Steveawiggins

LATEST ARTICLES ( 4114 )

• Finding Books

  

  This is a public service announcement to those who try to find books that aren’t issued by one of the big publishers.  I’m not shy about saying that my books al... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Iron Age Angst

  

  Browsing can lead to unexpected finds. Such is the magic of bookstores. Most of the books I read are recommended to me either through online sources or from... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• A Different Legion

  

  Religion and horror can play well together. They can also be unevenly matched. Although Legion has been on my list since shortly after it came out, my impressio... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Hooting in the Dark

  

  Animals fascinate me. I picked up Martin Windrow’s The Owl Who Liked Sitting on Caesar: Living with a Tawny Owl at a used book sale. Honestly, the cute photo... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Filming the Void

  

  Once you move away from major studios, it turns out that Lovecraftian horror is rather prevalent. Seeing that The Void was rated higher than many offerings on... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Time Flees

  

  I can’t speak for all early risers, of course, but for me the absolute worst thing about this useless tradition of switching to Daylight Saving Time is the... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Look Out Beneath

  

  Rainy weekend afternoons were made for monster flicks. That’s what I was thinking when I settled on The Devil Below. I was also thinking, “this is free on Amazo... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Boo-Boo

  

  After an unfortunate encounter with a paper-cutter in which one of my thumbs didn’t fare so well, I sought a bandage.  This led me on a reverie since the bandag... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Third

  

  I don’t know what possessed me—and I use that verb intentionally—to suggest Shrek the Third for weekend viewing. Apart from a Rosemary’s Baby and Exorcist mashu... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Verb Choice

  

  I can’t remember who started it.  Somehow, though, when I watch movies on Amazon Prime, the closed captioning kicks in.  I generally don’t mind this too much... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• A Different Zone

  

  I haven’t read Stephen King’s The Dead Zone yet, but it’s on my list. That’s why I was a little reluctant to watch the movie. It was free on Amazon Prime,... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Web Dark

  

  I know, I know.  My hours are odd, but I’m not the only one awake at this time.  So home alone one weekend—hands slapping sides of face, mouth gaping open—I... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• A Little Flat

  

  I remember hearing about Flatliners when it came out. It was during an era when I wasn’t watching many movies and the idea of a movie all about dying bothered... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• A Bookseller’s Son

  

  Be kind. One of the best reasons, apart from innate rightness, is that we don’t know the burdens other people carry. Yes, some will tell us and others will... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Keeping Time

  

  How we keep time (or better, mark time) is fascinating to me.  Unlike our concept of schedules, the earth’s revolution and rotation do not give us evenly long... Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Though This Be Madness

  

  Shakespeare could turn a phrase, alright. Along with the Bible he’s one of the two most unwittingly quoted sources in the English language. But he liked to... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Demons Again

  

  Exorcism is sexy these days. I fully understand why $100 books on it escape attention, but I’d been looking for Richard Gallagher’s treatment since 2016 when I... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Le Fanu Fans

  

  Sheridan Le Fanu is sometimes called “the Irish Poe.” He was a contemporary of Poe but his name doesn’t bear the same cultural cachet. Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Upon Further Occlusion

  

  Admittedly the source is GBN, but the headline is irresistible: “Nasa ‘quietly funding’ theological conferences amid ‘demonic’ UFO fears. Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Creeping Religion

  

  In a disappointing email, Amazon Prime has announced that its free movie streaming of select titles for members will now be subject to commercials. Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY