If you follow news surrounding the evolution of man—as we all do—you’ll know that every few months, archaeologists seem to come across a new tooth, jawbone, or pinky toe that could rewrite early human history as we know it. When did humanity first wander out of Africa? At what point…
Amanda is a young artist whose painful past has made her bitter and callous. A sucker for street vendors, one afternoon she trades a few five-dollar bills for a single earring holding a rusty, dangling bauble. Almost immediately, Amanda is plunged back into the worst memories of her past, and…
Sex and death. These are two subjects that don’t always play nicely. At least, for middle class, bourgeoisie culture. Now imagine intermixing libido and the great beyond during the 1950s, a decade not known for its tolerance and forward thinking. Enter Vampira. An icon, an enigma, a question. She was…
A Psycho’s Medley By Terry M. West 71 pages Published by Pleasant Storm Entertainment, Inc. Psycho: a psychopathic or psychotic person, crazy or mentally unstable. Not very informative, but does cover a wide range of….well, crazy. Medley: A varied mixture of people or things. This is a very apt title…
It’s baa-aack. (And boy are we excited.) First published in 1923, issues of the Weird Tales magazine have appeared only sporadically since its original run ended in 1954. And yet, like a monstrous beast that cannot be taken down, Weird Tales has returned from (seemingly) certain death yet again. Self…
Steve Unger is a world traveler, accomplished author, and historian of Dracula – both the fictional character and the historical figure on which the legend is based. His book, “In the Footsteps of Dracula,” is a travel guide and photo memoir chronicling the author’s journeys in England and Romania to…
. 2nd Edition. Steven P. Unger. New York: World Audience, Inc., 2010. 273 pages. So…it’s a vampire book? Close, it’s a book about a vampire book. Scratch that – a book about the vampire book. Twilight can suck it. Pun intended. More than just an extensive, and well-informed, evaluation of…
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Featuring movie essays from the Head Monsters of SML and others that explore our love for horror cinema! Published by the Collinsport Historical Society.
