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• Shy Incubus

  

  Shelby Oaks is one of those horror films that benefits from more explanation than the camera gives. Or maybe I just missed some things. Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Re-Telling Poe

  

  Retelling stories is a very old tradition. Fiction writers often do it. Some even argue there are no new stories (I tend to disagree with that). In any case, T. Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Life’s Work

  

  It’s official.  I’ve now worked as an editor longer than I was a professor.  The latter was my chosen vocation, the former my fall-back.  I feel like I’ve tippe... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Smile for a Second

  

  I’d read that Smile 2 was better than the first Smile. But there was a gap of about a year between seeing the sequel and I might’ve forgotten some details... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Rumblings

  

  Despite the many books on Tambora, it surprisingly gets little press.  Of the volumes on the volcano I’ve read, Gillen D’Arcy Wood’s Tambora has been the best. Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Whose Bible?

  

  “What the Bible really says.”  That’s a phrase you find in many places.  In academic books and on the lips of “true believers.”  Nevertheless, it’s a problemati... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Long Winter

  

  I have to confess that I often feel uncharitable towards very long books. Mainly, I think, that is because one of my main blogging topics is books and when it... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Spliced

  

  Predictably, I watched Splice again after reading the novelization by Claire Donner. It is, as I indicated in my post on the book, a sad story. During this... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Novelization

  

  I watched the sci-fi horror film Splice a few years ago. Long enough that I don’t recall many details. When Claire Donner, a friend of mine from Miskatonic... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Freedom

  

  This year has been marked by small clusters of holidays. I wrote about Friday the 13th, St. Valentine’s Day, and President’s Day occurring the same weekend... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Forever Young

  

  It’s strange.  People my age (and younger) are retiring.  It’s strange because in my head I’m still a teenager.  The mirror lies to me when I glance at it. Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Shocking Development

  

  With life being lived on the internet, electricity is now as important as food and shelter.  We bought our house going on eight years ago. Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Folk Exorcism

  

  The consensus seems to be that The Old Ways is pretty good. This folk horror, demonic possession film didn’t impress me too much, however. Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Facing Identity Crisis

  

  It was one of those periods when time fails to work properly to keep major events spaced out.  We had three major economic events hit us simultaneously and... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Big Feet

  

  It’s a strangely affecting film. Among certain groups, Sasquatch Sunset was discussed long before it was released. I knew it was categorized as a comedy, and... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Things Lost

  

  Here’s an honest question, and if anyone can answer, please do. Why is it that software can’t keep track of the latest version of anything? Let me put some... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Bad Boy

  

  I’m still trying to figure out what I think about it. The introduction by Grady Hendrix got me interested in the novels of Ken Greenhall. Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Things Seen

  

  I disagree with the critics on this one. Things Heard Seen is a remarkable horror film. That’s not to say it’s without its flaws, but it is quite engrossing... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Access Denied

  We like to pride ourselves on our levels of knowledge obtained.  But access to it is limited to the club.  I’ve run into this several times since being booted... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Medical Emergency

  Fire drills.  We’ve all been through them.  When an alarm goes off legitimately, people don’t know what to do.  At least not at first.  I was accompanying my... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY