Month: December 2019

I’m writing these words as an American, located in the United States, thus the use of the “we” pronoun. If you are in fact reading this and you are *not* American and do *not* live in the United States, it won’t quite be applicable. If you are perchance European, then I would rephrase the question,…

It has long been a source of discussion among hardcore fanboys: why didn’t Chewbacca get a medal at the end of the original STAR WARS? He was certainly as deserving of one as Luke and Han Solo. There are two reasons, one that is in canon and one that is not. The one that is…

The Confessions of Saint Christopher—Werewolf Translated by Dr. David Mayhew A Novel by Wayne Miller Introduction By David Mayhew, PhD I am a man of two worlds. I am an academic, first and foremost. I also admit to being something of a dreamer. Sometimes it is hard for me to reconcile these two disparate halves…

It’s a curious thing with me and this franchise. I can’t honestly say that I *liked* any of the CRITTERS movies, but I love the Critters themselves. I’ve long longed (heh) for a serious treatment of the Critters, even if that seriousness resulted in a comedic film. Does that make any sense? The best example…

I chanced upon this online rumor that asserts that the Fouke Monster, star of THE LEGEND OF BOGGY CREEK, made a cameo appearance in SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY. This wouldn’t be the first time we’ve had a werewolf or apelike creature appear in the STAR WARS universe. Remember Lak Sivrak? And then there’s the…

One answer to one question begets other questions. Something that I’ve been meaning to look into, the correct pronunciation of “Fouke”, as in the little town of Fouke, Arkansas, which is the home to a little meandering body of water called Boggy Creek, which I’m betting you’ve heard of. If you’ve seen the movie THE…

One thing I’ve learned, and I’ve learned it all too well, is the capriciousness of the publishing industry. Once upon a time, back when I decided I wanted to make my living as a writer, I believed, I honestly did, that all that was necessary for success was for one to write a good book.…

Before Universal released their classic THE WOLFMAN (nee THE WOLF MAN) in 1941, there was another. No, I’m not talking about WEREWOLF OF LONDON, which was Universal’s first werewolf movie. There was actually another film also titled THE WOLF MAN. It was released in 1924, a silent film. Sadly it is considered a lost film,…

DIE HARD is a Christmas movie. It wasn’t released at Christmas. It was released in the summer of 1988. (Ah, I remember it so well!) But the movie is set at Christmas. Ergo, it’s a Christmas movie. THE WOLFMAN (at the time titled the not-quite-grammatically correct THE WOLF MAN) is *not* set during the holidays.…

By choosing to put this story out there, I feel it necessary to provide a little commentary to go with it, some sugar to help the cough syrup go down. And if I don’t point out the, ahem, problems with it, somebody else is liable to, don’t you think? This one is as far from…