by mike | Jul 27, 2026 | Death, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
Moviegoers loved Sam Neill’s portrayal as Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park (1993). Were they surprised four years later, in the sci-fi/horror film, Event Horizon, to see his riveting performance as Dr. William Weir, designer of a spaceship…from Hell? I believe so....
by mike | Jul 20, 2026 | Books, Bookstores, Death, Editing, Films About Books, Films About Writers, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Nightmares, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
Through the decades I’ve enjoyed pretty much all of the films in which Sam Neill performed. Learning of his sudden death last week at the age of 78 saddened me. As an homage I watched three of my favorite films: Jurassic Park, Event Horizon, and In the Mouth of...
by mike | Apr 6, 2026 | Death, Disasters, Life, Uncategorized |
Five freshwater lakes in North America are known collectively as the Great Lakes. Over the centuries, numerous shipwrecks have accounted for a great number of fatalities. There are no exact figures on the number of wrecks, though estimates have ranged from 6,000 to...
by mike | Mar 23, 2026 | Aging, Baseball, Death, Life, Uncategorized, Writing |
(Balm: anything that heals, soothes, or mitigates pain.) In a couple of weeks it will be two years since I lost Jacqueline, my beloved bride, to demon cancer. Devastated? I’m sure you can imagine. For a time, I thought I’d follow close behind. So how did I survive the...
by mike | Jan 13, 2026 | Death, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
One of the primary reasons that the 1982 sci-fi/horror film, John Carpenter’s The Thing, is considered one of the best movies of its genre is its outstanding ensemble cast. A young actor named T. K. Carter was part of that ensemble. He portrayed Nauls, the affable...
by mike | Nov 24, 2025 | Action/Adventure, Death, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Movie Lines, Movies, Quotes, Uncategorized |
With all the buzz about a new entry in The Mummy franchise on the horizon—the ones starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz—I thought it would be fun to revisit some of the memorable lines from the first two films. I’ll do The Mummy Returns next week. THE MUMMY (1999)...
