POEM – after seeing The Thing
POEM WRITTEN AFTER SEEING JOHN CARPENTER’S “THE THING” (aka “The Greatest Monster In The History Of Cinema”) By Tom Lavagnino Warm wire warmed warmer At the end of …
The October Country
October is the perfect month to reread Ray Bradbury. When I read Bradbury, I always go through the same process. I begin quickly, thinking I will be able to move …
“STANLEY KUBRICK’S “THE SHINING””… review by Tom Lavagnino.
“STANLEY KUBRICK’S “THE SHINING””: COMPREHENSIVE NEW TASCHEN PUBLICATION IS THE FINAL WORD ON THE HORROR CLASSIC review by Tom Lavagnino Mountain climbers have Everest. Race-car drivers the Indy 500. Deep-sea explorers …
IT’S ALIVE!
Reviewed by Eric Lindbom. The classic Universal horrors of the ‘30s and ‘40s are rightly celebrated by historians and fans whose adoration transcends the marquee lead actors who played the …
Helter Skelter: The True Story of The Manson Murders
by Janna Wong As the headline on the book cover of Helter Skelter: The True Story of The Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi with Curt Gentry clearly states, this is …
American Kingpin
“I wanted to empower people to be able to make choices in their lives, and to have privacy and anonymity… The question isn’t who is going to let me do …
HAPPY BIRTHDAY – POE & LINCOLN
“The president-mystery bond began with Abraham Lincoln and Edgar Allan Poe, who were born within a month of each other in 1809. Like a lot of 19th-century readers, our 16th …
THE RETURN OF THE PHARAOH – Nicholas Meyer
SHERLOCK HOLMES? Remember when you used to cozy-up to the fireplace and read a good book. Good books have been hard to find of late. Finally, I’ve found one perfect …
THE BLOODY CHAMBER
by Janna Wong The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter was originally published in the UK in 1979 (1980 in the US). A series of ten short stories, they are freely …
Mary Shelley-Author of Frankenstein-1818
Mary Shelley believed in the sanctity of life. She proved that in Frankenstein, her poignant, horrific gothic novel published on January 1st, 1818. Her father was the political philosopher William …
