Category Archives: Storytelling

Unsurprisingly, I saw Avengers: Age of Ultron at 11pm on the Thursday before opening (the first “midnight” screening at our local theater was at 7pm—this irritated me until I attended my first post-40 late-night opening [which will also be my … Continue reading →

If you really want to conjure up a ghost Cultivate a space for the things that hurt you most —The Mountain Goats, “Outer Scorpion Squadron” Horror stories need their audience (readers or viewers) to believe in the unreal aspects of … Continue reading →