“I have a foreboding of an America in my children’s or grandchildren’s time — when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what’s true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness...”
… to the world of award-winning author Del Stone Jr. Here you will find his blog, movie reviews and links to his many published works of science fiction, horror and contemporary fantasy.
I was sitting in an office, having a conversation with a doctor, when his nurse poked her head through the door and said, “Is that your little white car out in the parking lot?” You always want to hear those words. And yes, it was my little white car in the parking lot. I asked her if it had been hit. She said yes, it had. I didn’t know what to do. The doctor suggested we go outside and take a look, so out we went, into a gentle rain, where a gray Toyota Tundra was butt cheek to butt... READ MORE
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INTRODUCTION The hardest thing you may ever have to do is bury a child. The second-hardest is burying a parent. When my father passed away, only a year after I wrote this story, I felt like an orphan. Worse, I... READ MORE
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INTRODUCTION I’m trying to think back to the first moment I experienced a fear of heights. It has something to do with my father. Lest you believe this sounds like a therapy session, I mean, quite literally my father. I... READ MORE
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“Hokum” Starring Adam Scott as tortured asswipe Ohm Bauman, Peter Coonan as bumbling bad guy Mal, Florence Ordesh as wispy but likeable Fiona, Brendan Conroy as decent Cob, and others. Directed by Damian McCarthy. 1 hour, 47 minutes. Rated R.... READ MORE
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“Lee Cronin’s The Mummy” Starring Jack Reynor as Charlie Cannon, Laia Costa as Larissa Cannon, May Calamawy as Detective Dalia Zaki, Natalie Grace as Katie, and others. Directed by Lee Cronin. Two hours, 14 minutes. Rated R. Theatrical release. Spoilers:... READ MORE