by mike | Apr 9, 2018 | Books, Fantasy, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Monster Movies, Movies, Publishing, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
In about a month or so I will be re-releasing The Ultimate Bike Path—A Retro Ride: Book Two, the first sequel to my comedy/sci-fi story, Bicycling Through Space and Time. My character, cosmic bike rider Jack Miller, will be pedaling his 21-speed mountain bike with the...
by mike | Mar 29, 2018 | Books, California, Ghosts, Horror, Paranormal, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
I first ran this post in 2014, around the time I reissued my two ghost stories. This one tells the tale of many benign ghosts—and one murderous spirit—in the Anza-Borrego Desert. PRAISE FOR FIRE DANCE: “Sirota returns…with this atmospheric tale of horror in the...
by mike | Mar 22, 2018 | Death, Ghosts, Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
I still get a kick out of this weird flick. This post first ran in 2014. Be forewarned: the 2002 horror flick, Ghost Ship, has one of the most memorable—and gross—opening hooks in all of filmdom. We find ourselves aboard an Italian luxury ocean liner, the Antonia...
by mike | Mar 19, 2018 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Monster Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
I recently re-ran my posts on the sequels to Tremors, the classic comedy-horror flick from 1990, starring Kevin Bacon. Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (2004) was actually a prequel, and aside from a short-lived TV series, it appeared that the days of the Graboids,...
by mike | Mar 15, 2018 | Books, Editing, Ghosts, Horror, Humor, Publishing, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
Are we novelists EVER satisfied with our stories? I first presented this post in 2014. The following paragraph is not an entry out of “Mike’s Brag Book.” I only present it to support the point I plan on making in this post. I have written books, and have edited other...
by mike | Mar 1, 2018 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Monster Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
This was the fourth Tremors film, and at the time I first presented this post in 2014, the last one. Things have changed since then. When I saw that Michael Gross, who played whacko right-wing survivalist Burt Gummer in the first three Tremors films, also starred in...
