Steveawiggins

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• Missed Movie

  

  It has been years since I read H. P. Lovecraft’s “The Dunwich Horror.” I’d never seen this original movie made from it, often cited as being a reasonable... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Field Hockey

  

  Friends recommended We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry. I’m glad they did. A woman-empowering novel, it ties together so many important things: what it’s like... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Note to Myself

  

  A note to myself (perhaps the best title for this blog) in a forgotten book.  Well, not exactly forgotten, else the post unwritten would remain.  In a book I’d... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Coming for You

  

  Skimming through the freebies on a streaming service I came to Serpent’s Lair. Having written a book about demons, I try to keep an eye out for possession movie... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Story Book

  

  Book people, ironically, often don’t know much about how publishing works. That’s not a condemnation; I was the same way before I took up a job in editing. Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Books Left out

  

  I’m still working on my bibliography of this blog. It’s going to take some time yet to finish it. One of the things that has surprised me already, though, is th... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Check for

  

  If after Sleepaway Camp you’re still willing to go into the woods, beware of Ticks. Actually, for a direct to video movie, Ticks isn’t bad. Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Spiraling

  

  I’m not the world’s biggest manga fan, so when I post about it it’s a safe bet a friend lent me a book. This happened a few years back with Kouta Hirano’s... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• 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