by mike | Nov 20, 2017 | Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
The Hawkeye state, birthplace of my bride, isn’t usually in the forefront when it comes to horror movies. But in The Crazies (2010), a remake of George Romero’s 1973 film, Iowa is where we find ourselves, and yeah, the maniacs are all over the cornfields. FEAR THY...
by mike | Nov 13, 2017 | Movies, Nightmares, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
Growing up in the 1950s I got to experience first-hand the new wave of science fiction movies that defined the era. One of my absolute favorites, Invaders from Mars (1953), had the distinction of being the first film to present aliens and their spacecraft in color...
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 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 18, 2017 | Death, Horror Movies, Life, Movies, Science Fiction, Travel, Uncategorized |
I just got back from a cool trip to the Four Corners area, mostly in Colorado. I’ll have plenty to say about it in next week’s post. For now, I want to sadly acknowledge the passing of actor Harry Dean Stanton last week at the age of ninety-one. (I’ll take that!)...
by mike | Sep 10, 2017 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Museums, Uncategorized |
This 1997 horror film is based on the best-selling book, Relic, by popular authors Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. Fans of these two know that this novel marks the initial appearance of the enigmatic FBI Agent Pendergast, who is totally absent from the movie. A box...
