by mike | Oct 29, 2020 | Books, Films About Books, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Psychological Thrillers, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
With Halloween nearly upon us—though a bit subdued in this insane year—here is a post about one of the scariest movies EVER. It first ran in 2017. When William Friedkin, director of The Exorcist, proclaims, “I’ve never seen a more terrifying film,” you have to take...
by mike | May 14, 2020 | Horror Movies, Humor, Movie Lines, Movies, Psychological Thrillers, Quotes, Sports Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Here are some notable quotes from a few of my favorite flicks. This post first ran in 2016. “I play hockey and I fornicate, ’cause those are the two most fun things to do in cold weather.” – Skank Marden (Ron Eldard) to a female reporter in one of the funniest—and...
by mike | Apr 30, 2020 | Books, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Psychological Thrillers, Uncategorized |
This post first ran in 2016, and since that time the film version of Doctor Sleep hit the big screen—and the small one. I’ll comment on it at the end. In 1977, when Stephen King hit the bestseller lists in hardcover for the first time with his classic, The Shining, it...
by mike | Apr 23, 2020 | Books, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Psychological Thrillers, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
How did Stanley Kubrick decide to produce a film version of The Shining? I first presented this post in 2016. In last week’s post I talked about Stephen King’s 1977 novel, The Shining. I have to believe that it initially thrilled the author to learn the film rights...
by mike | Apr 16, 2020 | Books, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Psychological Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
This series is about one of the scariest, most famous horror stories of all time. The post first ran in 2016. A while back I wrote a post titled, “A Jack Nicholson Snow Globe?” Inside the globe Jack’s dead eyes stare out through the snow in a scene from Stanley...
by mike | Apr 9, 2020 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Psychological Thrillers, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
What was the deal with what should have been a hit movie? I first presented this post in 2016. This psychological thriller had movie critics at one another’s throats and close to figurative blows. But why? The Village was written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan,...
