by mike | Jan 11, 2021 | Books, California, Ghosts, Horror, Native Americans, Publishing, Thrillers, Writing |
“Oh, you’re a writer, but what do you do for a living?” Well, if you are a writer, you’ve probably heard that question in one form or another. I sure did, even more so than the one directed at my four horror novels. Unfortunately, in my case it was a valid question...
by mike | Oct 8, 2020 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Editing, Ghosts, Historical Novels, Horror, Humor, Life, Native Americans, Publishing, Science Fiction, Sword & Planet, Sword & Sorcery, Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
When I first presented this post I had put seven years behind me following a health issue that nearly sent the Mother Ship down to take me home. Four more years have passed, so I’ve updated this post. As the challenging year of 2020 staggers to an end, I’ve had a...
by mike | May 28, 2020 | Death, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Since it first ran in 2016, this has been one of the most viewed posts on my blog. Who knew? Until I saw a film titled The Forest earlier this year, I had not heard of Aokigahara. Research revealed something shocking: this vast forest, located near the base of Japan’s...
by mike | Apr 30, 2020 | Books, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Psychological Thrillers, Uncategorized |
This post first ran in 2016, and since that time the film version of Doctor Sleep hit the big screen—and the small one. I’ll comment on it at the end. In 1977, when Stephen King hit the bestseller lists in hardcover for the first time with his classic, The Shining, it...
by mike | Apr 23, 2020 | Books, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Psychological Thrillers, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
How did Stanley Kubrick decide to produce a film version of The Shining? I first presented this post in 2016. In last week’s post I talked about Stephen King’s 1977 novel, The Shining. I have to believe that it initially thrilled the author to learn the film rights...
by mike | Apr 16, 2020 | Books, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Psychological Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
This series is about one of the scariest, most famous horror stories of all time. The post first ran in 2016. A while back I wrote a post titled, “A Jack Nicholson Snow Globe?” Inside the globe Jack’s dead eyes stare out through the snow in a scene from Stanley...
