Steveawiggins

LATEST ARTICLES ( 4647 )

• Local Gothic

  

  One of the most valuable aspects of the humanities is the range they give the imagination. As an undergrad from a small town, I was astonished at the range of... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Good Timing?

  

  Timing is important.  I hope I have a sense of it, but it doesn’t always work out the way you hope.  My last book, The Wicker Man, was released on the fiftieth... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Who Recommended?

  

  A couple of things: one-word titles can be confusing, and I need to start writing down where I get movie recommendations. Trying to live reasonably on an... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Lost Decade

  

  The nineties, it seems, got away from me.  Personally, they started with living in Edinburgh with my newlywed spouse. We had no television and no money, and... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Outside Invisible

  

  Some of us are fated, it seems, always to be outsiders. I have no inside knowledge of the film industry. I barely keep up with the movies I want to see. Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• August Thoughts

  

  The other day I saw a headline on a BookRiot email blast: “August is Spooky Season Jr.”  I’ve often wondered why more horror fans haven’t emphasized this. Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Sleeping and Watching

  

  The older I get, the more flexible my idea of reality becomes.  I’m starting to notice things that may have been happening for decades, but the reflection of ag... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Night Or Curse

  

  You just never know. I’ve read lots of books about horror movies, but clearly not enough. The field only gained academic respectability in recent years, but onc... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• In Public

  

  Mere days after my dentist appointment I had occasion to be back in the waiting room.  Of course I had a book with me.  Then my attention was caught by either... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Gothic Illumination

  

  A mere month ago I had never heard of Sally Sayward Wood. She has seldom received much attention, and it may be in part because her literary finesse wasn’t quit... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Wax Museum

  

  I admit to using Wikipedia and I even support it. It’s the starting point for looking up things for which we’re not familiar. Since most movies I watch don’t... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• In Praise of Paper

  

  There’s an old saying that the tech industry might consider.  “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”  I’m thinking books.  I work in an industry that’s running afte... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Horror Homework

  

  If you write about horror movies, you have to do your homework. Of course, this means time away from house work (the weeds love all this rain and hot weather)... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Toothsome Books

  

  A visit to the dentist always entails a certain amount of anxiety.  Will the sins of my mouth have caught up with me?  Are my sleepy nights’ brushings thorough... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Television

  

  has lost its prominence in the internet age.  Those of us entering the “senior” category of life’s grades were raised on television.  I know I watched far too... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Expectations

  

  Our minds are our most powerful tools. Some of us wonder what reality is, and David Robson has written a very important book that the title explains: The... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Deep Woods

  

  The output of female horror directors tends to be thoughtful. And there are some legitimately terrifying scenes in Lovely, Dark, and Deep. Nobody, however, has... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Politics As Usual

  

  What J. D. Vance does on, or to, his couch is his own business.  Sexual preferences between consenting adults, and furniture, is a private matter.  (Vance... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Lobo

  

  Tor Johnson—actually Karl Erik Tore Johansson—became famous but not rich. Such was the fate of some early horror actors, including Bela Lugosi. Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Opposites?

  

  Not having the money to subscribe, I limit myself to the daily headlines of Publishers Weekly. When physically in the office in New York City, it circulated... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY