R.I.P. George Romero
. The world of cinema lost an icon yesterday with the death of George A. Romero. His influence on the horror genre cannot be understated. Before Night of the Living Dead, zombies were just brainless …
Category: Influences
An Important Day In Horror History
“Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk.” This quote is often attributed to Stephen King. It was on this day …
Happy 100th Kirk Douglas!
Happy 100th birthday Kirk Douglas! Here are a dozen Douglas movies to celebrate with: Out of the Past, 1947 Champion, 1949 Ace in the Hole, 1951 Detective Story, 1951 The Bad and the Beautiful, 1952 …
So You Want To Be An Author Seminar
. I’ll be hosting a round table discussion about playwrighting at the “So You Want To Be An Author” Seminar presented by the Myth-Ink: SFFH Writers of Columbia College this Sunday November 13. I’ll be …
RIP Edward Albee
. It’s weird to me to think that I do the same thing as Edward Albee. I suppose technically we’re both playwrights, but you can’t really compare Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? to one of …
R.I.P. Gene Wilder
About 10 years ago, while I was a tour guide for Wendella Boats in Chicago, my co-worker Jacob and I were sitting around waiting for our next tour to start. Jacob turned to me and …
Cthulhu in Kalamazoo
This Thursday in Kalamazoo see my Lovecraftian short play “Strange Aeons and Free Hot Dogs” as part of POLITICAL SHORTS: A TALKBACK WITH THE CANDIDATES. This fine program is being done by the good people …
“Statistically Sleeping” at The Make Ready on August 9
. . Next Tuesday August 9th, come see (and maybe participate in) a reading of my very Monty Pythonish very short play “Statistically Sleeping.” It’s part of The Make Ready, which is done every other …
Best John Carpenter Scores from John Carpenter Films
. This past Saturday, I was lucky enough to see film director/composer John Carpenter perform live. He played music from his films (while clips played in the background), as well as tracks from his two …
An Appreciation of John Guare
. Raven Theatre, where I’m lucky enough to be employed, is currently doing The House of Blue Leaves by John Guare. I’ve long enjoyed Guare’s work, so I wrote up an appreciation of him for …