by mike | Sep 1, 2016 | Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Psychological Thrillers, Uncategorized |
In this post from 2012 I talk about one of the scariest movies ever, and why I didn’t take a shower for quite some time. Until Field of Dreams hit the screen in 1989, my number one favorite movie was Alfred Hitchcock’s classic horror flick, Psycho. That was a long run...
by mike | Aug 15, 2016 | California, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
With so many folks pissed off about the remake of Ghostbusters, I got to thinking: has anyone ever referred to the remake of any much-loved movie as outstanding? More than likely the response is “meh” or “why bother?” or “what the heck were they thinking?” Did we...
by mike | Aug 11, 2016 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Folks seem fascinated with these slithery things. Don’t know why…but here’s a post about a cheesy, fun flick that I first wrote about in 2012. Wait, what? Hey Mike, didn’t you write about this one already? Nope, this one is Anacondas, plural. This 2004 film has a...
by mike | Aug 8, 2016 | Death, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Who knew? Until I saw a film titled The Forest earlier this year, I had not heard of Aokigahara. Research revealed something shocking: this vast forest, located near the base of Japan’s sacred Mt. Fuji, is a place where thousands of people have come to take their own...
by mike | Aug 4, 2016 | Books, Editing, Horror, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
For you writers, or even wanna-be writers out there, this bit of information may be helpful. I first presented it as a newsletter for my writing community years ago, and later in a 2012 post. To some writers, “outline” is a dirty word (much like “synopsis”). To...
by mike | Jul 28, 2016 | Books, Horror, Publishing, Romance, Uncategorized, Writing |
I first published this post in 2012, but its message is timeless. Do you expect to strike it rich writing books? Not likely. Let me share some thoughts from what I’ve experienced over the past gazillion years and nearly thirty novels written. When I made the...
