by mike | Jul 31, 2023 | Books, Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, Uncategorized |
Magic is a key component in just about every sword & sorcery novel, be it benevolent or for the darkest of evil. In one of my early stories, The Sword of Tyron (original title: Berbora), magic is used to transcend time itself. I’ll show you one of those scenes—but...
by mike | Jul 27, 2023 | Movies, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
This sci-fi film has aged rather well, considering it first hit the silver screen nearly seven decades ago. I first presented this post in 2020. The above gaudy title was the tagline for This Island Earth (1955), a science fiction thriller from the “golden decade” of...
by mike | Jul 24, 2023 | Humor, Movies, Uncategorized |
A great philosopher (either Plato or Frank Zappa; I’m not sure) once said, “Opinions are like assholes. Everybody has one, and they all stink.” With that in mind, I’ll reference an article that I read last week about twenty-five movies that, while considered “cult...
by mike | Jul 20, 2023 | Creature Features, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Monster Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
I had forgotten about this post, which first ran in 2020. To reiterate my warning from back then, don’t be drinking anything when you read some of these crazy film teasers. 😊 I happened to be drinking coffee last week as I read some film teasers on Amazon Prime. The...
by mike | Jul 17, 2023 | Baseball, Basketball, Football, Sports, Uncategorized |
Earlier this month I tuned into a game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Milwaukee Brewers. The Reds’ phenomenal rookie, Elly de la Cruz, had just reached first base with a single. He promptly stole second, just beating the throw, and on the next pitch he broke for...
by mike | Jul 13, 2023 | Blowing Shit Up, Guilty Pleasures, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Well, I haven’t heard anything about a new Rambo film, and that’s probably a good thing. This post first ran in 2020. They titled the 2019 film Rambo: Last Blood, an obvious reference to the initial 1982 version, First Blood. I loved that film, based on the 1972 novel...
