by mike | Jun 17, 2024 | Death, Films About Writers, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Uncategorized, Writing |
If I can use one word to describe the 2012 horror flick, Sinister, it is this: disturbing. But it did receive some decent reviews (a few “jump scares” and horror tropes notwithstanding), and it made a ton of money over its production budget. And, most important for...
by mike | Jun 6, 2024 | Horror, Horror Movies, Movie Lines, Movies, Quotes, Uncategorized |
No CGI in the classic horror movies of yore, but they could still scare the crap out of you. Here are some memorable lines from a few of them. This post first ran in 2021. “My, what a big bat!” Yes, quite large. John Harker (David Manners) uttered this line in the...
by mike | May 13, 2024 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Uncategorized |
The source material for the 2023 horror film, The Last Voyage of the Demeter, is a chapter titled “The Captain’s Log” from Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel, Dracula. That should be enough to keep you from boarding the vessel. I mean, who would want Transylvania’s most famous...
by mike | Apr 25, 2024 | Books, California, Ghosts, Horror, Native Americans, Publishing, Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
“Oh, you’re a writer, but what do you do for a living?” Well, if you are a writer, you’ve probably heard that question in one form or another. I sure did, even more so than the one directed at my four horror novels. Unfortunately, in my case it was a valid question...
by mike | Apr 18, 2024 | Books, California, Editing, Horror, Native Americans, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
Yes, writers do get comments like this. I first presented this post in 2021. The above quote, with a few variations, was something I heard numerous times after the first of my four horror novels hit the shelves over thirty years ago. People knew me as a rather quiet,...
by mike | Apr 15, 2024 | Books, Fantasy, Horror, Nightmares, Research, Sword & Planet, Sword & Sorcery, Writing |
Circumstances preclude my presenting a new post for today. But here is one of my favorites from long ago. What’s the deal? A guy who writes horror, fantasy and other weird stuff thinking that creativity is a curse? To be honest—no, not the majority of the time. My...
