“The Wolfman” Alt Poster by Chris Koehler!
I’m a huge fan of the Universal Horror Movie Monsters. When I was a kid, the wolfman was my favorite. Truth be told, I love this Wolfman alt poster by Chris Koehler more than the movie!
THE DREADFUL LEMON SKY BY John D. MacDonald / Z-View
THE DREADFUL LEMON SKY by John D. MacDonald
First sentences…
I was in deep sleep, alone aboard my houseboat, alone in a half acre of bed, alone in a sweaty dream of chase, fear, and monstrous predators.
The Overview: Beware of Spoilers…
At 4am, Travis McGee is awakened from dark dreams by someone climbing aboard his boat, The Busted Flush. The intruder is Carrie Milligan, a former lover. She’s scared, but won’t say why. The only thing she brought with her is a suitcase. A suitcase full of cash.
Carrie asks Travis to hold the suitcase. If she doesn’t return in two weeks, Travis is to give the cash to Carrie’s sister. Travis can keep ten grand for his troubles. Travis agrees.
Two weeks pass. Carrie doesn’t return. Then Travis learns she was killed in an auto accident in the small coastal town of Bayside. Travis decides to look into Carrie’s death. It’s too coincidental that she was killed during a time she was worried she might not return to claim the suitcase.
Travis goes to Bayside and starts digging into Carrie’s last hours. Clues lead him to an apartment complex managed by a wanna-be tough guy everyone calls Big Daddy. Travis also meets a lawyer and judge who warn Travis about sticking his nose in unwanted places.
Travis keeps digging. The people behind Carrie’s murder have too much at stake to let a beach bum like Travis McGee screw things up. They plan to fix that.
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THE DREADFUL LEMON SKY is the sixteenth of 21 Travis McGee novels.
In 1972, John D. MacDonald was named a grandmaster of the Mystery Writers of America. MacDonald is best known for his Travis McGee novels as well as a standalone thriller (THE EXECUTIONERS) that was retitled Cape Fear when adapted into a movie (twice).
THE DREADFUL LEMON SKY by John D. MacDonald
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Was It Really Santa?
I hope you had a Merry Christmas! I hope the day was a great one for you and yours.
If for some reason Ole Saint Nick left you coal or other unexpected, unwanted gifts, maybe, just maybe, it wasn’t Santa who visited your house last night!
Source: Bernie Wrightson.
“You’re Dead and Out of this World” by Mike Fitzgerald!
“You’re Dead and Out of this World” by Mike Fitzgerald is available as a limited edition print. What a great tribute to What We Do In the Shadows!
Merry Christmas!
Wishing you and yours the best Christmas and holiday season ever!
“Yes, Timmy, There is a Santa Claus!” by John Beatty & Craig Zablo
Merry Christmas!
Several years ago John Beatty and I teamed up to create “Yes, Timmy, There is a Santa Claus!” John pencilled, inked and colored what I wrote. The story was published in a charity Christmas comic by Tim Gordon.
Every couple of years I like to repost the story. What you see below is the result of our efforts. I hope that you enjoy them.
Merry Christmas! (from Gravedigger, Rick Burchett, Chris Mills… and me)
Tonight is Christmas Eve, so let me get an early start to wish those of you who celebrate, MERRY CHRISTMAS!
The art above was created by Rick Burchett. Rick and Chris Mills (RIP) created one of my all-time favorite comic characters, Digger McCrae aka Gravedigger. If you like great crime comics, you’d love Gravedigger!
“Uncontained” (2025) written, directed by and starring Morley Nelson / Z-View
Uncontained (2025)
Director: Morley Nelson
Screenplay: Morley Nelson
Stars: Morley Nelson, Peter O’Meara, Brett Zimmerman.
Tagline: None.
The Plot…
When a zombie-like apocalypse began, most people sought shelter from the spread of the virus. Now, several years later, even the most remote havens are in danger.
Dan, a former soldier, lives in the wilderness. He is capable and feels safer on his own, never staying in one place for long. Then Dan comes across a remote home. He discovers two children, a boy and his sister living there. There mother ventured out and never returned. Dan knows the children cannot survive on their own.
Reluctantly, Dan becomes their caregiver unaware that danger is closing in.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
Morley Nelson, a former police officer, wrote, produced, directed and played the lead in Uncontained.
Don’t go in expecting a typical low-budget zombie gore fest. Uncontained is more of a character study with an unexpected twist. I give Nelson props for having the guts to make a slower placed zombie flick.
I’ll be interested to see if Morley Nelson continues to write, direct and star in his own productions or if he’ll get an opportunity in Hollywood.
Uncontained (2025) rates 3 of 5 stars.
“Dark Winds” Season 4 Teaser: “The Price of the Badge” is Here!
I’ve enjoyed Dark Winds Seasons 1-3, so let’s check out the Season 4 Teaser Trailer – The Price of the Badge.
Deal me in.
#DarkWinds Season 4 premieres February 15 on AMC and AMC+.
“The Beauty” starring Evan Peters, Ashton Kutcher and Rebecca Hall – The Poster and Teaser are Here!
This looks like fun. Check out the poster and teaser for The Beauty starring Evan Peters, Ashton Kutcher and Rebecca Hall.
Deal me in.
In FX’s The Beauty, when international supermodels begin dying in gruesome and mysterious ways, FBI Agents “Cooper Madsen” (Evan Peters) and “Jordan Bennett” (Rebecca Hall) uncover a conspiracy that threatens the future of humanity. The investigation leads them directly into the crosshairs of “The Corporation” (Ashton Kutcher), who will stop at nothing to protect his trillion-dollar empire.
Goran Parlov – Santa’s New Helper!
He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He’s knows if you’ve been bad or good…
Santa is sending a helper to see the really bad folks this year.
Source: Goran Parlov.
“Rocky” Legacy by Leo Leibelman!
Leo Leibelman is a freelance artist who has provided art for comics, trading cards, novels, instructional materials, film storyboards and more. Leo Leibelman takes commissions.
Hope you dig his Rocky painting as much as I do.
“It ain’t about how hard you can hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward.” – Rocky Balboa
Marv and “The Bad Old Days Are Back” by George Schizas!
Marv from Frank Miller’s Sin City is one of my all-time favorite characters. I love seeing artists do their “take” on the big lug. Today we have a Marv by George Schizas.
WISDOM CORNER by David Heska Wanbli Weiden
WISDOM CORNER by David Heska Wanbli Weiden is set to premiere on July 7, 2026. The novel is Weiden’s follow-up to WINTER COUNTS, which I loved. Here’s the lowdown…
From the award-winning author of WINTER COUNTS comes a new thriller about life — and death—on the Rosebud Indian Reservation.
Virgil Wounded Horse is desperately trying to escape his past as a hired vigilante on the Rosebud Indian Reservation. But when a legendary figure from the reservation is murdered, he’s forced to return to the job. Making matters more complicated, threats are coming from the Pine Ridge 705 — a street gang from a neighboring reservation who want to expand their reach into Rosebud — and Mitch Gagnon, a shady politician who will stop at nothing to gain more power.
With a heated tribal council election looming, as well as new revelations regarding past injustices at the local Native boarding school, the stakes grow even higher. Will Virgil find the justice he’s seeking before it’s too late?
David Heska Wanbli Weiden, whose writing “melds the gritty realism of Dashiell Hammett with the lyricism of Tommy Orange” (O, The Oprah Magazine),once again brings us a tour de force of crime fiction—and an expansive look at Native American life in a shifting world.
