by mike | Jan 9, 2017 | Disaster Movies, Fantasy, Movies, Myths & Legends, Uncategorized |
Three of Hollywood’s leading men in one movie? Yes, the 2002 post-apocalyptic fantasy, Reign of Fire, gave us Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey, and Gerard Butler, all with a common goal: kill the dragons, before humankind on Earth is no more. THEY’VE ALWAYS BEEN...
by mike | Oct 10, 2016 | Myths & Legends, Nightmares, Non-Fiction, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
This is one weird story…and I do mean weird. It occurred a long time ago, and to this day the “explanations” are no more than guesswork and speculation. Some even say that the incidents didn’t happen, that they were the result of mass hysteria. In any case, curl up...
by mike | Aug 8, 2016 | Death, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Who knew? Until I saw a film titled The Forest earlier this year, I had not heard of Aokigahara. Research revealed something shocking: this vast forest, located near the base of Japan’s sacred Mt. Fuji, is a place where thousands of people have come to take their own...
by mike | Dec 28, 2015 | Death, Ghosts, Myths & Legends, Native Americans, Uncategorized |
In the Navajo culture, the Chindi is a prominent—and feared—figure. “Chindi” is the Navajo word for “ghost,” and this one is no Casper, not by a longshot. GHOST SICKNESS The traditional Navajo belief is that a person’s Chindi is released when his or her final breath...
by mike | Sep 21, 2015 | Death, Ghosts, Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Spirituality, Uncategorized |
Imagine this: you’re in Minneapolis—don’cha know—and you go to see a play at the Tyrone Guthrie Theater. An usher—a quiet young man—guides you to your seat. But before sitting down you realize that he hasn’t handed you a program. You turn to ask him for one, but he’s...
by mike | Mar 9, 2015 | Mystery Novels, Myths & Legends, Native Americans, Uncategorized |
The Coyote myth is well known in many Native American cultures, especially out here in the western U.S. In the Creation stories of some tribes he represents the Creator himself, but for the most part Coyote is known as a messenger, a trickster, or a clown. In the...
