“When I became convinced that the universe is natural—that all the ghosts and gods are myths, there entered into my brain, into my soul, into every drop of my blood, the sense, the feeling, the joy of freedom.      The walls of my prison crumbled and fell, the dungeon was flooded with light and all the bolts and bars and manacles became dust. I was no longer a servant, a serf or a slave. There was for me no master in all...

    In keeping with my new penchant for blogging about the holidays, which I think I really overdid at Halloween, I am going to post some info about Thanksgiving.  I don’t want to post the usual info though.  I already have a couple posts about how this holilday, in particular, is a pretty mixed bag in terms of being both a good and also a fairly evil celebration.  Today I thought I focus on some things we take for granted,...

    This will be my very last Halloween post of the 2009 season.  I have REALLY, REALLY enjoyed gathering up various seasonal facts and sharing them here.  I like to think of this site as my diary but also a collection of my thoughts.  As such I thought it would be a fitting end this year to send you off with some interesting facts about the absolute KING of scary movies.  VINCENT PRICE!!!!! Vincent has appeared in over 100 films,...

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    The late Stan Winston, master of movie special effects and one of my idols, directed a film in 1988 that chilled me to the bone when I watched it for the very first time.  As a child that grew up in primarily a southern area it was especially frightening because you could just feel the story in your ancestry.  The movie had eerie effects and a tremendous monster.  As a classic film in the genre of supernatural horror films, it...