by mike | Dec 28, 2015 | Death, Ghosts, Myths & Legends, Native Americans, Uncategorized |
In the Navajo culture, the Chindi is a prominent—and feared—figure. “Chindi” is the Navajo word for “ghost,” and this one is no Casper, not by a longshot. GHOST SICKNESS The traditional Navajo belief is that a person’s Chindi is released when his or her final breath...
by mike | Dec 14, 2015 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Native Americans, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
I should feel quite guilty about enjoying Nightwing, the 1979 horror film based on the Martin Cruz Smith novel of the same name—a movie reviled by both critics and viewers alike. But, as usual, I don’t give a rat’s (bat’s?) butthole about what anyone thinks. For sure,...
by mike | Dec 7, 2015 | Blowing Shit Up, Disaster Movies, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Yes, in case you didn’t know, tornadoes are responsible for blowing lots of shit up. Mother Nature does get pissed upon occasion. And nowhere is this better illustrated than in the two disaster movies, Twister (1996) and Into the Storm (2014). “THE EXTREME!” Twister...
by mike | Nov 30, 2015 | Books, Horror, Humor, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
Last week’s post about memorable movie lines included one from the 1941 horror classic, The Wolf Man, specifically from the old gypsy woman named Maleva. The renowned Russian actress, Madame Maria Ouspenskaya, played the oft-imitated role with dead seriousness. It...
by mike | Nov 23, 2015 | Horror Movies, Movie Lines, Movies, Sports Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
There are countless memorable lines from movies both classic and not-so-classic. Here are a few more of them. “Leave the gun…take the cannoli.” – Peter Clemenza (Richard Castellano) in The Godfather, the Best Picture of 1972. “I was the East Coast distributor of...
