by mike | Jun 17, 2024 | Death, Films About Writers, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Uncategorized, Writing |
If I can use one word to describe the 2012 horror flick, Sinister, it is this: disturbing. But it did receive some decent reviews (a few “jump scares” and horror tropes notwithstanding), and it made a ton of money over its production budget. And, most important for...
by mike | Jun 13, 2024 | Baseball, California, Death, Life, Uncategorized |
A bit of “retro” that I hope will never make a comeback. This post first ran in 2021, with the pandemic at its height. Year Two (for crying out loud!) of the freaking coronavirus pandemic. Sure, it seems to be trending in the right direction, and many more people have...
by mike | Jun 10, 2024 | Books, Death, Fantasy, Humor, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
In advance of the release of Perils of the Bike Path (the fifth opus in my comedy/sci-fi series), I’m presenting an occasional scene from one of the earlier books. This one comes from the third book, The 22nd Gear. My cosmic bike rider, Jack Miller, has bicycled into...
by mike | Jun 6, 2024 | Horror, Horror Movies, Movie Lines, Movies, Quotes, Uncategorized |
No CGI in the classic horror movies of yore, but they could still scare the crap out of you. Here are some memorable lines from a few of them. This post first ran in 2021. “My, what a big bat!” Yes, quite large. John Harker (David Manners) uttered this line in the...
by mike | Jun 3, 2024 | Disasters, Mysteries, Myths & Legends, Uncategorized |
The Zebrina was a schooner-rigged, three-masted sailing barge of 189 tons, built in 1873 in Whitstable, England. The owners’ original goal was for the ship to serve as a trading vessel along the Rio de la Plata in South America, which it did for the first seven years....
by mike | May 30, 2024 | Humor, Mysteries, Mystery Series, Paranormal, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
Oh, how I wish they would produce new episodes of Jonathan Creek! This post first ran in 2021. Jonathan Creek is a narrow tributary to a Canadian river. Jonathan Creek is also the title of a venerable British TV mystery series, as well as the name of its lead...
