Month: May 2021

“Oh!” Judith said, as the creature rose out of the brown stalks of grass to loom over them. “Hello, there!” “Oh, Judi!” Maribelle said. “He’s hurt! Look!” “My goodness!” Maribelle saw the blood, the jagged wounds, the pieces of skin hanging in tatters, the exposed red and white of muscle and tendon. “Those look like…

Maribelle couldn’t help thinking of her first encounter with the Blackmane. A feeling of discomfort washed over her in accompaniment with the memory. That time the creature had been in their hut, had stolen some of her things. The feelings of disquiet grew. But he never tried to hurt me, Maribelle answered them. He could…

“What if he doesn’t show?” Maribelle said. “Try to keep the faith, darling,” Judith replied. They were alone, miles from the Warumbi village. The only protection they’d brought along was a solitary hunting rifle, which Maribelle didn’t even know how to fire, and Judith’s revolver, a piece which looked like it might have belonged to…

Lots of times, you see folklore about a site or an event develop after the fact, after strange things are reported at the site. Debunkers who then come in and, through historical research, are able to disprove the legends associated with a haunting or a case of alleged paranormal activity, will then claim to have…

In regards to the second episode of season two, and the cow carcass left to decompose out in the open, untouched by varmints and scavengers, there are those online who are claiming it isn’t the same cow we saw from last season, dead of “stress-induced pneumonia” after the UFO sighting. That cow was black, and…

“Alice and Bret’s dog Harvie is dying, and he’s ruining everything. What had been a bright little family is quickly being consumed by clouds of self-doubt, suspicion, and a disturbing amount of ground beef. Bret (Lindsay Burdge) is taking the news hard. She’s had Harvie since before the relationship and is startled to find just…

These ruminations were inspired by my recent viewing of Brian De Palma’s masterpiece DRESSED TO KILL with its murderous, insane transgender villain. DRESSED TO KILL is, as anyone knows who has seen it, De Palma’s love letter to Alfred Hitchcock’s PSYCHO, another movie that gets accused of being “transphobic”. The one most frequently attacked for…

The choice is his. Fight or run. But the being that is neither a man nor an animal never gives the decision any conscious thought. He does not weigh his options, make any speedy mental calculations as to his chances for survival, which way the odds may lie in his favor. Better to run; can…

A nice little surprise to see this linked article pop up in my newsfeed. The arrival of the series THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN onto Blu-ray seems to be the reason for it. It seems evident from reading the article that the writer didn’t live through the glorious era wherein THUNDARR enjoyed its original run—he doesn’t have…

The sound of Judith yelling woke Maribelle. She had at last gotten back to sleep after the Blackmane’s visit during the night, and had then slept later than usual. It was hot inside the hut and the light outside was bright. Maribelle hurried to dress, listening. “Well I hope you are not counting on me…