“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.
By now you must be thinking, “Del threatens to stop posting on social media when he feels the need for attention.” That’s not true (although I do like attention. Feel free to give me all the attention you want). When I threaten to stop posting on social media it’s because I genuinely don’t want to do it anymore – at least at that moment. I have a problem with social media – I think it’s a poison. On the list of bad ideas it ranks up there with television and atomic bombs. I prefer my mass media to be vetted... READ MORE
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Introduction to “The Thing in the Dark” I’ve always been afraid of the dark. To this day, I’m hesitant to go outside at night. We live in a dark neighborhood. I don’t care how many streetlights they install, it still... READ MORE
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Introduction to “The Tooth Fairy” This story was based on an actual experience, though I didn’t run into any Freddy Krueger-style monsters from dreamland. We had a grocery store in town at the time – Food World – which was... READ MORE
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“Lowlifes” Starring Amanda Fix as Amy, Matthew MacCaull as Keith, Brenna Llewellyn as Savannah, Elese Levesque as Kathleen, Josh Zaharia as Jeffrey, and Richard Harmon as Vern. Directed by Tesh Guttikonda and Mitch Oliver. 1 hour, 30 minutes. Rated TV-MA.... READ MORE
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“Good Luck Have Fun Don’t Die” Starring Sam Rockwell as Future Man, Haley Lu Richardson as Ingrid, Juno Temple as Susan, Mark Peña as Mark, Zazie Beets as Janet, and Artie Wilkinson-Hunt as the AI boy. Directed by Gore Verbinski.... READ MORE