by mike | Oct 28, 2019 | Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Nightmares, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
With the financial success of the first two films in the Conjuring Universe, sequels were inevitable. This time around the filmmakers doubled down on the links that they inserted in The Conjuring 2, a clear indication that this franchise had a lot more to offer in the...
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 14, 2019 | Books, California, Horror, Native Americans, Uncategorized, Writing |
By way of self-evaluation, The Modoc Well (originally published as The Well by Bantam Books) is the goriest of my four horror novels. This particular shocker of a scene will illustrate that. The setup: The Lowell family has relocated to the small Northern California...
by mike | Oct 3, 2019 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Native Americans, Uncategorized |
This might be one of the guiltiest Guilty Pleasures that I ever wrote about. The post first ran in 2015. I should feel quite guilty about enjoying Nightwing, the 1979 horror film based on the Martin Cruz Smith novel of the same name—a movie reviled by both critics and...
by mike | Sep 30, 2019 | Baseball, Horror, Humor, Life, Uncategorized |
With seven-plus decades in the rearview mirror, I’ve had plenty of time to collect my share of “stuff.” I thought it might be fun to have a look at some of the more interesting things, so consider “Curious Possessions” the first of a new, occasional series for my...
