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...
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...
by mike | Aug 28, 2017 | Death, Films About Writers, Humor, Movies, Music, Uncategorized, Writing |
It is always a pleasure to see eighty-something Shirley MacLaine on the silver screen. Sadly, not a whole lot of people saw her perform in the 2017 comedy-drama, The Last Word. MacLaine plays Harriet Lauler, a woman who is rich, retired, and reviled. We see this...
by mike | Aug 14, 2017 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Sword & Sorcery, Uncategorized |
When I wrote about the late John Heard last week I mentioned that one of his earliest screen roles was in the 1984 horror movie, C.H.U.D. I would’ve eventually written about this weird film, given that it is one of my Guilty Pleasures—so why not now? HOME SWEET—SEWER?...
by mike | Aug 10, 2017 | Fantasy, Guilty Pleasures, Humor, Movies, Uncategorized |
They’ve been talking about a reboot of this awesome film, which I first wrote about in 2013. Dwayne Johnson is supposed to play Kurt Russell’s role as Jack Burton. I like The Rock, but in this case, nothing can top the original, so I’m glad it is still wallowing in...
