In a Forest Dark and Gloomy
I sit and look out my back window into the yard behind my house. It
I Remember Magic
I am driving home from work in the rain. The traffic is heavy and I
Happy Life Day: The Star Wars Holiday Special
Author's note: This was written nearly seven years ago and I must admit my
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” has for a long time been my favorite “ghost story,”
Even the Moon is Frightened of Me: The Invisible Man (Monster Memories)
An invisible man must be one of the more bizarre choices for a monster.
I Dislike Being Touched: The Mummy (Monster Memories)
The Mummy from 1932 is a classic. A flawed classic for sure, but a classic
Even a Man Who is Pure in Heart: The Wolf-Man (Monster Memories)
By 1941 Universal had been making monster movies for over a decade. It had
I Mistrust My Own Judgement: Dracula (Monster Memories)
Tod Browning’s 1931 adaptation of Dracula is the granddaddy of them all, the film
A Nothing Day: Comic Books, Video Games & Graveyards
I wheeled the bike from the garage and took a deep breath. It was the
That Time I Didn’t Notice When Night Became Day
A long time ago, way back in college, I had an apartment two blocks off