Plot:Retired Captain Braddock has come to live in his late cousin Luke Pratt’s house. Cousin Luke was a doctor. His wife pre-deceased him. Their son was killed (in the Boer War?) in South Africa. Braddock isn’t nervous—so he keeps telling his unnamed houseguest, who is also an old sailor. He’s heard the skull scream often.Continue reading “Review of “The Screaming Skull” by F. Marion Crawford: Halloween Countdown”
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Review of “Amour Dure” by Vernon Lee: Halloween Countdown
For October 3 Plot:Polish scholar Spiridion Trepka, working for a German university, is in Italy researching the archives of the fictional town of Urbania. He has come to find the Past. He comes across the story of Medea di Capri, a 16th-century noblewoman who left a trail of dead husbands and lovers and was finallyContinue reading “Review of “Amour Dure” by Vernon Lee: Halloween Countdown”
Short Story Published (YIPPEE!!)
One of my short stories was published today in an online magazine called The Worlds Within Welcome to The Worlds Within – The Worlds Within. My short story is called Devil’s Bargain. Devil’s Bargain – The Worlds Within I must warn the reader that story is it somewhere north of 6000 words long. I hopeContinue reading “Short Story Published (YIPPEE!!)”
Review of “The Upper Berth” by F. Marion Crawford Halloween Countdown
29) The Upper Berth by F. Marion Crawford Plot:This is a club story, that is, framed as a tale told by a member of a gentlemen’s club. (In the nineteenth century, it meant a private place where men hung out, smoked and drank. It didn’t mean the present-day sense where men hang out smoke, drinkContinue reading “Review of “The Upper Berth” by F. Marion Crawford Halloween Countdown”
Review of “The Shadows on the Wall” by Mary E. Wilkins Halloween Countdown
26) The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman Plot:“Henry had words with Edward in the study the night before Edward died,” Caroline Glynn tells her sisters. Caroline and her two sisters, Rebecca Ann and Mrs. Stephen Brigham, are preparing for the funeral of their youngest brother, Edward, who lies in the house.Continue reading “Review of “The Shadows on the Wall” by Mary E. Wilkins Halloween Countdown”
Review of “The Night Call” by Henry van Dyke Halloween Countdown
10) “The Night Call” by Henry van Dyke Plot: Doctor Leroy Carmichael has recently established his practice in New Jersey. The important people of town don’t quite take him seriously. One night, he receives a summons to attend a visiting “Baroness de Mortemer.” The Baron himself drives him to a house in obvious disrepair inContinue reading “Review of “The Night Call” by Henry van Dyke Halloween Countdown”
Review of “The Four-Fifteen Express” by Amelia B. Edwards Halloween Countdown
7) “The Four-Fifteen Express” by Amelia B. Edwards Plot: On his way to visit his friend Jonathan Jelf for Christmas, narrator William Langford is surprised to find a gentleman letting himself into what he expected to be his private rail car with a key. Langford declines to make a fuss because he recognizes the interloperContinue reading “Review of “The Four-Fifteen Express” by Amelia B. Edwards Halloween Countdown”
Flash Fiction Published: “Words to Live By”
A little early for Halloween, but a flash fiction piece of mine, “Words to Live By,” was published in an online magazine titled Danse Macabre. I always liked this silly little piece about a university professor who is friends with the ghost of a mariner from days gone by. The captain has a fondness forContinue reading “Flash Fiction Published: “Words to Live By””
Review of “Pale Rider” (1985)
This was a departure from our usual Saturday pizza and bad movie fare, a Western with some supernatural flavor. Not to give too much away, but the bad guys got their comeuppance in spades. Or lead. Plot:In the beginning (not the last biblical reference to come), two things are happening. First, a group of menContinue reading “Review of “Pale Rider” (1985)”
Review of “The Uninvited” (1944)
This was an enjoyable Saturday night pizza and bad movie flick for more reasons than no ghoulies popped out of a toilet. It was an old-fashioned haunted house story about the ghosts of those who have taken the lifetime squabbles beyond the grave and aren’t too concerned about who gets hurt. Plot:While on vacation onContinue reading “Review of “The Uninvited” (1944)”
