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...
by mike | Jun 20, 2019 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Death, Ghosts, Life, Publishing, Science Fiction, Sword & Planet, Uncategorized, Writing |
The first novel that I ever published had the main character getting knocked off in the opening chapter. Really!? This post first ran in 2015. I’ve never dwelled too much on what happens after I croak. But now that I’m pushing an age that once seemed science fiction,...
by mike | Apr 29, 2019 | Creature Features, Films About Writers, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Nightmares, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
The 1986 comedy/horror flick, House, not only fits the bill as a film in which the main character is a writer, but more specifically, a horror writer. I’ve written about a bunch of movies in my “Films About Writers” series, and a number of them focus on those of us...
