Quick little history lesson. The Irish theater actor, Hamilton Deane, had way more to do with the creation of Dracula than you think. Deane designed Dracula’s tuxedo with a cape and a high-standing collar. Why? It was for a stage trick. During the 1920s London run of Dracula, the actor…
I wrote this article (which is now incorporated as Chapter 20 of In the Footsteps of Dracula: A Personal Journey and Travel Guide, 3rd Edition) on New Orleans as an homage to one of my favorite cities, one still fresh in my mind and heart after a long-postponed revisit there…
Sure, to the uninformed observer my actions may seem rash. Perhaps you think I jump to conclusions. That I don’t think before I act. That these actions came out of nowhere. What you don’t realize, my good man, is that I’ve been planning this little coup for well over a…
As our guidance monster used to tell us in monster school, “It’s easy to make a little monster, but it’s hard to be a parent.” Those words mean a lot, and so many growing boys and ghouls take parenting very seriously. Sure, terrorizing neighborhoods, jumping out of closets, kidnapping virgins…
Greetings, my new neighbor. I’m the lonely, creepy old man who lives in the dark castle at the end of your road. I like to meet all my new neighbors. . . after sundown. You’re really going to like it here. Nice schools, good parks, lots of adequate streetlights. Just…
Happy Valentine’s Week! Want to give your date your heart (instead of someone else’s)? Tell your loved ones how much they mean to you with these official SML Monster Valentine’s Day cards.
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.
