by mike | Apr 10, 2025 | Death, Ghosts, Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
Old cemeteries just seem to have that creepy way about them. I first presented this post in 2022. Some think of it as the most haunted place in the venerable Georgia city of Savannah. Others call it one of the most haunted sites in America. Whatever the case, Colonial...
by mike | Apr 7, 2025 | Adventure fantasy, Death, Life, Movies, Native American Films, Uncategorized |
We lost an acting icon—and a personal favorite—last week. Val Kilmer passed away at age 65 after a courageous battle with insidious throat cancer. His last appearance on the big screen—an amazing effort—was a cameo in Top Gun: Maverick (2022), where he reprised his...
by mike | Apr 3, 2025 | Books, Editing, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writers' Conferences, Writing |
You know what they say about “opinions.” I first presented this post in 2022. I had a “gimmick”—for want of a better word—that I used when facilitating novel-writing workshops and classes at writers’ conferences and other venues. While discussing the fear of having...
by mike | Mar 31, 2025 | Aging, Baseball, Death, Life, Uncategorized |
With the baseball season now underway, I’m running this post from last year. A difficult one for me, to be sure, but necessary. To be clear, 2024 has been the worst year of my (long) life. It had to be after losing Jacqueline, my wonderful bride, life partner, and...
by mike | Mar 27, 2025 | Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Nightmares, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
Since I first presented this post in 2022, The Conjuring Universe has expanded to include The Nun II in 2023. It will further grow later this year with The Conjuring: Last Rites. Back in 2019 I wrote about the seven films (at the time) that comprised what is called...
by mike | Mar 24, 2025 | Creature Features, Horror, Horror Movies, Monster Movies, Monsters, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Women |
If you watch old movies, especially from the 1940s and ’50s, you see things that, while uncomfortable by today’s standards, were typical of the era. For one thing: smoking. So many characters puffing their brains out, be it on an airplane, in a restaurant, or even in...
