by mike | Jan 28, 2019 | Horror, Horror Movies, Monster Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
The 2008 monster flick, Sea Beast, originally titled Troglodyte, is one of many films in the SyFy Channel’s “Maneater” series. With titles such as Grizzly Rage, Rise of the Gargoyles, Sand Serpents, Roadkill, and Blood Monkey, the series covers just about every myth,...
by mike | Dec 17, 2018 | Adventure fantasy, Fantasy, Guilty Pleasures, Monster Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
The 2008 “epic adventure” film, 10,000 BC, would not be a guilty pleasure if judged only by its box office. It made a fair amount of money. But the reviews for its story, which is set in prehistoric times, were uniformly harsh, many citing it as “archaeologically...
by mike | Sep 3, 2018 | Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Monster Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
The 2018 monster movie, Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell, is the sixth in a film series that began with the 1990 release, Tremors, which starred Kevin Bacon as Valentine McKee. Indeed, this series has run for nearly three decades—with an eleven-year hiatus between the 2004...
by mike | Aug 6, 2018 | Horror, Horror Movies, Monster Movies, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Just how scary is the 2018 thriller, A Quiet Place? Okay, perhaps you’ve seen a Cox commercial where a woman is watching Stranger Things and sitting on the edge of her couch looking seriously freaked out. That’s about what this jaded horror aficionado looked like all...
by mike | Jul 30, 2018 | Horror, Horror Movies, Monster Movies, Movie Lines, Movies, Psychological Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Ah, scary flicks…no surprise that I love the genre. (What does that say about me?) Here are a few lines from some of my favorites. “They’re coming to get you, Barbara…there’s one of them now!” Smart-ass (and soon to be dead) Johnny to his sister in George Romero’s...
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...
