the words and worlds of John Robinson
After his dad loses his job, thirteen-year-old Daniel Anderson moves with his family from Connecticut to West Virginia. Daniel and his seven-year-old sister, Erica, are not happy. It’s not much of a surprise to them that their new town is nothing like their old town. Likewise, their new schools are nothing like their old ones. …
I wholeheartedly agree that The Exorcist is one of the scariest movies ever made. The book ain't too shabby either. But, for my money, and in my opinion (not that you asked), William Peter Blatty's 1983 novel, Legion, a loose sequel, is a better book (the movie adaptation, The Exorcist III, which Blatty wrote and directed himself, …
Here we are in September, already. It's difficult to believe, ain't it? This year is quickly winding down. Another four months and 2021 will be sloughed off. Where does the time go? I guess it really does fly by when you're having fun, or maybe just when you're old or busy. Whatever it is, we …
The cycle of education continues as school has begun here in our little part of the great state of Tennessee. As a working adult, I envy the kids. Work nine months, receive two months off and all major holidays. Two weeks at Christmas? Awesome. Fall break? Spring break? Where's Mr. Peabody's Wayback Machine? I didn't …
Continue reading "Book(s) of the Month, August: The Island and The Night Boat"
I had to do some real thinking for July’s reading suggestion. The book I had originally planned to write about is dark and rather depressing (it’s true crime and a harrowing read). It’s a good book, but I thought it would be better to save it for later. Since we have arrived at the height …
Continue reading "Book of the Month, July: Cycle of the Werewolf"
I always thought it would be cool to have a twin. My father was a twin, and I have twin cousins. If I had a twin, I'd like to think I would be the good twin, but who am I kidding. Since it's just me, I have to pull double duty. When I'm good, I'm …
In early 1944, the Nazis know the Allies are planning a massive invasion of the continent. They don't know where, or when, the strike will take place, though. All they can do is initiate their counter-measures to thwart whatever their enemies have in mind. The Allies do not know what the Nazi have planned, but …
“And we will all go down the labyrinth to meet whatever awaits us there.” Peter Jennings once hosted a documentary news special entitled, UFOs: Seeing Is Believing. It is one of the best ever produced on the subject (Peter Jennings was involved, so you could expect nothing less than stellar). I happened to see an …
Salman Rushdie once said, "A book that isn't worth reading twice isn't worth reading once." He wasn't the originator of the saying, and he couldn't remember who first said it, but none of that detracts from the truth of the statement. There are about eight, or nine, books (novels) I have read more than three …
Continue reading "Book of the Month, March: The Virgin Suicides"
In the years following the Civil War, Sethe has made a home for herself at 124 Bluestone Road. It is the former home of her late mother-in-law, Baby Suggs, and she occupies the house with her eighteen-year-old daughter, Denver, and the ghost of her infant child whose tombstone is inscribed with only the name, Beloved. …
Curio Macabre 