Although it’s still the middle of summer, I must admit my fervent hankering for fall. All those crackling leaves and carved pumpkins are certainly my idea of a good time. If you’re like me and eager for pastimes where mosquitos have retired and squash rule the season, then I’ve discovered the perfect year-round getaway for […]
The Illustrated Tourist: Visiting Ray Bradbury’s America
Three years ago this month, the world lost arguably the greatest genre writer of our time. The prolific (and prolifically feisty) Ray Bradbury passed away on June 5th, 2012, leaving a profound literary chasm in his wake. After all, we’re not likely to discover another author as versatile and insightful as the scribe who penned such perennial […]
Macabre Gastronomy: The Vincent Price Dinner
Vincent Price is a name that conjures up images of gothic castles and bloodsucking monsters. But while his prolific seven-decade celluloid career certainly elevates him to the ranks of the greatest silver screen actors of all time, his filmography only tells part of his varied life story. Even among hardcore horror fans, many don’t know that Vincent Price and […]