by mike | Dec 8, 2025 | Horror, Humor, Movies, Uncategorized |
My three daughters know this old guy pretty well. When it comes to choosing gifts, they’re always spot on. Case in point, when a delivery addressed to “Dad” recently showed up on my doorstep, I knew that Molly had sent it. But since it wasn’t my birthday, or...
by mike | Nov 24, 2025 | Action/Adventure, Death, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Movie Lines, Movies, Quotes, Uncategorized |
With all the buzz about a new entry in The Mummy franchise on the horizon—the ones starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz—I thought it would be fun to revisit some of the memorable lines from the first two films. I’ll do The Mummy Returns next week. THE MUMMY (1999)...
by mike | Nov 10, 2025 | Action/Adventure, Adventure fantasy, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Movies, Uncategorized |
Yes indeed, I do want my Mummy, and by Grabthar’s hammer, I just might be getting it! I’m talking about the Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz-fueled franchise that began with The Mummy (1999) and The Mummy Returns (2001), and to a lesser degree, The Mummy: Tomb of the...
by mike | Oct 20, 2025 | California, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
Thousands of frenzied birds invade a small, coastal California town, slamming into houses, destroying property, and terrorizing the locals. Sounds like the storyline for Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 horror classic, The Birds, yes? Actually, no…not the one I’m writing...
by mike | Aug 25, 2025 | Horror, Movies, Psychological Thrillers, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Most people think of Anthony Hopkins when they hear the name Hannibal Lecter, and rightfully so. Hopkins won an Academy Award for portraying the incarcerated psychiatrist/serial killer in the Best Picture of 1991, Silence of the Lambs, and two subsequent films. But he...
by mike | Aug 18, 2025 | Books, California, Horror, Uncategorized, Women |
To reiterate what I wrote last week, I absolutely love and respect strong women! Heck, I had a fabulous one as my life partner for over three decades. I try to impart that same strength and resolve to the female characters in all of my two dozen+ books, and that is...