by mike | Apr 18, 2022 | Books, Humor, Science Fiction, Sword & Planet, Sword & Sorcery, Uncategorized |
Indeed he is, still the reluctant hero in my recently published novel, The Horrors of Harrmel. Bernie first appeared in my 2016 Sword & Planet spoof, The Wizard from Harrmel, where he was zapped up from an Iowa cornfield and deposited on the deadly planet of...
by mike | Apr 14, 2022 | Books, Historical Novels, Museums, Non-Fiction, Uncategorized |
Who knew? Not me, until I read about the Bone Wars in Michael Crichton’s book, Dragon Teeth, back in 2018, when this post first ran. Also called the Great Dinosaur Rush, the Bone Wars comprises an interesting chapter in American history. The phrase refers to a period...
by mike | Apr 11, 2022 | Creature Features, Horror, Horror Movies, Monster Movies, Monsters, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
The story contained within the remarkable 2018 horror film, A Quiet Place, began on “Day 89” and went forward from there. So when A Quiet Place: Part II (2020) opens on “Day 1” we are assured of finding out how it all started. But it is not entirely a prequel to the...
by mike | Apr 7, 2022 | Creature Features, Horror, Horror Movies, Monster Movies, Monsters, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
I watched this film again the other day, and I still marvel at the subtle terror that it engenders. This post first ran in 2018. Just how scary is the 2018 thriller, A Quiet Place? Okay, perhaps you’ve seen a Cox commercial where a woman is watching Stranger Things...
by mike | Apr 4, 2022 | Humor, Mysteries, Mystery Series, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
No, we’re not talking about William Shakespeare, or his wife, Anne Hathaway—not exactly, anyway. This is about Luella “Lu” Shakespeare (Jo Joyner) and Frank Hathaway (Mark Benton), stars of the delightful BBC British detective/comedy series, Shakespeare and Hathaway:...
by mike | Mar 31, 2022 | Creature Features, Horror, Horror Movies, Monster Movies, Movie Lines, Movies, Psychological Thrillers, Uncategorized |
I have nightmares about horror movies. Where do you think I get some of my ideas from, eh? 😊 This post first ran in 2018. Ah, scary flicks…no surprise that I love the genre. (What does that say about me?) Here are a few lines from some of my favorites. “They’re coming...
