Tag Archives: werewolves

Undoing the Undead

Posted on May 21, 2026 by Nathan

Quest for Glory: Shadows of Darkness – This is the fourth game in the series, but the number doesn’t officially appear in the title. I think there was kind of a stigma on using numbers for too many sequels at … Continue reading →

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Of Nymphs and Nuns

Posted on April 30, 2026 by Nathan

Three Novel Nymphs, by Piers Anthony – These books are pretty much all by the numbers at this point, but there hadn’t really been that much about the Nymphs, who spend all their time being chased by fauns and having … Continue reading →

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Live Fast, Die Very Old

Posted on March 15, 2026 by Nathan

With St. Patrick’s Day coming up and my having recently read a book on Celtic mythology, I thought I might want to write about a mythical personage who is said to have actually met the supposed serpent-scaring saint, Caoilte mac … Continue reading →

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Thrown to the Wolves

Posted on February 17, 2026 by Nathan

We haven’t watched that many movies so far this year, but since we’re now up to three, I suppose I should finish this entry on them. As usual, there are some SPOILERS for all of these. Chain Reactions – We … Continue reading →

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When You’ve Had Your Fill of Fillory

Posted on February 12, 2026 by Nathan

Bera the One-Headed Troll, by Eric Orchard – This fantasy graphic novel has a Halloween-like style that the artist based partially on the illustrations of Arthur Rackham and Maurice Sendak. Bera is a troll who grows pumpkins, and lives alone except … Continue reading →

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Advertising Darwin’s Dreams of Blake

Posted on September 21, 2024 by Nathan

The Black Company, by Glen Cook – This is a story of an elite mercenary unit in a fantasy land ruled by an evil wizard and his enigmatic wife. It’s told from the point of view of the group’s historian, … Continue reading →

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I’ll Come Back to Haunt You If I Drown

Posted on October 9, 2023 by Nathan

These are the books I’ve read most recently. Many of the reviews do have SPOILERS. Along the Saltwise Sea, by A. Deborah Baker – The follow-up to Over the Woodward Wall has Avery and Zib continue their journey along the … Continue reading →

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I Guess You Can Kill the Boogeyman After All

Posted on October 16, 2022 by Nathan

I have three movie reviews this time, all of fairly new films, although that wasn’t really intentional. Two are relevant to the Halloween season and one not, and it should probably go without saying that there are SPOILERS for all … Continue reading →

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Fraternizing with Fairies

Posted on September 9, 2022 by Nathan

Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery – Beth wanted me to read this, and let me borrow her Reader’s Digest edition, which does have the entire text. It took me way longer to read this than it probably should … Continue reading →

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Do Not Be Alarmed, We Are Only Little Children

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Nathan

Silver Bullet – Based on a Stephen King novella with a different name, this stars Corey Haim as a paraplegic kid who rides around in a motorized wheelchair called, appropriately, the Silver Bullet. He comes to realize that the murders … Continue reading →

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