by mike | Apr 24, 2017 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
Jamie Lee Curtis once called Virus, a 1999 sci-fi/horror flick, a “piece of shit.” Why is that significant? Because the renowned scream queen was one of its stars—along with Donald Sutherland and William Baldwin. The film, despite a lot of hype—even a line of action...
by mike | Apr 13, 2017 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
This catty post first stalked the pages of my blog in 2013. You might feel a bit…well, sleazy watching this 1982 “erotic remake” of the 1942 movie that bore the same title but, understandably, had way less sex and violence. I suppose that would qualify it as a guilty...
by mike | Mar 30, 2017 | Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
I first wrote about all of these THINGS in 2013. Nope, this post is not about characters created by Dr. Seuss. (I’m not sure there even was a Thing 3.) It’s about three science fiction/horror movies that share a commonality of title, spread out over the unbelievable...
by mike | Mar 9, 2017 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
I goofed back in 2013, when I first wrote about The Descent, by calling it a Guilty Pleasure. The film did well at the box office, and it is listed as “85% Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes. No guilt here, don’cha know! Okay, this is one scary underground chick flick, the...
by mike | Mar 2, 2017 | Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
This is one of the dumbest movies ever…and I love it! I first wrote about Deadly Blessing in 2013. When I decided to write about my favorite dumb/bad/cheesy horror movies last year, the one that leaped to the top of the heap was Wes Craven’s 1981 gem, Deadly Blessing....
by mike | Feb 23, 2017 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Editing, Horror, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
Thus ends my three-part series, first presented in 2013, on how writers can engage their readers at the start of their novels. Okay, one more post on how writers engage their readers with a strong opening hook, and then I’ll get back to other important matters, such...
