by mike | Sep 19, 2019 | Books, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Monster Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
In case you couldn’t tell, I had too much fun writing the Bicycling trilogy! This post first ran in 2015. Last week’s post about memorable movie lines included one from the 1941 horror classic, The Wolf Man, specifically from the old gypsy woman named Maleva. The...
by mike | Jul 11, 2019 | Creature Features, Monster Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
Films like this one were staples in the paranoid 1950s. This post first ran in 2015. Okay, tell me what movie I’m thinking about: it’s from the 1950s, it’s in black & white, it’s about a gigantic prehistoric monster brought to life by atomic radiation and then,...
by mike | Apr 8, 2019 | Creature Features, Fantasy, Horror Movies, Monster Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
So why is an old guy like me so excited about the upcoming Godzilla movie? (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, release date May 31st. Next month!) Okay, I’m seventy-three (going on thirteen), and I’ve always loved monster movies, and I’ll still love ’em when I’m a...
by mike | Mar 28, 2019 | Fantasy, Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Monster Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
Here is an homage to the old horror films of years gone by. This post first ran in 2015. I guess the 2004 monster/horror film, Van Helsing, qualifies as a Guilty Pleasure because not a whole lot of folks liked it—especially the reviewers. (Fie on them!) It grossed...
by mike | Mar 4, 2019 | Disaster Movies, Monster Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
I can’t even guess at how many times I’ve seen the three original Jurassic Park films. It will take a long time for me to catch up with the Jurassic World trilogy. Heck, the third one isn’t even due till 2021. Here are the “better” and “best” films—IMHO, of course. #3...
by mike | Feb 25, 2019 | Disaster Movies, Monster Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Yes, I’m going to rate the five films in the Jurassic Park franchise (IMHO, of course), but it is not going to be in a worst-to-first way. I love dinosaur movies in general, and these were all entertaining, so I think good-to-better-to best would be more accurate....
