by mike | Apr 19, 2018 | Ghosts, Holocaust, Horror Movies, Movies, Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
The dybbuk is prominent in Jewish folklore. I first presented this post in 2014. A Jewish demon? Who knew! Yes, according to Jewish mythology a dybbuk is a ghostly, troubled spirit—most often the wandering soul of a deceased person—that possesses the body of a living...
by mike | Apr 9, 2018 | Books, Fantasy, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Monster Movies, Movies, Publishing, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
In about a month or so I will be re-releasing The Ultimate Bike Path—A Retro Ride: Book Two, the first sequel to my comedy/sci-fi story, Bicycling Through Space and Time. My character, cosmic bike rider Jack Miller, will be pedaling his 21-speed mountain bike with the...
by mike | Mar 22, 2018 | Death, Ghosts, Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
I still get a kick out of this weird flick. This post first ran in 2014. Be forewarned: the 2002 horror flick, Ghost Ship, has one of the most memorable—and gross—opening hooks in all of filmdom. We find ourselves aboard an Italian luxury ocean liner, the Antonia...
by mike | Mar 19, 2018 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Monster Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
I recently re-ran my posts on the sequels to Tremors, the classic comedy-horror flick from 1990, starring Kevin Bacon. Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (2004) was actually a prequel, and aside from a short-lived TV series, it appeared that the days of the Graboids,...
by mike | Mar 1, 2018 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Monster Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
This was the fourth Tremors film, and at the time I first presented this post in 2014, the last one. Things have changed since then. When I saw that Michael Gross, who played whacko right-wing survivalist Burt Gummer in the first three Tremors films, also starred in...
by mike | Feb 22, 2018 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
This is the second sequel to the classic comedy/horror film, Tremors. I first presented this post in 2014. Burt Gummer becomes the star in the 2001 sequel, Tremors: Back to Perfection, which takes us back to the town of Perfection, Nevada, site of the first movie....
