by mike | Dec 25, 2023 | Fantasy, Ghosts, Humor, Movie Lines, Movies, Nightmares, Romance, Uncategorized |
This was supposed to be a “Christmas post” when it first ran many years ago, but since then it has been viewed countless times—in just about every month of the year. As a Jewish kid growing up in The Bronx—in a neighborhood of mostly other Jews—I had little exposure...
by mike | Oct 30, 2023 | Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Nightmares, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
It’s that time again. 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. These days I spend the holiday enjoying a horror movie marathon…three or four shockers. The rest of the year,...
by mike | Oct 26, 2023 | Aging, Death, Humor, Life, Nightmares, Uncategorized |
Since I first wrote this post during the pandemic quarantine in 2020, our poor Frodo has sailed off to the Undying Lands. 😊 Report from the Sirota Quarantine Cave: Jacqueline and I are doing fine. We’ve both been “sheltering in place” since she got back from a trip to...
by mike | Sep 18, 2023 | Books, Films About Books, Horror Movies, Life, Movies, Nightmares, Uncategorized |
The Babadook is a 2014 Australian horror film that is considered a classic of its genre. It tells the story of Amelia, a grieving young widow, and seven-year-old Sam, her out-of-control son. Somehow the film’s “monster,” inexplicably, has become what many call a...
by mike | May 25, 2023 | Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Nightmares, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
The eighth film in this scary universe, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, came out in 2021, after the initial time that I presented three posts about these mostly terrifying films. It makes sense to insert this post here. Back in 2019 I wrote about the seven...
by mike | May 18, 2023 | Death, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Myths & Legends, Nightmares, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
The Conjuring Universe marched on through 2019 with a couple of creepy new entries. This post first ran in…well of course, 2019! The most recent films in the Conjuring Universe both hit the silver screen in 2019. Film number six, The Curse of La Llorona, fits into the...
