by mike | Oct 3, 2024 | Aging, Baseball, Books, Fantasy, Ghosts, Magical realism, Movie Lines, Movies, Sports, Sports Movies, Uncategorized |
A real baseball game on the Field of Dreams? Yes, it really happened, back in 2021. “Three years ago at dusk on a spring evening, when the sky was a robin’s-egg blue and the wind as soft as a day-old chick, I was sitting on the veranda of my farm home in eastern Iowa...
by mike | Sep 9, 2024 | Ghosts, Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
Dark, dank, creepy… Abandoned tunnels seem likely places for all manner of paranormal activity. And among the league leaders is a short but spooky one on the Ontario, Canada side of Niagara Falls. It is known as the Screaming Tunnel. THE BURNING WOMAN The limestone...
by mike | Sep 5, 2024 | Ghosts, Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
I used one of the creepiest stories from this haunted lighthouse for a scene in my latest novel. This post first ran in 2021. The Florida city of St. Augustine, located on the Atlantic coast and founded in 1565 by explorers from Spain, is the oldest...
by mike | Aug 8, 2024 | Death, Ghosts, Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
This weird film could easily have been titled, Horror for Dummies. I first presented this post in 2021. Horror producer/director James Wan has been associated with a number of successful films, including the Insidious franchise and the (mostly) awesome Conjuring...
by mike | Jul 18, 2024 | Ghosts, Myths & Legends, Native Americans, Paranormal, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
Another creepy story to be told around the campfire, kiddies. This post first ran in 2021. Built in 1796, the antebellum Myrtles Plantation in St. Francisville, Louisiana has a reputation as one of America’s most haunted houses. Currently a bed & breakfast, the...
by mike | Jun 27, 2024 | Death, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Paranormal, Psychological Thrillers, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
You want SCARY? That’s exactly what you’ll get with The Changeling, an absolute gem of a film. This post first ran in 2021. The 1980 Canadian-produced psychological horror film, The Changeling, offers little violence. And forget about buckets of blood—there is maybe a...
