by mike | Jun 11, 2012 | Books, Bookstores, California, Fantasy, Guilty Pleasures, Movies, Sword & Sorcery, Writing |
The thundering drums from Basil Poledouris’s awesome score tell me that, for perhaps the hundredth time, I’m about to immerse myself in the 1982 screen exploits of author Robert E. Howard’s most famous character, Conan the Barbarian. What can I say? I love this film,...
by mike | May 9, 2012 | Fantasy, Guilty Pleasures, Movies, Science Fiction, Sword & Planet, Sword & Sorcery |
In a previous post I mentioned that the “guilt” in guilty pleasures comes from worrying about what others might think about one’s tastes, maybe seeing you as a real lowbrow, or an eccentric. In the case of the 1983 sword & planet movie, Krull, that actually...
by mike | Apr 23, 2012 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Writers' Retreat |
I just got back from a great writers’ retreat in Middleburg, VA, not too far from Washington, DC. I’ll write about it in my next post, as soon as I’ve had a chance to assimilate the weekend. Meantime, this old horror novelist wants to talk about guilty pleasures. The...
