Happy 4th Birthday, Jack!

“Peter Little Wing” is out in the wild! BUY YOUR COPY TODAY ON AMAZON…help me make this book a bestseller! And the winner of the plush kiwi is TONYA C.! I’ll be in touch soon, Tonya! Peter, a captive Southern... read more

C.H.U.D., 1984 (directed by Douglas Cheek, produced by Andrew Bonime)—very spoilery, btw. Ah, the 80s. The decade of the deep divide between the haves and have-nots.  When the film opens, a woman, Flora Bosch (Laure Mattos, real-life wife of co-star Daniel Stern), walks her Westie down... read more

Reptilicus, 1961 Danish/American film (directed by Poul Bang, Denmark version, released in 1961, Sidney W. Pink in the US for American International Pictures, of course, released in the States in 1962 after being extensively reworked). Highly recommended for fans of old monster movies with giant... read more

Okay…so I’m really late to the table with this one. For whatever reason, I was avoiding it…even though it starred Vincent Price…even though it was an American International “higher budget” film…even though everyone who loves this sort of thing has been raving about it... read more

"Betsy, the secretary, is a dreamer, and she dreams of Dr. Vic McNaughton; longs for him like a delicate flower longs for sustaining sun, to deliver her from the drab, dusty darkness of her own sad, day to day life. Hoping he will transport... read more

A BIG welcome to my guests today, who collaborated on the children's picture book That Monster on the Block. Check out the video below... https://youtu.be/7di2SJwvPVo WIN a SIGNED COPY of “That Monster on the Block”! ... We are giving away 3 copies to celebrate the spooky season... read more