by mike | Nov 20, 2017 | Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
The Hawkeye state, birthplace of my bride, isn’t usually in the forefront when it comes to horror movies. But in The Crazies (2010), a remake of George Romero’s 1973 film, Iowa is where we find ourselves, and yeah, the maniacs are all over the cornfields. FEAR THY...
by mike | Nov 13, 2017 | Movies, Nightmares, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
Growing up in the 1950s I got to experience first-hand the new wave of science fiction movies that defined the era. One of my absolute favorites, Invaders from Mars (1953), had the distinction of being the first film to present aliens and their spacecraft in color...
by mike | Oct 30, 2017 | Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
Last year I mentioned that as an old guy living in a gated 55+ community, I no longer have to hand out Halloween candy at the front door, since no one does trick-or-treating. In addition to eating the last two Reese’s peanut butter cups, I get all the ones that come...
by mike | Oct 23, 2017 | Books, California, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Native Americans, Uncategorized, Writing |
With Halloween nearly upon us, I’d like to share a creepy scene from The Burning Ground, one of my four horror novels. This is the final scene in chapter one, which takes place in 1849. (The balance of the story is contemporary.) The setup: gold has been discovered in...
by mike | Oct 2, 2017 | Horror, Horror Movies, Movie Lines, Movies, Uncategorized |
The dialogue in horror movies can range from outrageously humorous to super creepy. Here are just a few, all of the films prior to 1990. “They’re coming to get you, Barbra.” The jerk who said this to his sister in the 1968 film, Night of the Living Dead, would come to...
by mike | Sep 25, 2017 | Ghosts, Life, Museums, Native Americans, Travel, Uncategorized |
The Animas River, part of the Colorado River System, begins high in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado and winds all the way down to its confluence with the San Juan River in New Mexico. On our recent trip to the Four Corners region, Jacqueline and I seldom lost sight...
