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FORGOTTEN BOOK: MEAN LITTLE OLD LADY AT WORK: The Selected Works of Ardath Mayhar, 1994

FORGOTTEN BOOK: MEAN LITTLE OLD LADY AT WORK: The Selected Works of Ardath Mayhar, 1994

This is the 93rd in my series of Forgotten Books.

Recently Ardath Mayhar passed away. I was shocked. Ardath had always been around the Texas writing scene. I had known her for at least 30 years. I met her at [Read it all...]

FORGOTTEN FILM: TEENAGE ZOMBIES (1957)

Forgotten Films: Teenage Zombies (1957)

This is the 59th in my series of Forgotten Obscure or Neglected Films

Back in 2010 when I was looking for a wall calendar to place in my office, I ran across one dedicated to horror movies which contained four DVDs covering the 12 movies featured. The feature for March [Read it all...]

FORGOTTEN BOOK: SCIENCE FICTION COMICS: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY by Mike Benton, 1992

FORGOTTEN BOOK: SCIENCE FICTION COMICS: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY by Mike Benton, 1992

This is the 92nd in my series of Forgotten Books.

This is volume 3 in the Taylor History of Comics. I met Mike Benton back when he was working on these histories and found him to be quite a nice guy with a [Read it all...]

FORGOTTEN FILM: THE DEVIL BAT (1940)

Forgotten Films: The Devil Bat (1940)

This is the 58th in my series of Forgotten Obscure or Neglected Films

I decided to watch another classic film that I had never seen this week. I have seen copies of The Devil Bat available in VHS and DVD for years, but somehow I had avoided actually [Read it all...]

FORGOTTEN BOOK: FOLLOW THAT MOUSE by Henry Melton, 2010

FORGOTTEN BOOK: FOLLOW THAT MOUSE by Henry Melton, 2010

This is the 91st in my series of Forgotten Books.

This was a book I had meant to read when it first came out. Wait a minute, I said that last week. Once again it is true. Henry Melton is doing some truly fine young [Read it all...]

FORGOTTEN FILM: I MARRIED A MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE (1958)

Forgotten Films: I Married a Monster From Outer Space (1958)

This is the 57th in my series of Forgotten Obscure or Neglected Films

I like a good invasion film and some bad ones also. I remember seeing John Carradine in INVISIBLE INVADERS when I was eight. Bad, bad film so I only saw it twice [Read it all...]

FORGOTTEN BOOK: THE LICKING VALLEY COON HUNTERS CLUB by Brian A. Hopkins, 2000

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FORGOTTEN BOOK: THE LICKING VALLEY COON HUNTERS CLUB by Brian A. Hopkins, 2000

This is the 90th in my series of Forgotten Books.

This was a book I had meant to read when it first came out. Brian Hopkins is a friend. We started writing at about the same time and attended many of the [Read it all...]

Forgotten Films: Fantastic Voyage (1966)

Forgotten Films: Fantastic Voyage (1966)

This is the 56th in my series of Forgotten Obscure or Neglected Films

I was watching “Prophets of Science Fiction” the other day, the episode about Isaac Asimov and they were using scenes from I, ROBOT and THE BICENTENIAL MAN and I looked to my wife and said “Why don’t [Read it all...]

FORGOTTEN BOOK: BALLROOM OF THE SKIES by John D. MacDonald, 1953

FORGOTTEN BOOK: BALLROOM OF THE SKIES by John D. MacDonald, 1953

This is the 89th in my series of Forgotten Books.

Two weeks ago I covered Donald E. Westlake’s TOMORROW’S CRIMES which contained science fiction and fantasy from one of the great mystery writers of our time. This week we get a similar treat. John [Read it all...]

FORGOTTEN FILMS: TEX AVERY SCREWBALL CLASSICS Vol 1 (1992) and others

Tex Avery Screwball Classics

Forgotten Films: Tex Avery Screwball Classics Vol 1 (1992) and others

This is the 55th in my series of Forgotten Obscure or Neglected Films

This week was a tough one for the Forgotten Films on my part. Initially I thought to do the Dr. Who 25th anniversary special Silver Nemesis which I got through Netflix. [Read it all...]