by mike | Oct 30, 2017 | Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
Last year I mentioned that as an old guy living in a gated 55+ community, I no longer have to hand out Halloween candy at the front door, since no one does trick-or-treating. In addition to eating the last two Reese’s peanut butter cups, I get all the ones that come...
by mike | Oct 26, 2017 | Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Myths & Legends, Nightmares, Uncategorized |
This is a really strange story, one that still doesn’t appear to have an ending. I first presented this post in 2013. A long-ago childhood nightmare rose up unbidden from my subconscious recently to cause a few sleepless nights. That nightmare had a name: Cropsey. My...
by mike | Oct 23, 2017 | Books, California, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Native Americans, Uncategorized, Writing |
With Halloween nearly upon us, I’d like to share a creepy scene from The Burning Ground, one of my four horror novels. This is the final scene in chapter one, which takes place in 1849. (The balance of the story is contemporary.) The setup: gold has been discovered in...
by mike | Oct 12, 2017 | Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Creepy-crawlies galore in this fun post, first shared in 2013. If you’ve read this blog for any period of time you probably know that I’m a sucker for movies like the 1990 bug-fest, Arachnophobia. Creepy-crawlies? Yep, I’m there. And this one is a gem. Is...
by mike | Oct 2, 2017 | Horror, Horror Movies, Movie Lines, Movies, Uncategorized |
The dialogue in horror movies can range from outrageously humorous to super creepy. Here are just a few, all of the films prior to 1990. “They’re coming to get you, Barbra.” The jerk who said this to his sister in the 1968 film, Night of the Living Dead, would come to...
by mike | Sep 28, 2017 | Books, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
An old movie that can still creep you out with the best of them? Oh yeah, that’s The Legend of Hell House. This post first appeared in 2013. The late, great Richard Matheson, one of my favorite authors, wrote many novels that I still cherish. At the top are two in...
