Miscellaneous Musings

11/19/2024

Last Christmas I got a DVD and booklet of the only surviving episode of Late Night Horror, a 60s anthology show that allegedly got cancelled because people complained that it was too scary. The one surviving episode is now streaming on YouTube if you care to see it. I suppose it was shocking in it's day. I liked it. It's mild by todays standards. 'Late Night Horror' The Corpse Can't Play (1968) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk9kjvtps1Y

08/26/2024

Hello Dear Readers,

As summer draws to a close it occurs to me that I have not posted here since Spring. I wanted to take a moment to thank those of you who have reached out asking about my health, and also to say welcome new email subscribers. As far as my health, I have good days and bad days and am learning to live with my new normal. I am still looking forward to spooky season, even if I may not be able to attend certain events as originally planned.

The blog will continue and hopefully I will help you find some amazing books to read. On occasion I will still review an Indie horror movie if I feel it deserves some love and attention. I do not get as many movie review requests as books, so I do try to say yes when asked.

Anyway, thank you all for stopping by, for caring, and making me feel like I matter. You have no idea how much that means to me.

Wishing you all the best this spooky season.

4/01/2024

Looks like we survived another winter and most of us are still together. My entire winter was taken up with doctor appointments. I have not been well since November. I do finally have a diagnosis of a benign but incurable condition, in addition to a horrible drug allergy I developed to my blood pressure pill. I have tried to stay positive but it's not been easy.

I was sad to see that I lost a couple of followers and a few subscribers during those darker months. Yes, I do notice these things. It always makes me wonder whether it is me they lost interest in, or if it's Indie Horror that no longer appeals to them. Oh well. There's nothing I can do about it either way. 

09/13/2023

Look at this! Have you ever seen a bug like this before? I was shocked to see this crawling in my driveway. I was more shocked to learn they have infested one of my trees. They disguise themselves as pinecones and hang in the trees and totally devour them. They can kill trees in a single season. My husband has plucked over 50 of these out of our poor dying arborvitae tree and I hope it will recover. We have trimmed off the dead spots and I have sprayed. Fingers crossed that it doesn't die. These nasty things are called bagworms. The male turns into a moth. The female stays a worm and lays up to 1000 eggs in this bag it carries around like a turtle shell. YUCK!