by mike | Apr 16, 2013 | Fantasy, Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies |
You might feel a bit…well, sleazy watching this 1982 “erotic remake” of the 1942 movie that bore the same title but, understandably, had way less sex and violence. I suppose that would qualify it as a guilty pleasure. But even though it wasn’t a box office smash, Cat...
by mike | Mar 26, 2013 | Books, Editing, Horror, Native Americans, Psychological Thrillers, Publishing, Research, Writing |
Last year, in a post titled, “Writing Novels For Fun And…Fun?” I made the following observation: When I made the commitment to start writing novels a long, long time ago I began by sticking to one of the basic tenets: Write what you know. I knew Edgar Rice Burroughs,...
by mike | Mar 6, 2013 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Nightmares |
Okay, this is one scary underground chick flick, the cast comprised of six women. Tell the truth, it’s actually two films, given that the creatively titled The Descent: Part Two, though released four years later, picks up right where The Descent leaves off (though...
by mike | Feb 25, 2013 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies |
When I decided to write about my favorite dumb/bad/cheesy horror movies last year, the one that leaped to the top of the heap was Wes Craven’s 1981 gem, Deadly Blessing. Big problem: my VHS tape of the film had long gone the way of Goodwill—same as my VCR—and the...
by mike | Jan 23, 2013 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Nightmares, Paranormal |
AN EYE FOR AN EYE. YOUR LIFE FOR A TOOTH. That’s one of the taglines for the 2003 horror flick, Darkness Falls—a double entendre title if ever there was one. In this case, Darkness Falls is the name of a small New England town. Here, the storied and seemingly innocent...
by mike | Dec 27, 2012 | Books, Fantasy, Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies |
BENEATH HEAVEN LIES HELL. BENEATH HELL LIES… The Cave. Actually, I probably could’ve designated this claustrophobic 2005 horror flick as a Guilty Pleasure, even though I’ve always enjoyed watching it. Not so others, apparently. Research revealed that it barely broke...
