by mike | Feb 19, 2014 | Horror Movies, Humor, Movies, Psychological Thrillers, Sports Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
I love memorable lines from the silver screen, especially if they’re from movie favorites that I watch numerous times. A couple years ago I wrote a post titled, “She Wouldn’t Even Harm a Fly”—the great last line from the classic 1960 Hitchcock film, Psycho....
by mike | Dec 23, 2013 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Movies, Uncategorized |
Lest anyone think that this 1999 horror/comedy flick takes itself too seriously, they need only consider one of my favorite lines about halfway through. The hilarious Betty White plays old Delores Bickerman, who is spotted happily feeding one of her cows to a...
by mike | Dec 16, 2013 | Books, Editing, Humor, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
I suppose I’m fascinated, if not obsessed, with the bad opening lines that have been submitted to the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest over the past thirty years. What the heck, they are so entertaining. Here are some more award-winning gems from the past. Enjoy! His...
by mike | Nov 12, 2013 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
If you’ve read this blog for any period of time you probably know that I’m a sucker for movies like the 1990 bug-fest, Arachnophobia. Creepy-crawlies? Yep, I’m there. And this one is a gem. Is Arachnophobia a horror movie? Well, yeah. Is it a comedy? For sure. Back...
by mike | Oct 8, 2013 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Humor, Uncategorized, Writing |
I just returned from an excellent trip to northern Arizona. Lots to write about—next time. For now, here are some more outrageously bad opening lines from the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest. Enjoy! Cheryl’s mind turned like the vanes of a wind-powered turbine, chopping...
by mike | Sep 25, 2013 | Books, Editing, Holocaust, Humor, Publishing, Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
It was a dark and stormy night… Just about everyone, writer and non-writer alike, is familiar with that famous—or infamous—opening of a novel, arguably one of the most overused lines ever (even by Snoopy). The guy responsible for it? A nineteenth century British...
