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• Stone Children

  

  I’m indebted to a friend for pointing out the folk horror nature of the 1977 UK children’s television series Children of the Stones, broadcast on ITV. Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• A Matter of Trust

  

  I used to write everything by hand.  We bought a used typewriter when I was in high school, and when I was in seminary I graduated to one of those strange... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Jurassic Horror

  

  We recently decided to watch Jurassic Park again. When I was younger, I often wondered why Stephen Spielberg was passed over for academy awards. His movies... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Ordinary Buddhism

  

  Refresher courses are a good idea. I learned bits of Buddhism from my undergraduate days as a student of religions on, but my specialization was in “western... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Old Passion

  

  Something I find inherently fascinating revolves around used books.  I buy used books and I always examine the overlooked scraps of paper that get left between... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Failed Horror

  

  In general I’m not one for stopping a movie, even if it makes me uncomfortable.  I have what is perhaps a bad habit of not reading about movies before watching... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Made In

  

  This blog, like drain clog remover, is something I do frequently and then move onto other things.  Once in a while you stop to think, “Hey, the water’s... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Still Early

  

  I’ve been thinking quite a bit about the history of horror movies of late. Although they began being labelled “horror” in the early 1930s, the idea had been... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• New York Scent

  

  I recently had to go into New York City for work.  Now, I haven’t been to Manhattan for at least six years.  It’s like riding a bike, though. Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Cool Summer

  

  Daily readers may recognize the cover of this book. Some time back I posted on a misprinted book I’d received from Amazon. It was the first time I had to... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Sleepy Thoughts

  

  It happens as you age.  Sleep patterns get disrupted.  This is normal and expected by all.  Except work.  That 9-2-5 has no sympathy for the sometimes days in... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Early Horror

  

  The origins of the horror film are hazy. Although solidified as a genre name in the early 1930s, the ideas that eventually led to horror movies probably began... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• In the Genes

  

  One of the easiest rabbit holes for me to trip into is genealogy.  Now, I know that other people’s ancestry quickly gets boring, so I’m not going to write... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Lights On

  

  Poltergeist horror movies are a touch difficult to make convincingly. Part of that, I suppose, is because the actual phenomenon is already scary and... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Paper Writer Back

  

  We need to push back against the technocrats a bit more.  A story in Publishers Weekly recently affirmed what many of us know—people prefer books in print. Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Stay

  

  One of the string of low-budget, but well-made horror films of recent years, Good Boy is most memorable for the performance of Indy. Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Thorough

  

  It was a warm summer’s day, sometime in the mid-eighties. I was living in Boston and some friends asked if I’d like to go to Walden Pond, outside Concord. I’d... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• An Education

  

  The point of education is to improve life for people.  Reading and studying and listening, we learn.  Travel is often an educational experience.  We gain... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Walking Sleep

  

  It has been suggested to me that I might try screenwriting. I’ve always resisted this, even though some of my fiction may be movie-worthy (one editor told me... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Blog Reading

  

  I’ve been at this blog for about seventeen years now.  During those years of daily posts, WordPress still has trouble recognizing me. Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY