by mike | Nov 25, 2013 | Horror, Horror Movies, Myths & Legends, Nightmares, Uncategorized |
A long-ago childhood nightmare rose up unbidden from my subconscious recently to cause a few sleepless nights. That nightmare had a name: Cropsey. My memories of this time are a bit disjointed, but here goes. In the late 1950s I joined a Boy Scout troop that held its...
by mike | Nov 12, 2013 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
If you’ve read this blog for any period of time you probably know that I’m a sucker for movies like the 1990 bug-fest, Arachnophobia. Creepy-crawlies? Yep, I’m there. And this one is a gem. Is Arachnophobia a horror movie? Well, yeah. Is it a comedy? For sure. Back...
by mike | Nov 4, 2013 | Life, Movies, Musical Theater, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
I had the great pleasure of seeing the musical stage production of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert here in San Diego last month. Most of the twenty or so familiar songs are still rolling around in my head, and they are more than welcome there. But above all the laughs,...
by mike | Oct 28, 2013 | Books, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Native Americans, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
The late, great Richard Matheson, one of my favorite authors, wrote many novels that I still cherish. At the top are two in particular: Bid Time Return (Somewhere in Time), a time travel/romance that takes place in and around San Diego’s Hotel Del Coronado, and Hell...
by mike | Oct 23, 2013 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Editing, Fantasy, Horror, Native Americans, Sword & Sorcery, Thrillers, Writing |
“Hey Mike, where do you come up with those weird character names and place names in your fantasy and sci-fi novels?” Yeah, I used to get that question, or variations thereof, a lot when I did tons of appearances, signings, conferences, and so on. But it had been a...
