Small House of Everything

Small House of Everything

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

OVERLOOKED FILM: LEPTIRICA

From 1973 Yugoslavia.  'Leptirica" translates as "The She-Butterfly."

Can this be the "scariest vampire film ever"? You decide.

https://archive.org/details/LeptiricatheShe-butterflyyugoslaviaHorrorFilmEnglishSubtitles1973

Monday, May 12, 2014

MOUNTAIN DEW

The Stanley Brothers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug8p5pVsj9U

INCOMING


  • Amazing Stories, July 1968.  an issue from Harry Harrison's brief run as editor.  A lead novelet by Samual R. Delany and reprints from Edmond Hamilton, Paul Fairman, "Ivar Jorgenson" (Randall Garrett this time out), and Milton Lesser.
  • Brian Ball, Montengrin Gold.  Mystery.
  • Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier, editors - Zombies vs. Unicorns.  YA fantasy anthology with twelve stories.
  • Chaz Brenchley, Bridge of Dreams.  Fantasy.
  • Marjorie Dorner, Family Closets.  Suspense.
  • Gordon R. Dickson, Lost Dorsai.  SF, a short novel and a short story from Dickson's Childe Cycle, as well as an except from David W. Wixon's A Childe Cycle Concordance.
  • G. K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man.  The history of the world as informed by the Incarnation.  Chesterton considered this book's content to be more history than religion.
  • Clive Cussler & Paul Kemprecos - Blue Gold.  Thriller from the NUMA Files.  I like Kemprecos.
  • "Tabor Evans," Longarm and the Killer Countess.  Number 383 in this long-running adult western series.
  • Christopher Golden, Strangewood.  Horror from one of the best in the genre.
  • Denis Johnson, Jesus' Son.  Literary collection of eleven stories.
  • Dean Koontz, What the Night Knows.  Thriller.  This edition also has the novella Darkness Under the Sun, previously only available as an e-Book.
  • Virginia Lanier, Blind Bloodhound Justice.  Dog mystery.  Signed.
  • "Jake Logan," Slocum and the Trick Shot Artist.  Number 402 (!) in this long-running adult western series.
  • Barry B. Longyear, Sea of Glass.  SF.
  • Elaine Mercado, R.N., Grave's End.  Paranormal.  Mercado's supposedly true story of living in a haunted house in Brooklyn.  Introduction by "ghost hunter" Hans Holzer.  As you can tell, I love this sort of bushwah.
  • Christopher Rice, A Density of Souls and Light Before Day.  Thrillers from a rising author who happens to be the son of Anne Rice.
  • R. A. Salvatore, Starless Night.  Gaming (Forgotten Realms) tie-in novel.
  • Patricia Sprinkle, Sins of the Fathers.  A Family Tree mystery.
  • "Charles Todd," Wings of Fire. The mother and son writing team with a historical mystery featuring Inspector Ian Rutledge, the second in the series.
  • Donald E. Westlake, The Road to Ruin. A Dortmunder caper.
  • Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The Angel's Game.ake Literary mystery.

Sunday, May 11, 2014

HOW TO MAKE A FIRE...

...using only an orange?  Well, actually you also need a rock and a stick.  Not very useful information, but it IS information.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZp_q_7IExA

HYMN TIME

Here's an up-tempo contemporary gospel song from Ethiopia.  I have no idea what the words mean but sisters Hawani and Ebisse sure do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-Qrvgr6rfM

Saturday, May 10, 2014

THE STREAK

Ray Stevens.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmqV7GA4NDg

SILVER STREAK COMICS #1

From December 1939 comes the first issue of Silver Streak Comics, featuring work by Jack Cole and Bill Everett, among others.

In this issue you will meet...

...The Claw! who needs a woman to aid in his world conquest!

...Mister Midnight! the crime fighter who can stop time!

...Red Reeves, Boy Magician! -- a young (and rather stupid, IMHO) lad with a genie!

...Captain Fearless! the brave adventurer who faces off against the evil Ting Ling (and whose story will be continued in the next issue)!

...The "Duke," Ace Inspector (police inspector, that is)! a cop full of derring-do!

...The Wasp! Crime's greatest enemy! whose alter ego is Burton Slade, mild-mannered reporter!

,,,Barry Lane, the Adventure-Hunter! heads out West to mete out "Mesa Justice."

...Spiritman! who detects crime with his futuroscope and who travels distances instantly to arrive invisible with the aid of powerful mistodine rays!

With all those exclamation points, you know it's going to be a thrilling issue!

!!!

Enjoy!

http://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=21332