In The Flesh

Set after a zombie uprising, treated zombies are rehabilitated back into society.

Came across this trailer for a BBC zombie drama that aired in February. Zombies aren’t at the top of my favorite movie monster list, but if the premise is interesting enough, I usually give it a shot.  As much as I enjoy shows like The Walking Dead, it’s certainly refreshing to see a different take on the zombie apocalypse story. Anyway, I did a little googling and found three scripts over at the BBC Writersroom. There’s also a blog entry from writer/creator Dominic Mitchell.



The Man Who Talked With Death

The Strange Doctor Weird. December 12, 1944.  "The Man Who Talked With Death". The old codger who takes care of the city morgue claims that he can speak with the dead...and he can! Maurice Tarplin (host), Robert A. Arthur (writer), David Kogan (writer), Jock MacGregor (director). oldtimeradiodvd.com

Art vs Cancer

Hello everyone! So check it out: cancer is an asshole, right? Yes, we all know this. Also asshole: all the bills and financial debt that come along with fighting cancer. Friend of Final Girl and actress Michelle Tomlinson (The Cellar Door) is gonna give cancer what for...and to help her give the costs what for, she's set up a GoFundMe page where you can donate as much or as little as you please.

I've also put a bunch of sketch cards on eBay, and I'll be donating all monies raised in the auctions (minus fees) to the cause. There's some horror goodness in there, check it out!





There are also cards from other movies (Escape from New York, Silence of the Lambs, whaaaaat!), comics (Batfolk, yeah!) and video games (Halo, boss!), so give a consideration to bidding, won't you? You get some art, Michelle gets some help paying for treatment. It's a win-win if I ever heard a one!

If you can't bid, holy moley, I get it. You can still help by spreading the word and the link to my auction page. That don't cost nothin' but 10 seconds. Everybody got time for that! Thanks, gang.

Public Domain Online Text: Under the Pyramids by H. P. Lovecraft

Mystery attracts mystery. Ever since the wide appearance of my name as a performer of unexplained feats, I have encountered strange narratives and events which my calling has led people to...

The Devil’s Deep

The Haunting Hour. 1945. "The Devil's Deep".  A trunk is thrown overboard and bodies are found in the deep. Edwin Wolfe (director). oldtimeradiodvd.com

Tips From Hitchcock



Found a great bunch of clips where Alfred Hitchcock discusses some important storytelling tools.

Tips From Hitchcock



Found a great bunch of clips where Alfred Hitchcock discusses some important storytelling tools.

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I came across this really cool short from an article posted over on io9. No gore, splatter or flashy effects needed. An excellent example of how suspense can be a horror screenwriter's best friend.

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I came across this really cool short from an article posted over on io9. No gore, splatter or flashy effects needed. An excellent example of how suspense can be a horror screenwriter's best friend.

Cold Feet


The Nicholl final deadline came and went last week without my entry... I can be a bit of a perfectionist at times, but I trust my gut. Something wasn’t working. I finally realized that inserting crazy twists and reveals into the story was ultimately doing more harm than good. Instead of working on something like character development, I made a rookie mistake.

Anyway, there’s still the Austin Film Festival. Hopefully, I’ll be able to make that deadline...

Cold Feet


The Nicholl final deadline came and went last week without my entry... I can be a bit of a perfectionist at times, but I trust my gut. Something wasn’t working. I finally realized that inserting crazy twists and reveals into the story was ultimately doing more harm than good. Instead of working on something like character development, I made a rookie mistake.

Anyway, there’s still the Austin Film Festival. Hopefully, I’ll be able to make that deadline...

Cold Feet


The Nicholl final deadline came and went last week without my entry... I can be a bit of a perfectionist at times, but I trust my gut. Something wasn’t working. I finally realized that inserting crazy twists and reveals into the story was ultimately doing more harm than good. Instead of working on something like character development, I made a rookie mistake.

Anyway, there’s still the Austin Film Festival. Hopefully, I’ll be able to make that deadline...

The Sealed Book: My Beloved Must Die (Old Radio Show)

The central character in this dark and twisted tale is a young lady called Joan Sanders. Two months ago her sister, Millie, met a man named Victor Duval. Swept off her feet by Duval's movie star good looks, Millie has decided...

Zombie Preppers Guide to Body Armor

When the chips are down, you’re gonna want more than cotten between you and the undead. To that end, this guest post comes to you from Safeguard Clothing, folks who make the kind of body armor that a zombiephile can only dream of. Zombies abound in films, stories, video games, and TV series. Zombie outbreaks have been bugging the minds [...]

The Judgement

Tales from the Shadows, in collaboration with Jim Mckee and Earwax Studios, adapted and produced a series of 13 bizarre classics by Dostoyevsky, Gogol, Poe, Lovecraft, Kafka, Bierce and others for KCRW-FM in Santa Monica and other stations; distributed by NPR and Pacifica. (1987). oldtimeradiodvd.com