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Dalmontenes had welcomed me home with exuberance upon my return from the witch’s domain, and he wasted no time in keeping his promise to me, to make of me a sailor. I set sail within a month of my return from downriver, and while not born near the water or reared upon it, I took…Continue readingTHE CONFESSIONS OF SAINT CHRISTOPHER: WEREWOLF Part 35

You may recall that I predicted this a few weeks ago during the kerfuffle between movie theater chain AMC and Universal Pictures. When Universal threatened to start sending more of their movies directly to livestreaming, AMC announced that their theaters would no longer be exhibiting any Universal movies. It was a pissing contest, and I…Continue readingThe Closing Window

We tend to avoid talking politics here and on our sister sites VAMPIRES.COM and DARKNESS.COM. These are entertainment sites, and no one should be subjected to politics when seeking entertainment. As this current topic deals with demons and evils, though, we’ll touch on it briefly. Friends, please don’t believe the conspiracy theory nonsense being promulgated…Continue readingThe White House Witch Doctor

From the linked article: “Find your way through the primeval wilderness in the center of modern Europe. It’s where the protectors of nature wage their ancient, neverending war against the forces of destruction. You play as Maia, who comes to Poland hoping to trace her family roots. She will discover her family’s dark secrets and…Continue readingWEREWOLF: THE APOCALYPSE – HEART OF THE FOREST

Here is a nice little editorial waxing philosophically on the put-upon nature of the Wolfman character in fiction. “In every reimagining or riff on the character, the Wolfman is a tragic figure.” So says the linked article. I can’t think of any example where this statement is wrong. There are stories where the werewolf is…Continue readingSympathy for the Wolfman

I wrote on over at our sister site VAMPIRES.COM about how I decided to watch all the GAME OF THRONES episodes—and only those episodes—featuring the Night King, the White Walkers, and the Wights. I knew I’d be getting lots of dragon action, too, including a zombie dragon. The zombie polar bear, however, came as a…Continue readingThe Zombie Polar Bear

Strange, is it not, how quick we are to believe those things we wish to be true and to disregard those we would prefer to disbelieve? I gave little credence to the witch’s prophecy that I would meet my doom in an encounter with Lycanon. This I dismissed as a product of deviltry and as…Continue readingTHE CONFESSIONS OF SAINT CHRISTOPHER: WEREWOLF Part 34

ANTLERS, from Director Scott Cooper and producer Guillermo del Toro, had its theatrical opening delayed for an entire year because of the pandemic. It is scheduled to open in February of 2021, and please God let them have that vaccine by then so it doesn’t have to be delayed again! While we are forced to…Continue readingWaiting on the Wendigo

As it so happens, I am currently working on a project involving a Wendigo, so this is personal to me. As a creator, I believe it is my responsibility, the responsibility of any creator, if using characters that belong to a culture other than mine and exploring themes from that culture, to be accurate. My…Continue readingAppropriating the Wendigo

When I was growing up, my life revolved around a few magical, transcendental things. Right at the top of that list: Monster movies and comicbooks. As an adult, little has changed. My life still revolves around a few things, and near the top of the list: Monster movies and comicbooks. This, then, is tailor-made for…Continue readingMarvel Comics pay tribute to classic Monsters

These days, we’re having to take a second look at American heroes. Daniel Boone is no different. He accomplished some great things. He blazed a trail into the West for a young country and helped make “manifest destiny” possible—along with all the negatives associated with that. (There were already people there, y’know.) But that’s not…Continue readingDaniel Boone and the Bigfoot

There’s a new werewolf movie out, BLOODTHIRSTY, that played at Cannes (virtually). Director Amelia Moses said of the film: “I’m looking for something more visceral, that slowly gets under your skin and for me, as a horror fan and an audience member, those are the films that I enjoy more.” And regarding the creature itself,…Continue readingFeeling BLOODTHIRSTY?

