“The Deadly Mantis”
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When mysterious attacks on military outposts at the DEW line occur then happen farther and farther south heading for New York and Washington DC. Col. Joe Parkman recruits the help of paleontologist, Ned Jackson and museum magazine reporter, Marge Blaine to identify and defeat this menace. Continue reading “The Deadly Mantis (1957) – Film”
“ERIK: A Sequel to Phantom of the Opera”
A novel by Stephanie Hanson.
This story picks up shortly after the events of The Phantom of the Opera. Our protagonist, Erik, in a fit of sorrow and loneliness, is intent on death. However, a mysterious fellow, who also happens to live beneath the Paris Opera House, is hired by it’s owners to dispatch the Opera Ghost once and for all. A bloody, beaten, and nearly dead Erik is dumped in a wagon bound for a village far from Paris where a kindly priest discovers him and takes him to the local judge’s home. Erik finds himself offered a new life if he can let go of his past and accept it. Continue reading “ERIK: A Sequel to Phantom of the Opera (2011) – Book”
“Interview With a Hitman”
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The framework for the movie is a man being filmed, while telling the story of his life as an assassin to a filmmaker, who is trying to revive his career. This is the story of Viktor. From the slums of Romania to London, England, his tale is full of violence, death, betrayal, love, and ultimately having to face the consequences of his past choices and actions. Continue reading “Interview With a Hitman (2012) – Film”
“The Phantom”
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The Ghost Who Walks walks onto the big screen in this adaptation of a long running comic book series. The story is set in 1938, with the 21st Phantom, Kip Walker, battling wits with the evil Xander Drax and his henchmen, lead by Singh Brotherhood member, Quill. Continue reading “The Phantom (1996) – Film”
“Vibes”
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This 80’s romantic comedy is about a straight laced museum curator with a unique gift who meets a vivacious, quirky wanna-be hairdresser, who is also uniquely gifted, at a para-psychology convention. They are recruited to use their psychic talents by the mysterious, Harry, who spins a sad tale of a son, lost in the jungle of Ecuador. Once there, however, they discover that Harry is really after a hidden mountain temple called “The room of gold.” And that’s where the fun begins. The story is good silly, fun. With original music by James Horner, featuring Lauper’s 80’s hit “I’ve got a Hole in my Heart,” the music sets the films pace as fast and upbeat. Continue reading “Vibes (1988) – Film”
“A Wizard Scorned”
A novel by Patricia White
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The story is a paranormal romantic fantasy about a no-nonsense, modern, New York City, business woman, Jane Murdock. Who, while trying to talk her secretary out of a dubious sounding bridal agreement, is swept away, with a group of would-be brides, to another world and entangled in the jealous wizard, Cordelia’s plot to punish the man she loves for scorning her. Jane discovers, on her quest to save her secretary that she is somehow, undeniably connected to the mysterious Sojourner. Continue reading “A Wizard Scorned (2001) – Book”
“Dead (as a doorpost)”
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The third entry in Naomi Kramer‘s “Dead(ish)” short story series.
John wakes up dead and has no idea how that happened. Linda, our favorite heavenly mentor, is assigned to help him adjust to his new existence. The only problem is John’s wife, Melissa, has been pining away for John since she died and just wants to go back to the married life they once lived and doesn’t much care for Linda’s interference. Linda pulls out all the stops and helps John figure out how he died, in her usual, no-holds-barred, often intrusive, manner. Continue reading “Dead (as a doorpost) (2011) – Book”