Steveawiggins

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• Hiding Kirk

  

  I recently saw—don’t ask where—a U.S. Space Force officer dressed in camouflage.  How fitting for a Trump-era agency.  I should think a Space Force uniform... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Hunting

  

  Every once in a while, I see a movie I should’ve seen a long while ago. The Night of the Hunter is one such film. Knowing little about it, I watched and was... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Vlad Fest

  

  I may or may not have read at least part of this book before. When I found it at a used book sale somewhere, it looked familiar. Having read it, I’m not sure... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Locating Yourself

  

  How do you come to where you spend your life?  It could be where you’re born.  I was born in Franklin, Pennsylvania.  Neither of my parents were.  On my mother’... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Not Fantasy

  

  There’s a reason I watch horror. One of the many things you can’t find online is how popular movies were before the internet days. Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Firebrands

  

  Although I’ve never lived there, I believe I have a fairly good idea of life in Ithaca, New York.  I’ve spent many, many days there over the past few years,... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Alien Invaders

  

  I’ve been pondering genre for some time now. And since Stephen King assures me (not personally) that Earth Vs. the Flying Saucers is horror, I figured I’d give... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Thinking About Vampires

  

  Any book on vampires has to be limited. I first read Matthew Beresford’s From Demons to Dracula: The Creation of the Modern Vampire Myth back in 2009. Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Vampire Or Not?

  

  I’d heard that Martin was a depressing movie but I felt I should watch a Romero film that wasn’t about zombies. I’d read bits and snatches of what happens, but ... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Consciousness Conscience

  

  Not so long ago—remember, I read old books—living to 60 was considered a full life.  I’ve passed that and while I’m in no hurry to shuffle off this mortal... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Pan Pandering

  

  The Greek god Pan has had a rough go of it.  And I don’t mean that his name is a homophone for an essential kitchen item in English. Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• This Is Halloween

  

  He was probably trying to impress his wife with his wit.  I was in a department store—a rarity for me.  I was wearing a mask, because, well, Covid.  As this guy... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Premature

  

  The last, for me (but actually the third), Roger Corman Poe Cycle film is The Premature Burial. Released the same year as Tales of Terror, it departs from the... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Still October

  

  Before October was over, I wanted to watch Knives Out. Not horror, it’s more of a murder mystery but it’s funny and it makes just about every list of movies to... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• International Horror

  

  As someone who has written a couple pieces on Jewish horror for Horror Homeroom, I have developed a natural interest in international horror. Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Betelgeuse

  

  So let me see… from 1988 to 1992, what was happening? Hmm. I was getting married after moving halfway across the country in a rented car, moving to Edinburgh... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Won’t Tell

  

  This one is pretty darn close to too tense to read before bed. I don’t remember how I found out about Ivar Leon Menger’s What Mother Won’t Tell Me. That’s... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• More Poe

  

  Having admitted to not having seen the entire Roger Corman Poe cycle, I figured I’d better get to work. I had two movies left to watch and I found Tales of... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Personal Publishing

  

  I recently joined the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group. I haven’t really met any other members yet, although I know one from another local community. Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Another Frankenstein

  

  It’s a persistent bias. Hollywood and the general public (at least critics) still downgrade the work of female directors. I watched Lisa Frankenstein and loved... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY