Rick TownleyNov 3, 20155 minSmashing PumpkinsIt’s said that we tend to only remember the good things and forget the bad, but the Twentieth Century Express transits through all...
Rick TownleyJun 4, 20141 minThe Shadow PeopleAround here, summer starts when school ends and ends when school starts. That makes summertime officially from end of May to mid-August....
Rick TownleyMay 23, 20142 minThe real origin of Memorial DayThis coming Monday is Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, and there is no definitive version about its origin. Currently...
Rick TownleyApr 22, 20142 minThings that go bump in the night.“From ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties And things that go bump in the night, Good Lord, deliver us!” Early Scottish...
Rick TownleyJul 1, 20132 minCreepy stuffStigma, by definition, is someone or something that is an outcast by merit of having some kind of really bad experience, or by displaying...
Rick TownleyJun 3, 20132 minDoppelgangers: the next big thing for supernatural or horror fiction?Horror and supernatural fiction can be trendy like any other genre. During the 1980s it was all about dead teenagers and slashers, in the...