Memoriam: Matthew Tobin

Actor Matthew R. Tobin has died. He was 78.

Memories of The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring

Some remembrances from our archives of The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring (1976):

The Curse of the Sad Little Figurine

Stu Horvath tells the story of this image shared on Flickr, found in an antique store (where else) in the Brandywine River Valley:

Book Alert: The Sign of the Sinister Sorcerer

The cover art for The Sign of the Sinister Sorcerer by Bart Goldman has been revealed.

Review: Price Brings Some Gravitas To This Otherwise Luke-Warm Production

Program Review: Once Upon a Midnight Scary (1979)

Review: Chessmen "No One Over The Age Of Ten Would Feel The Slightest Twinge Of Anxiety"

Book review: The Chessmen of Doom

Review: Trolley "Premise...Was Absurd"

Book review: The Trolley to Yesterday

Of Bobbleheads and Bears

Some news out of New Hampshire tonight.

In Forms...and At Zoos...Imaginary

Writer and children's librarian Lisa Chellman writes about the devil's in the details when it comes to fictional things in Michigan:

When I was a kid, I never fully forgave James Howe for writing, in Morgan's Zoo, that one of the animals was to be shipped to the zoo in Kalamazoo. There was no zoo in Kalamazoo, as I knew darn well; the nearest zoo was in Battle Creek. My parents explained poetic license, but to me it was just wrong.

Best Punch Line in a Fantasy Book, Ever

What's the best punch line in a fantasy book? Jim Lehmer asks and answers himself, saying it's the following:

"Use the spell, fool."

This being the wisdom of wise-one Michael Scott from Bellairs's The Face in the Frost.

Good one, Jim.