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31 Days of Horror: Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

I should preface this post by stating that I’ve started writing my reviews and rants on Medium. I’ll still post on this site too, but please give my Medium profile a follow for much more of my writing! While today is the 14th day of the 31 Days of Horror, it’s the second day of […]

Aimlessly Drifting

As November looms closer, I’ve been trying to think of what I want to write for NaNoWriMo this year. For those that don’t know, NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month. The goal for that month is to write 50,000 words by Nov. 30. Over the last few weeks, I’ve had several ideas for books that […]

Did Chekhov get a permit for that firearm?

So, if you read my recent columns, I was contemplating whether or not to buy the newest Stephen King book titled “Holly”. Of course, that was a stupid contemplation because of course I was going to purchase the newest Stephen King book. On Tuesday, I made a pilgrimage to the great city of South Bend […]

Live Review: Sorry about the Demon (2023)

So, it’s been a while since I’ve done this, but I thought I’d do another Live Movie Review. If you haven’t read these, it’s basically my thoughts about a movie as I’m watching it. Today, I’m reviewing the Shudder original, Sorry About the Demon (2023). On Rotten Tomatoes, the critics give it a 91% while […]

Mastering the Craft?

“If you write (or paint or dance or sculpt or sing, I suppose), someone will try to make you feel lousy about it.”  – Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft   Hello everyone, it’s been a while since we’ve spoken. I’d like to say that there’s a really good reason why I’ve been […]

Review of Scream VI (2023)

The newest installment in the Scream Franchise is now in theaters. The Core Four from Scream (2022), most commonly known as Scream V, have relocated to the city so nice they named it twice… New York City. Well, it’s not so nice because this time around Ghostface is meaner and more brutal than ever. The […]

Review of Cocaine Bear (2023)

This is a dumb film. It’s about a bear that eats a whole bunch of cocaine that was dropped over the forest it lives in, and then goes on a rampage killing everyone in its path. Of course, this is a dumb film.   But it’s an enjoyable dumb film. Written by Jimmy Warden and directed […]

The Meet-Cute

So, I know last week I said that there was going to be a series of columns based on marketing yourself on social media. And there will be, but I forgot that Tuesday was Valentine’s Day. Because of that, I think it’s appropriate that I write a column about an element of the romance genre.   […]

Review of Knock at the Cabin (2023)

In preparation for viewing this film, I read the book that the film was adapted from, The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay. While I enjoyed most of it, I wasn’t particularly satisfied with how the book ended. Other than that, I enjoyed my time within the world crafted by Tremblay.   […]

Marketing for Writers: Twitter

I would like to preface this by saying that I am in no way an expert at marketing or at using Twitter successfully. If you’d rather continue on playing Candy Crush … I mean continue “writing” I understand completely.   I started this year with 2,498 followers on the Musk owned platform. When I decided to […]