by mike | Oct 21, 2019 | Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Nightmares, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
Having viewed over 17 million horror movies since the invention of celluloid, I’m pretty jaded when it comes to being scared by any of them. But I just about had to change my shorts after watching the 2013 thriller, The Conjuring. If it isn’t the scariest movie I ever...
by mike | Oct 17, 2019 | Books, California, Ghosts, Horror, Native Americans, Paranormal, Uncategorized, Writing |
Today’s blast from the past is about “Romantic Horror.” I initially published this post just before another significant holiday in 2012. Enjoy! This Tuesday, February 14th—Valentine’s Day—is the publication date for my new ghost story/horror novel, The Burning Ground....
by mike | Oct 10, 2019 | Books, Ghosts, Mystery Novels, Myths & Legends, Native Americans, Uncategorized |
In the Navajo culture, the Chindi is a prominent—and feared—figure. “Chindi” is the Navajo word for “ghost,” and this one is no Casper, not by a longshot. This post first ran in 2015. GHOST SICKNESS The traditional Navajo belief is that a person’s Chindi is released...
by mike | Aug 22, 2019 | Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movie Lines, Movies, Nightmares, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
I’ve watched the Poltergeist remake a couple of times since this post last appeared in 2015. My opinion of it has not changed. But the original? Oh, classic! I really wanted to dislike the 2015 version of Poltergeist, a reboot of the 1982 Steven Spielberg classic...
by mike | Aug 1, 2019 | Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
This awesome horror movie still has chops (no pun intended) even after nearly four decades. I first presented this post in 2015. To be clear, I’m talking about John Carpenter’s 1980 version of The Fog, not the reboot in 2005, which—despite Carpenter’s involvement as a...
by mike | Jul 25, 2019 | Death, Ghosts, Myths & Legends, Uncategorized |
I like weird stories, and this one is…well, pretty weird. This post first ran in 2015. Imagine this: you’re in Minneapolis—don’cha know—and you go to see a play at the Tyrone Guthrie Theater. An usher—a quiet young man—guides you to your seat. But before sitting down...
