by mike | Nov 28, 2016 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
Who knows, maybe there were a few extra full moons in 1981. Whatever the case, Hollywood appeared to wax lycanthropic with three wolf-themed films, including today’s subject, The Howling. The other two, which I’ve already written about, were Wolfen (see my post,...
by mike | Nov 21, 2016 | Horror Movies, Humor, Movie Lines, Movies, Sports Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
If you’re reading this on its posting date, Monday the 21st, then I’m on my way back from Iowa after a visit with my bride’s family. So what better film to choose for my first quote? “Officially, my major was English, but really it was the ’60s. I marched, I smoked...
by mike | Oct 3, 2016 | Disaster Movies, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
The bestselling author in question here is none other than Stephen King. His directorial effort, singular, is the 1986 “science fiction action horror comedy” film, Maximum Overdrive, based (loosely) on his short story, Trucks. The movie was a disaster both critically...
by mike | Sep 26, 2016 | Books, Bookstores, Editing, Films About Books, Films About Writers, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Nightmares, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
It is pretty well accepted that reading books can influence people in many ways, both positively and negatively. But can they drive readers to madness and murder? In the Mouth of Madness, the bizarre 1995 film—its title is an homage to H.P. Lovecraft’s At the...
by mike | Sep 12, 2016 | Books, California, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
During my many decades—or is that centuries?—living on this planet I have encountered a number of people who’ve shared the same childhood nightmare. In it, they awaken one morning to discover that their mother is not their mother, or their favorite uncle is no longer...
by mike | Aug 15, 2016 | California, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
With so many folks pissed off about the remake of Ghostbusters, I got to thinking: has anyone ever referred to the remake of any much-loved movie as outstanding? More than likely the response is “meh” or “why bother?” or “what the heck were they thinking?” Did we...
