Not all ghosts are hell-bent on dragging poor mortals to their deaths, some just want to find peace after roaming the spectral plain for ages, and it is this is the kind of ghost that we find in Disney’s Child of Glass, a made-for-television movie based on the book “The Ghost Belonged to Me” by…
The Plot of Avatar: The Last Airbender
Yesterday I was thinking about the story of Avatar: The Last Airbender, when something occurred to me.
Pumpkinhead (1988) – Review
When you think of iconic movie monsters you have Frankenstein’s monster, The Creature From the Black Lagoon, the xenomorph from Alien and the alien hunter from Predator, just to name a few, and the last one I mentioned was a creation of the late great creature effects genius Stan Winston. In a career spanning over…
The Outlaw of Torn: Edgar Rice Burroughs – Book Review
One of only two historical fictions written by Edgar Rice Burroughs the story of The Outlaw of Torn was first published in 1927 as a five-part serial for New Story Magazine. Though the story may be fictional it is set amongst the true events of 13th Century England where King Henry III was greatly abusing…
Cast a Deadly Spell (1991) – Review
Cast a Deadly Spell is an HBO movie that epitomizes the term “Forgotten Gem” as it has a fantastic concept and even a better cast that all put together create a sweet tribute to both the horror and detective genres. If ever a movie deserved to a get television spin-off it’s this one.