by mike | Jan 30, 2023 | Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Nightmares, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Don’t stress, I’m not talking about the merchandising-fueled holiday on October 31st. This is about the thirteen-film slasher series, now spanning over four decades, and more specifically, last year’s entry, Halloween Ends. But does it end? I’ll have some thoughts on...
by mike | Nov 10, 2022 | Creature Features, Films About Writers, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Movies, Nightmares, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
This film provides some big laughs while grossing viewers out. The post first ran in 2019. The 1986 comedy/horror flick, House, not only fits the bill as a film in which the main character is a writer, but more specifically, a horror writer. I’ve written about a bunch...
by mike | Jul 28, 2022 | Books, California, Editing, Historical Novels, Native Americans, Nightmares, Non-Fiction, Research, Uncategorized, Writing |
Most of my novels were ones that I wanted to write. STONE WOMAN was one that I HAD to write. When writing historical novels based on true events, the challenge is to not make the scenes read like dry, academic research for a thesis. My award-winning historical novel,...
by mike | Jun 23, 2022 | Books, Death, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Nightmares, Paranormal, Psychological Thrillers, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
This reimagining of a great haunted house story scared the crap out of viewers. I first presented this post in 2018. So what did horror-meister Stephen King think about the Netflix series, The Haunting of Hill House, a revisionist version of the 1959 classic ghost...
by mike | Jun 9, 2022 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Nightmares, Uncategorized |
Ah, for the good old days, when the Governator made action movies… This post first ran in 2018. Arnold Schwarzenegger in a horror movie? Yep, he starred in the 1999 clunker, End of Days. Wait, did I say clunker? Well, the reviews were uniformly bad, but since I’m...
by mike | May 2, 2022 | Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Nightmares, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
Back in 2019 I wrote about the seven films (at the time) that comprised what is called The Conjuring Universe. This is a multi-billion (with a “b”) franchise of horror movies “based on the true stories” of hauntings and demonic possession cases involving Lorraine and...
