Rosemary Brown claimed that various famous composer talked to her from beyond the pale.  Not only that, they dictated music to her, too! ...

Here are more pages from the October, 1964 issue of Jack and Jill. Nowadays it might be harder to find a paper sack to make a mask...

 The National Enquirer has always been a great source for monsters. This 1989 story covers "new" video of Ogopogo, which acco...

In 1985, Home Viewer magazine ran a story about movies made from Stephen King's works.

I was sleepless in the middle of the night a few months ago when I wrote this song for our oldest grandchild, Jazra.  Here are the lyr...

For this entry of Blog-o-Ween, I'll share a fun 1960s album of monster songs, called Monster Rally. This album was a collaboration b...

This tale is from the October, 1964 issue of Jack and Jill , a kid's magazine full of stories, activities, and fun.  It's a sweet t...

As a kid, I kept an eye out for monsters. In 1968, King Boris Karloff made an ad for Ronco lighters. Oh, the torture!

Our first post is a new music compilation for this year. Here is the download link:  http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NV7FMVAF And he...

On September 30, 1966, I turned 10 years old. I was a huge fan of TV spies, specifically The Man (and Girl ) from U.N.C.L.E. . ...

Yes, with this Frontier Cabin you could do that. It was made out of "Dupont Polyethelene," which makes me think it was a pre-p...

As you probably know, the 2002 film  The Mothman Prophecies was "based on true events" that happened in 1967 in Point Pleasant, ...

More mail-order offers from 1961. Take your pick from foaming sugar, hot candy, atomic smoke bomb, and -- don't forget -- you too ca...

Most everybody who read comics in the 1950s and 1960s will remember Charles Atlas, the guy who wouldn't take sand in his face. Ange...

This image was generated on a Commodore 64 graphics program and was intended at the time to be a possible front page for the New Frontiers...

If you put Julie and Kyle together, what do you get? KYLIE, of course! Kylie Jean Kramer, our second grandchild, was born on Friday...

Here's a photo of John Lennon in a Superman shirt from Roger Sormo, Woblog, http://wogew.blogspot.com/ , subtitled "All Things B...

In Watchmen: The Art of the Film by Peter Aperlo, there's a huge amount of sketches and pre-planning art. "Among My Souvenirs...

Well, here is the final Rorschach blot in the series. What do you think? This has been silly, but I trust that this experience hasn...

Now, the term "cretin" is purely a generic term and no insult to any cretin, living or dead, is implied. Unless you know so...