by mike | Aug 15, 2016 | California, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
With so many folks pissed off about the remake of Ghostbusters, I got to thinking: has anyone ever referred to the remake of any much-loved movie as outstanding? More than likely the response is “meh” or “why bother?” or “what the heck were they thinking?” Did we...
by mike | Apr 25, 2016 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Horror, Science Fiction, Sword & Planet, Uncategorized, Writing |
I am happy to report that Book Three in my “World After Death” series, Dark Seas of Maldrinium, has just been published. The story is a “revised-the-living-crap-out-of-it” version of a book that first came out in the late 1970s. It is also the first half of a strange...
by mike | Apr 18, 2016 | Aging, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
I scored my first driver’s license as a teen in New York City, shortly after they invented the automobile. It listed my height at 5’10”, and it still says that today. Tell the truth, I don’t think I was ever actually 5’10”, but at 5’9¾” I guess that was close enough....
by mike | Nov 30, 2015 | Books, Horror, Humor, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
Last week’s post about memorable movie lines included one from the 1941 horror classic, The Wolf Man, specifically from the old gypsy woman named Maleva. The renowned Russian actress, Madame Maria Ouspenskaya, played the oft-imitated role with dead seriousness. It...
by mike | Nov 16, 2015 | Death, Life, Publishing, Science Fiction, Sword & Planet, Travel, Uncategorized |
A short post this week, as my bride and I have just returned from our annual “escape” to the mountains. Yep, a few days in our cozy Idyllwild cabin, located a mile high in the San Jacinto Mountains of Southern California, can do wonders for the soul. A NEW/OLD NOVEL...
by mike | Sep 7, 2015 | Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
Okay, tell me what movie I’m thinking about: it’s from the 1950s, it’s in black & white, it’s about a gigantic prehistoric monster brought to life by atomic radiation and then, leaving a path of destruction, it attacks one of the world’s major cities....
