Sirki’s Summons – January 22: Why So Serious? draconicverses, January 22, 2012 Greetings from beyond the veil. On this day in 2008, Prince Sirki trumped The Joker. Heath Ledger passed away in his hotel room. It was determined that death was the result of a toxic combination of prescription medication. He had just finished filming pick-up scenes for THE DARK KNIGHT, in… Continue Reading
The Dragon Remembers... Sirki’s Summons: January 21: A Producer of Myths and Monsters draconicverses, January 21, 2012 Welcome to the first Summons of 2012. First off, a new header. Please let me know if you like the new one, or prefer the old logo. Thanks. Greetings from beyond the veil. It was just 3 years ago on this date in 2009, that Prince Sirki summoned a man… Continue Reading
Movies Happy Birthday, Dunwich Horror draconicverses, January 14, 2012 It was 42 years ago today that the film version of H.P. Lovecraft’s THE DUNWICH HORROR was unleashed upon moviegoers. It stars Dean Stockwell (of QUANTUM LEAP fame) as Wilbur Whately, who wishes to bring the rule of the Old Ones (Cthulhu & company) about once more, by finding the… Continue Reading
Movies Happy Birthday, Me Droogs draconicverses, January 13, 2012 I’m Singin’ in the Rain (kick), just Singin’ in the Rain (punch) It was forty years ago today, that Stanley Kubrick’s A CLOCKWORK ORANGE was released to audiences in the UK. It would be released in the US on February 2. It’s an adaptation of the novella by Anthony Burgess… Continue Reading
Movies Happy Birthday METROPOLIS! draconicverses, January 10, 2012 IT was an amazing EIGHTY-SIX years ago that Fritz Lang unleashed his masterpiece, METROPOLIS (1926) upon the world and film was never the same again. Continue Reading
Books Happy Birthday, J.R.R. Tolkien draconicverses, January 3, 2012 Today marks the 120th birthday of Prof. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. As the world knows, he created the world of Middle-earth with its Hobbits, Rangers, Orcs, Ringwraiths and such. It’s a testament to this quiet man’s brilliance that THE LORD OF THE RINGS was the most read book of the… Continue Reading
Books A Special, Though Serious Day draconicverses, December 30, 2011 It was five years ago today, that my Aunt Barbara passed away after a long, hard fought battle with ovarian cancer. She’d managed to hold on until after Christmas, thankfully, for her grandchildren’s sake, but sadly she didn’t have the strength to last until after New Year’s. I was very… Continue Reading
General The 12 Days of Geek-mas draconicverses, December 16, 2011 I got hit with a little muse earlier & had to give in. I think I hit a lot of genres of Geek-dom. On the first day of Geek-mas, I got this from a con – The One Ring to rule them all. On the second day of Geek-mas, I… Continue Reading
General The 12 Days of Kaiju-mas draconicverses, December 7, 2011 On the first day of Kaiju-mas, Godzilla sent to me – Godzoo-hooky’s head on a stick. On the second day of Kaiju-mas, Godzilla sent to me – 2 Maser Tanks and Godzoo-hooky’s head on a stick. On the third day of Kaiju-mas, Godzilla sent to me – 3 Dead Dorats,… Continue Reading
Movies DVD Review – 7 Faces of Dr. Lao From Warner Archives (by request) draconicverses, December 6, 2011 Today I’m VERY happy to be reviewing the Warner Archives re-release of the DVD of 7 FACES OF DR. LAO (1964). This one’s a little extra special. It’s not just for the fact that it’s one of my favorite films, or even that it’s the first movie I wrote… Continue Reading