“Very well,” I replied. “Show me.” “This, here,” as she lifted a sack from the floor, “is ground from the bones of an animal that no longer exists. It will last you the rest of your life, as only a pinch is needed for each dosage. Take care not to lose this!” “I will,” I…Continue readingTHE CONFESSIONS OF SAINT CHRISTOPHER: WEREWOLF Part 33

Not to be confused with the theatrical film of the same name from 2016 featuring the animated doll, this one could just as easily have been titled “The Care and Raising of a Serial Killer.” It’s disturbingly accurate in terms of showing the audience the ways it can too easily happen. There’s that whole debate,…Continue readingMovie Review: THE BOY

There’s this dude named Aaron Sims, who worked on concept art for the series. Before that, he allegedly worked with a dude named Jeffrey Kennedy who wrote the screenplay for a movie titled TOTEM. The lawsuit alleges that Sims recycled “plot, sequence, characters, theme, dialogue, mood, and setting, as well as copyrighted concept art” for…Continue readingSTRANGER THINGS Creators Sued—Again—For Copyright Infringement

You know, I get sent links all the time to movies from production companies wanting me to review them. All the time. Most of the time those movies aren’t of particular interest to me, or aren’t relatable enough to the subject of this website or one of our sister sites (vampires.com and darkness.com) for me…Continue readingMONSTROUS

If you want to kill somebody and you want to get away with it, you need to do it in Yellowstone National Park. But only in a specific part of Yellowstone National Park. Here’s how that works: almost all of the park is located in Wyoming, but 50 square miles of it are located in…Continue readingThe Yellowstone Zone of Death

I learned, after making my way back to the boat and finding the surviving men waiting for me, that there had occurred some debate amongst the group regarding leaving me behind. Oran had upbraided those leaning in that direction, challenging their pride and condemning their, as he called it, abandonment of duty. He’d risked having…Continue readingTHE CONFESSIONS OF SAINT CHRISTOPHER: WEREWOLF Part 32

The most obvious comparison is the situation with the JUSTICE LEAGUE movie, the one done by Joss Whedon to less than enthusiastic reception and the original, which is now being finished by the original director Zack Snyder. But it also makes me think of what happened with the fourth EXORCIST movie, where there are actually…Continue readingThe Craven Cut

When it comes to the classic Universal Monsters, we Monsterkidz will take as much as we can get! There are several new projects in the works, thanks to the incredible success of this year’s THE INVISIBLE MAN both critically and financially. (Remember when this one came out? It seems so long ago now, though it…Continue readingKid-Friendly Universal Monsters? Sure!

It’s Leigh Whannell, the same dude who so capably brought us the recent THE INVISIBLE MAN. The movie couldn’t be in better hands, then. As for who will be portraying Larry Talbot onscreen, the most important bit of news is that it ISN’T Duane “The Rock” Johnson! The Rock has long been connected to the…Continue readingWe have a new Wolfman, and he has a Director!

As my father’s side of the family originally came from that part of the State (after migrating from Georgia sometime after the Civil War), I’d long been familiar with the legend of the Witch of Hinds Road and her fiery-eyed familiar. In town, or close enough, this past weekend, as I’d driven down to catch…Continue readingThe Hellhound of Hinds Road

In those days I entertained a sporadic spirituality, feeble and transient at my weakest moments yet running deep, like a vein of gold in basest rock. I was, as St. Paul instructed, working out my own salvation. For some, great suffering can serve as a wedge driven between a man and God; for others, a…Continue readingTHE CONFESSONS OF SAINT CHRISTOPHER: WEREWOLF Part 31

Anyone who knows me at all will tell you I am rabidly anti-censorship. I despise “cancel culture.” I despise political correctness (what it has come to mean). I despise Silly Jerkoff Wankers and their causes. And this despite the fact that my social views would be considered liberal by the most conservative definition and radically…Continue readingWhat’s a “Normie”? My Sworn Enemy!

Maurice Sendak’s WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE is my favorite children’s book, and one of my favorite all-time books, period. As a wee tyke, this book struck a chord within me that I didn’t understand at the time. I grew up in a different age and under circumstances different, sometimes far more different, from today’s.…Continue readingWalken and WILD THINGS