strange tangent alert* Do you think that's fake moss on the statue? Is it some type of effect to make it look old? Because you aren't fooling anyone, not even that kid being kidnapped in the background. "That's not my mommy!"