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March 5, 2021
Prime Stage Mystery Theatre:“What’s the alternative to looking?”
The image at left is from the recently restored film Sherlock Holmes (1916), starring William Gillette in the first-ever screen portrayal of the master sleuth. The film is currently streaming on Apple TV.
There’s more than one way to find a missing person, but could you do it without actually looking? This week’s episode of Mystery Theatre invites you to consider not one but two prompts that could lead to solving the mystery:
“What is the alternative to looking?”
“What does one do when one doesn...
February 25, 2021
Prime Stage Mystery Theatre: Bringing Mystery to the Virtual Stage
Agatha Christie had quite a formula. She didn’t discover it. Others employed similar elements before her, and many more have practiced it since. But Christie perfected it with her cozy who-done-its featuring Hercule Poirot.
Christie’s mysteries generally begin by introducing a cast of eccentric characters, progress quickly to an inciting incident (usually a murder), and kick into gear with the arrival of a master investigator who … [read more at The 21st-Century Scop].
Prime Stage Mystery Theatre: Bringing Mystery to the Virtual Stage
Agatha Christie had quite a formula. She didn’t discover it. Others employed similar elements before her, and many more have practiced it since. But Christie perfected it with her cozy who-done-its featuring Hercule Poirot.
At left: Hercule Poirot (Albert Finney) explains his solution to the story’s mystery in Sidney Lumet’s adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express (1974). Available on Hulu and HBO Max.
Christie’s mysteries generally begin by introducing a cast of eccentric c...
February 23, 2021
Nightmares and Mysteries: Prime Stage Mystery Theatre – Season Two
Heard about the actor’s nightmare? It’s a variation of the dream in which you find yourself completely out of place and unprepared for a given situation. You know, like being in the produce section of a grocery store, standing behind a stack of vegetables and hoping no one notices your naked. Or perhaps it’s the covid-era dread of sitting in a crowded classroom and realizing you’ve left your mask at home.
In the actor’s nightmare, a performer stands clueless before a packed house, unable to reme...
February 22, 2021
Game On!Exclusive Preview of a New YA Adventure
Yes, it’s been a while. But I’m back. Blogging again.
I’ve never been one to balance professional writing and webpage management. When the two compete, the latter goes untended. Not that I’m complaining. The past two months have centered on some exciting projects. And now that most of those deadlines are either met or within reach, I’m hoping to drop a few long-overdue posts. First up is the latest news on Game On! – [read more at The 21st-Century Scop]
Game On!Exclusive Preview of a New YA Adventure
Yes, it’s been a while. But I’m back. Blogging again.
I’ve never been one to balance professional writing and webpage management. When the two compete, the latter goes untended. Not that I’m complaining. The past two months have centered on some exciting projects. And now that most of those deadlines are either met or within reach, I’m hoping to drop a few long-overdue posts.
At left: Concept art by Jeffrey Harris for YA novel Game On!
First up is the latest news on Game On! – my new YA novel t...
November 12, 2020
Prime Stage Mystery Theatre:Now on Audible
Prime Stage Mystery Theatre:Now on Audible
The complete first season of Prime Stage Mystery Theatre is now available on Audible.
Each episode of Season 1 features a segment of A Knavish Piece of Mystery — a locked-door who-done-it that explores the intersection between life and storytelling. In addition, you’ll also hear comments and interviews in which listeners responding to elements of mystery.
Check it out, and if you like what you hear, consider becoming a Prime Stage Patron by visiting their support page. You’ll be doing your part...
November 5, 2020
Horror Therapy
Horror can be therapeutic. That’s the point of a recent article in Psychology Today, where Robert T. Muller Ph.D. posits that horror allows us to “vicariously experience negative emotions in a controlled environment which may be useful for managing anxiety.”
Or, as a team of researchers at Aarhus University put it in a recent study:
Fiction allows the audience to explore an imagined version of the world at very little cost. Through fiction, people can learn how to escape dangerous predators, na...
Horror Therapy
Horror can be therapeutic. That’s the point of a recent article in Psychology Today, where Robert T. Muller Ph.D. posits that horror allows us to “vicariously experience negative emotions in a controlled environment which may be useful for managing anxiety.”
Or, as a team of researchers at Aarhus University put it in a recent study:
Fiction allows the audience to explore an imagined version of the world at very little cost. Through fiction, people can learn how to escape dangerous predators, na...
