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Wednesday, February 28, 2018

HARVEY’S DREAM SHORT STORY REVIEW

HARVEY’S DREAM SHORT STORY REVIEW – Harvey’s Dream by Stephen King reminds us that dreams can be scary. Harvey and Janet, a dysfunctional married couple, discuss how he woke up screaming, during a dream where one of their daughters was run over and killed. Who better than King to exploit a human primal fear? It’s a very short story, which first appeared in the New Yorker, and also appears in the collected works entitled ‘Just After Sunset’. Give it a read–and, you’ll find your heart racing as you sort out the differences–between dreams and wakefulness.

https://chadschimke.blogspot.com/2015/12/harveys-dream-by-stephen-king-pdf.html

https://chadschimke.blogspot.com/2016/01/harveys-dream-by-stephen-king-mp3.html

Sunday, February 25, 2018

Enter the Rebirth - Excerpt " TANSTAAFL Press
Every reaction, no matter how violent, always reaches some equilibrium state. This final anthology in the Enter the... apocalyptic trilogy shares stories of what the new normal looks like after the end of days.

Cover Reveal in ONE MONTH! Behind the Walls by Chad Schimke … stay tuned … http://tanstaaflpress.com/excerpts/enter-the-rebirth-excerpt/

Sunday, February 18, 2018

THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE

Will the 2nd season of American Crime Story live up to the legacy of the 1st season? The Assassination of Gianni Versace will certainly face comparisons to The People v. O.J. Simpson. Because the O.J. miniseries was good, really good, and had a stellar cast. American culture changed so much in the 90s, so it’s important to remember how much has happened. In that era, Hollywood was still deeply ensconced in the celluloid closet. So society recoiled more so when informed, via splashy headlines, that a gay serial killer was on the loose. Andrew Cunanan, a name whispered softly in hallways, not overtly stated in polite company. Gianni Versace, did you hear what happened to him? Surely, he must be involved in sordid dealings with this gay serial killer. With the atelier dead and buried, everyone left had to figure out what to do with the company. The Versace brand would likely have died with Gianni’s passing. But somehow Donatella was able to find a way to endure the transition. She and the company survived in the face of cutthroat tastemakers’ fashion whims. Nobody believed she had a shot. Will the miniseries be just as good? My hunch says no, but stay tuned to find out and come to your own conclusion.

https://chadschimke.blogspot.com/2016/08/the-people-vs-oj-simpson.html

Sunday, February 11, 2018

GOODBYE CARL?

GOODBYE CARL? - Carl became friends with Sophia, survival camping alongside Lori (his mom) and Shane. After the walker outbreak, they all thought Carl’s father was dead. Until Lori and Rick reunite and together lead the other survivors to the CDC, Herschel’s farm, Woodbury, the prison, Terminus and Alexandria. Shane, Lori, Sophia, Beth and many others die off along the way. Later, little boy Carl transforms into One-Eye-Carl, when a stray bullet half blinds him while battling walkers. Last season ends with a bite by either a Whisperer or a walker? Right now, conspiracy theorists contend Rick passed his superhero invincibility onto his son. So, do you think Carl lives or dies? I have no idea. But you better get ready to say goodbye. Stay tuned.

