It may have snuck up on you, but the holiday season is in full swing already.  For me I started getting an inkling something was happening when my in-laws insisted we show up for Turkey dinner, but as a child we knew Santa would soon be on his way when one of the three major [...]

In every child’s life there is the toy that got away.  The one that you couldn’t get mom to buy, the Red Ryder BB gun of our childhood holiday dreams.   Unfortunately, there isn’t always the happiest ending to these stories and this is one of those stories.   Now in fairness to my mother, I probably [...]

Fear is a real topic of consideration this week.   Upfront I have to say I have been diligently searching for images from or even confirmation of the topic for today, and just like real government information on important topics like UFO's, Big Foot, or where our tax money really goes, there is absolutely no record [...]

For the 5 or 6 of you who read these articles, you know I took a break when the scare season hit so that I could focus on coverage and also recover from an injury that ironically occurred filming mazes. I'm getting around much better now, and I've spoken to many of you the last [...]

I try to keep my articles light because we celebrate the escapism of Halloween and horror here.  But recent events have everyone thinking about the real evils in our world that seemingly happen more and more often, and I cannot help but think as the media searches for broader insidious reason, and the politicos jump [...]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When I was a teen in Southern California,  Halloween meant two things:  Knott's Halloween Haunt and Oingo Boingo.  As I stated in my Knott's Gateway article, these two parts of my growing up are core to who I am, to the things that I love still today, and they have become a part of my [...]

In 1975 Steven Spielberg created the summer blockbuster.   Jaws was a global phenomenon that kept people out of the water, terrified of a great white shark attack.  For me as a child of 7, I was so freaked out by a movie that I hadn't even seen, I was afraid of the bathtub and the [...]