dantecblack.blogspot.com

spectralhighway.com

Spectral Highway: Mission Statement (Of Sorts)

http://www.spectralhighway.com/2007/06/mission-statement-of-sorts.html

Monday, June 4, 2007. Mission Statement (Of Sorts). The vast majority of these writings will be devoted to literature, with a few good bits about various films I see from time to time thrown in for good measure. Said writings will include:. Philosophical meanderings on the nature of horror and the "fun" of being scared. Whatever else strikes my fancy. I encourage and appreciate feedback. Drop me a line and let me know you're reading and what you want to see more of here. June 5, 2007 at 10:39 PM.

spectralhighway.com

Spectral Highway: In the night. In the dark.

http://www.spectralhighway.com/2007/06/in-night-in-dark.html

Sunday, June 3, 2007. In the night. In the dark. This will be a home for my writings on the horror genre. June 29, 2009 at 7:30 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I'm a working journalist in Texas with an abiding love for all things dark and terrible. I've been a horror fan since my earliest years, something that has not abated in all the time since. When I'm not at work, I enjoy creative writing, composing bad electronic music and reading books of curious and forgotten lore. View my complete profile.

spectralhighway.com

Spectral Highway: Population 436 (Film Review)

http://www.spectralhighway.com/2007/06/population-436-film-review.html

Monday, June 4, 2007. Population 436 (Film Review). Full of traditional tropes, Population 436 is a somewhat muddled, largely cliche-ridden film that manages a bit of charm despite its overall disappointing experience. The narrative focuses on the mysterious goings-on in the little town of Rockwell Falls. Played by Jeremy Sisto. Best known for his turn as Billy Chenowith. In the late and lamented. To check it out. System divined by the gent who refounded. The town 100 years ago. The biggest problem is th...

spectralhighway.com

Spectral Highway: The Haunting (repost)

http://www.spectralhighway.com/2007/06/haunting.html

Sunday, June 3, 2007. I have started working out, and to pass the the time I listen to audiobooks. One I have recently chosen is an unabridged audio performance of Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House.". Shirley Jackson was a wonderful narrativist. You probably encountered her somewhere along the way for her short story, "The Lottery," in which a seemingly idyllic town harbors a dark secret. But "Hill House" is a bonafide. Masterpiece, a tense, deeply. What, exactly, haunts Hill House? The scene...

spectralhighway.com

Spectral Highway: June 2007

http://www.spectralhighway.com/2007_06_01_archive.html

Wednesday, June 6, 2007. HP Lovecraft and the Personal Apocalypse of "Young Goodman Brown". Nathaniel Hawthorne's seminal short story "Young Goodman Brown" is in some ways horribly ham-handed and fraught with obvious metaphor. But at deeper psychological levels, the tale is a frightening meditation. While utterly reflective of the post-Puritan period in which it was written, if subjected to further examination "Young Goodman Brown" is shockingly modern - and even hauntingly forward. With a wife named "Fa...

spectralhighway.com

Spectral Highway: July 2007

http://www.spectralhighway.com/2007_07_01_archive.html

Wednesday, July 4, 2007. Of the 500 or so films produced in stage magician and pioneering film-maker Georges Melies' career, only 90 survive, and only a quarter are fit for exhibition. Melies, third son of a shoe manufacturer, is best known for his famous early science fiction film, "A Trip to the Moon," the style and sensibilities of which were most recently resurrected by the Smashing Pumpkins in their video for "Tonight, Tonight.". Adherents.com, quoting page 106 of "Marvelous Melies," written by ...

spectralhighway.com

Spectral Highway: November 2011

http://www.spectralhighway.com/2011_11_01_archive.html

Tuesday, November 29, 2011. I'm suspecting that this abandoned, pitiful space is getting some hits due to "Hugo," the recent film featuring Georges Melies. If you've found your way here because of that, hello. I'm thinking of starting this up again. We'll see. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. And Now the Screaming Starts. Groovy Age of Horror. Mystery of the Haunted Vampire. Taliesin Meets the Vampires. Zombos Closet of Horror.

spectralhighway.com

Spectral Highway: Brief thoughts on 1408

http://www.spectralhighway.com/2007/07/brief-thoughts-on-1408.html

Monday, July 2, 2007. Brief thoughts on 1408. Sorry for the delay. Lots of genuinely good reasons. And now, not-really-a-review: We saw "1408" the day it came out, and I have to say that I still prefer the short story. The original tale is very much an homage to Lovecraft, with quite a bit of other nods to famous horror. Tropes thrown in - pictures and objects that change ala. MR James' "The Mezzotint. Mysterious messages on the telephone, etc. But mostly, it's Lovecraftian. Character, Mike Enslin. Is a ...