by mike | Aug 19, 2021 | Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Paranormal, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Last week, Iowa. This week, The Bronx. I first presented this post in 2017. The 2014 supernatural horror movie, Deliver Us from Evil, is “inspired by” the actual experiences of a New York City cop named Ralph Sarchie. I like to think that “inspired by” gives the...
by mike | Jul 22, 2021 | Books, Holocaust, Publishing, Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
Sadly, this award-winning novel—about a brutal white supremacist group in the 1990s—continues to be relevant today, as it was in 2017, when I last presented this post. I began writing the bare bones of Freedom’s Hand many years ago and ultimately published it in 2013....
by mike | Apr 12, 2021 | Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Paranormal, Psychological Thrillers, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
The 1980 Canadian-produced psychological horror film, The Changeling, offers little violence. And forget about buckets of blood—there is maybe a thimble full. That said, it is truly one of the most chilling tales ever told. Case in point: given its age, I’ve watched...
by mike | Feb 15, 2021 | Disaster Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Last week I wrote about “bad science” movies and mentioned The Day After Tomorrow, a 2004 “climate science fiction/disaster” film. In this expanded post I first thought about adding it to my Guilty Pleasures, but given that it grossed over $550 million, I quickly...
by mike | Jan 21, 2021 | Books, Death, Holocaust, Life, Research, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Once again, I’m re-running this post from a few years back. Why? Because it seems that EVIL is running rampant, not only around the world, but also in our own country. And if anything, it is getting worse. This morning my bride picked up the main section of our local...
by mike | Jan 11, 2021 | Books, California, Ghosts, Horror, Native Americans, Publishing, Thrillers, Writing |
“Oh, you’re a writer, but what do you do for a living?” Well, if you are a writer, you’ve probably heard that question in one form or another. I sure did, even more so than the one directed at my four horror novels. Unfortunately, in my case it was a valid question...