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Screaming Skulls There are numerous legends about skulls, which, if removed from the homes where they once lived, would wail, shriek, knock over chairs with poltergeist energy, and somehow spoil the crops in people's gardens. If these "haunted" skulls are... ( added 50 days 16 hours ago.)

James Morrow on Witches, Frankenstein, Cyberpunk, and More As teenagers, James Morrow and his friends made short 8mm movies based on Coleridge and Poe stories. Morrow went on to earn a master's degree from Harvard University , then published his first novel, The Wine of Violence , in 1981. His latest, The... ( added 1 year 195 days ago.)

Knock Out! Alex Hutchinson Interviewed by Bill Ectric I had to look up the word ingenious – I didn’t want to overstate my enthusiasm. “Marked by originality and cleverness in conception or execution." ( added 3 years 50 days ago.)

The Easter Island Horror The bizarre and disturbing details of this report made me doubt my own sanity. It was all I could do not to drum up a cryptic Latin or French phrase, the way Poe used to do, to show you, my dear readers, the extent to which reason will wrestle... ( added 3 years 74 days ago.)

Surreal Music: Dave Roberts & the Crawfish of Love No one knew what to think when we first saw a band called " Crawfish of Love ." The stage was strewn with surreal artwork, a manikin head, some TV sets all turned on to different channels, guitar amplifiers, drums, and five musicians that looked... ( added 3 years 151 days ago.)

Blogs, Books, and Writings From the Web: Christian Crumlish & Levi Asher The ubiquitous Christian Crumlish is a writer and consultant living in Oakland , California with his partner Briggs and his cat Fraidy. He calls himself "xian" for short. He is the co-editor of Coffeehouse, Writings From the Web , the author of ( added 3 years 164 days ago.)

Book Review: Arthur & George by Julian Barnes Julian Barnes does a magic trick in his historical novel Arthur & George . He makes the index cards disappear. He scoops up what must have undeniably been copious notes and footnotes, shuffles those note cards, deftly blends them, and fans the... ( added 3 years 194 days ago.)

Samuel Taylor Coleridge and the Romantic Movement When I think of Coleridge, I think of those momentary sparks of intuition I have experienced, when my brain seemed to grasp a clear and divine truth. It’s like seeing something from the corner of my eye when I turn to look more closely - it's... ( added 3 years 194 days ago.)

Music, Poetry, Dance and More in Washington DC Cabaradio was the brainchild of Doreen Peri and Clay (Lightning Rod) January. It featured the LitKicks Action Poets with musical and dramatic interludes by the Renegade Theater Company, directed by the very capable Laurie Gilkenson. Ms. Gilkenson... ( added 3 years 194 days ago.)

Rock Savage Interview by Bill Ectric Rock Savage formed the Savage Film Group in 1980 in Capitol Heights , Maryland . His movie Mummy A Gore-Gore is “guaranteed to make your wife leave the room in under four and a half minutes" according to Fred Hopki ( added 3 years 207 days ago.)

Hunter S. Thompson and Woody Creek, Colorado Truth hovers somewhere between intellectual enlightenment and glitzy commercialism, between polite give-and-take discourse and exploding old cars for kicks. Real life does not separate into neat compartments like “fiction/nonfiction" or... ( added 3 years 245 days ago.)

The Mary Shelley Story Mary Shelley was born Mary Godwin in London, England on August 30, 1797 to remarkable parents. Her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, a feminist when feminism was almost unheard of, wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Women in 1792. Her father, William... ( added 3 years 342 days ago.)

Ernest J. Gaines on the Art & Craft of Writing When Ernest J. Gaines was growing up, it was against the law in Louisiana for a black person to walk into a public library. At the age of fifteen, Gaines left his home in Point Coupée, Louisiana to reunite with his mother and stepfather in... ( added 3 years 362 days ago.)

Metafiction and the 4th Wall Most "new" concepts are not really new. They come and go in various incarnations, ever growing in our mass consciousness, until they reach the critical mass known as "everyone is talking about it." Two such concepts are metafiction in literature... ( added 4 years 144 days ago.)

Al Letson: Def Poet by Bill Ectric Al Letson: Penumbra A One Man Performance featuring Poetry, Theater, and Film Henrietta's @ 9th & Main, Jacksonville, FL For dedication to his craft, innate talent, and hard work, Al Letson deserves the title of "consummate professional." I don't... ( added 4 years 151 days ago.)

David Prowse, from Frankenstein's Monster to Star War's Darth Vader "The Studio That Dripped Blood" – that was the nickname given to Hammer Films, the British movie company which rekindled interest in classic monsters like Frankenstein, Dracula, and the Mummy. Beginning in the late 1950's and all through the... ( added 4 years 184 days ago.)

Tonya Smart and Femme Horizon Bill Ectric Interviews Tonya Smart Introduction to Tonya Smart, from her web site: Tonya M. Smart, a native of Rhode Island , currently lives in Jacksonville , FL and is a writer and performance poet. She is the Co-founder/Editor in Chief of... ( added 4 years 206 days ago.)

Tammerlin Interview by Billectric I first met Lee Hunter when we both worked for the Student Activities Department while attending Florida Community College of Jacksonvil ( added 4 years 291 days ago.)

Jim Cherry Interviewed by Bill Ectric I sat in a German restaurant called Uli’s with a cup of coffee and a big wedge of a delicious cake called “black cherry forest” and began reading Stranger Souls by Jim Cherry. I can’t resist this comparison: The short stories in ( added 4 years 298 days ago.)

I Married A Euglena It was a marriage of convenience. They were trying to deport this giant mutant euglena which I happened to know from a troup of improv vampire performers at the goth club Fangeely's. A euglena is a single-celled freshwater organism marked by... ( added 4 years 324 days ago.)

River City Rebels Interviewed by Bill Ectric Scoop! My prediction: You will hear a lot more from this band. I saw a lot of bands at the Vans Warped Tour Sunday, August 3, 2004, but the one that really grabbed my attention was River City Rebels . photo by B ( added 4 years 328 days ago.)

Frankenstein Factors: Mary Shelley’s Influences My thanks to CG from England for pointing out an error that has now been corrected. Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein when she was 18 years old. She said the idea came to her in a dream, and dreams are assembled by the subconscious mind... ( added 4 years 335 days ago.)

Walden review by Bill Ectric 'Walden' by Henry David Thoreau is a witty, refreshing book about a man at peace with the natural world around him. Thoreau makes references to many varied subjects, and many different kinds of readers will find ways to relate to what he... ( added 4 years 336 days ago.)

Robert Southey: A Lake Poet In the early 1800's there were a group of writers known as The Lake Poets. This was because they all lived in the "Lake District" in northwestern England. They are usually listed as a trio, but two of them are somewhat more famous than the third.... ( added 4 years 337 days ago.)

Minn of the Mississippi reviewed by Bill Ectric Minn of the Mississippi: Turtle On the River Long before my young attention span could handle reading the entire text of this book, I sat for hours pouring over the fascinating illustrations. Minn of the Mississippi, by Holling Clancy Holling... ( added 4 years 337 days ago.)