by mike | Mar 3, 2025 | Creature Features, Horror, Horror Movies, Monster Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
I suppose that, given its lurid title, the 1957 sci-fi/horror flick, Attack of the Crab Monsters, could have been presented as a “Guilty Pleasure.” But surprise, the film garnered some decent reviews, and it grossed a million bucks on a paltry $70,000 budget. (These...
by mike | Feb 27, 2025 | Ghosts, Movies, Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
If you saw the excellent film, The Shawshank Redemption, or the political thriller, Air Force One, then you’ve had a glimpse inside the Ohio State Reformatory, located in Mansfield, OH. But you likely didn’t know that this former prison is considered to be one of the...
by mike | Feb 24, 2025 | Movies, Museums, Science Fiction, Travel, Uncategorized |
My late bride and I used to make one or two trips a year to Iowa. Jacqueline was a born and raised, corn-fed Hawkeye and always enjoyed showing me around the state. One highlight was the small town of Riverside, a few miles south of Iowa City, population a tad over...
by mike | Feb 20, 2025 | Humor, Mysteries, Mystery Series, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
After four entertaining seasons, this fun show reached its untimely end. I first presented this post in 2022. No, we’re not talking about William Shakespeare, or his wife, Anne Hathaway—not exactly, anyway. This is about Luella “Lu” Shakespeare (Jo Joyner) and Frank...
by mike | Feb 17, 2025 | Books, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
I don’t know, maybe it’s an “age” thing. Out of the blue last week I felt compelled to read (re-read, actually) Stephen King’s 1986 humongous horror classic, It. I had read the book 25-30 years ago, so why bother? Still, I put it on my Kindle and read all 1,174...
by mike | Feb 13, 2025 | Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Movie Lines, Movies, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
The GHOSTBUSTERS franchise is a veritable cornucopia of great lines. This post first ran in 2022. The 2016 version of Ghostbusters (Answer the Call), a remake of the original, featured an all-female starring cast. Many folks had an issue with that. I didn’t…I just...