https://www.chadschimke.com/2021/08/the-walking-deads-final-season.html

https://www.chadschimke.com/2021/02/maggies-back.html

https://www.chadschimke.com/2020/03/michonnes-sword.html

https://www.chadschimke.com/2020/03/heavycom-michonnes-sword.html

https://www.chadschimke.com/2019/05/walking-dead-franchise.html

https://www.chadschimke.com/2019/02/michonnes-last-stand.html

https://www.chadschimke.com/2018/10/fragmentation-of-dead.html

https://www.chadschimke.com/2018/02/goodbye-carl.html

https://www.chadschimke.com/2017/05/the-walking-dead.html

https://www.chadschimke.com/2017/05/the-walking-dead_4.html

https://www.chadschimke.com/2017/05/the-walking-dead-vid-clip.html

https://www.chadschimke.com/2015/10/the-walking-dead-1-5-circa-2003.html

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

WINCHESTER

Sunday, January 14, 2018

EUROPA CLIPPER

Europa Clipper - Europa is an icy moon that orbits Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system. The Galileo space probe confirmed the moon has a thin atmosphere, is covered by thick ice and flexes tidally. The surface is covered with reddish-brown hatch marks, possibly left behind by irradiated salt water deposits. The Hubble telescope found water vapor shooting sixty miles in height, prompting the theory of a subsurface ocean on this strange world. The USA has planned a new mission of discovery, the Europa Clipper, named for high seas ship voyages in the not so distant past. For the first time, a space probe might discover life outside Earth. Still in the planning stages, the radiation-tolerant spacecraft will use Jupiter’s gravity to slingshot by the moon, 45 revolutions within 16 miles of the surface. Passing through the water above the surface will allow analysis of the chemical makeup but avoids the need to drill through ice layers. NASA is sending instruments aboard including cameras, spectrometers, radar, magnetometer, thermometer and instruments to detect atmospheric water and particles. Every great story starts the same way. What if? Could unimaginable creatures inhabit this familiar yet so alien underwater world? Truly, this is a new age of exploration.

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

The Call Of Cthulhu by HP Lovecraft

Sunday, January 7, 2018

HP LOVECRAFT

HP LOVECRAFT - HP (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft was born to a lunatic father and fragile mother in Providence RI where many of his tales are set. His grandfather, a successful businessman, died. Resulting in the family losing their prestigious home. Meanwhile Lovecraft himself had a nervous breakdown but was also cursed with poor physical health. Both circumstances led to his failure to obtain a high school diploma, leaving Brown no longer an option. He toyed with amateur journalism and published his first short story, The Alchemist, in 1916. His mother became institutionalized, confined to the same mental hospital as his father, HPL was desperate. Lovecraft married and shortly thereafter his wife lost her business. He lived in Brooklyn NY but was robbed and returned to Providence. Lacking conventional skills, his job prospects diminished, and he struggled to make it as a working writer. The period from 1919 to 1920, Lovecraft's Dream Cycle, inspired such works as The White Ship, The Cats of Ulthar, Nyarlathotep and The Nameless City. The first story in the Cthulhu Mythos. He placed short stories in pulps, like Weird Tales almost exclusively, in the Twenties and Thirties. He declined Weird Tales’s offer of an editor position. He was fully capable of writing commercially viable stories (The Dunwich Horror) which the Weird Tales editor wanted but pursued work he couldn’t sell for profit. He left some unsubmitted (The Shadow Over Innsmouth), didn’t respond to a novel query simply because his notes weren’t typed up into submission format (The Case of Charles Dexter Ward) and other bungled efforts. Long separated, he agreed to divorce with his wife, but when he said he signed the decree, he actually had not. His inheritance dwindled until he was nearly broke so he wouldn’t eat to continue sending letters. Cancer and chronic pain plagued him until his death in 1937, killed by poverty at the very young age of 46. His work is rooted in the themes of science, the occult, decayed antiques, gothic architecture, churches and graveyards, Anglophilia, gods and monsters. His posthumous collections became best sellers but his writing was virtually unknown in his lifetime.

https://chadschimke.blogspot.com/2015/02/dunwich-horror-review.html

https://chadschimke.blogspot.in/2017/06/lovecraft-bloch-comics-trio.html

https://chadschimke.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-dunwich-horror.html

https://chadschimke.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-dunwich-horror_20.html

https://chadschimke.blogspot.com/2015/02/dunwich-horror-review.html

https://chadschimke.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-haunter-of-dark-by-hp-lovecraft-mp3.html

https://chadschimke.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-haunter-of-dark-by-hp-lovecraft-pdf.html

https://chadschimke.blogspot.com/2015/02/dunwich-horror-review.html

Thursday, January 4, 2018

SOCIAL MEDIA STATS

Blogger stats: 1,664,701 page views & 751 posts as of January 2018

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Goodreads stats: 5,068 friends & 540 followers as of January 2018

Twitter stats: 50,962 followers as of January 2018

Podbean stats: 1,778 plays as of January 2018

Pinterest stats: 358 followers & 1,547 pins as of January 2018

https://chadschimke.blogspot.com/2016/01/social-media-stats.html

https://chadschimke.blogspot.com/2017/01/social-media-stats.html

Monday, January 1, 2018

HORROR 2018

HORROR 2018 - Here’s my short list of (potentially good) films for this year along with a couple years of recap. There are still a lot of remakes but Hollywood seems to be taking more risks on horror recently.