Musings of a Wandering Writer

The Fingers of White It was there, out in the woods that I began to run. The frigid air clawed at my skin and pawed at me through my light clothes. I wasn't prepared for this... Maybe I thought that if I pretended such a thing was impossible, it wouldn't happen. "Out of sight, out of mind," they used to tell me. Well, it wasn't working for me anymore. The slender, pale fingers grasped with a vice-like grip. There was no escape, but at times like these logic goes out the window. The forest was not alive. To be sure, I don't truly know if it was dead either. The faintest hints of green were still there, but much was hidden behind the white. The fingers had gotten at that too, I supposed. Every inch of greenery had been caressed to sweet oblivion. The animals were gone, and all that remained of their passing was the occasional footprint. For seemingly illogical beings, they knew what had been coming. They had planned for it. I may have education and a sense of ci

I have a slight confession to make. When I originally first looked up Cube , I had thought that it was the same film as this one. Given the premise of both of these movies, one could hardly blame me as both are quite similar, however their execution is a bit different. In my Cube review (which you can read here ), I lamented on the movie's aging special effects and figured a newer, shinier trapped-room horror film would put it to shame. With that said, I figured it would be wise to actually see the newer, shinier version so I could properly make such a judgement. I must admit that age and fancier effects aren't the only thing that separate these two films.  1 Where You Can Find It:   I viewed this on Amazon Video where it is available for purchase only, but it's also available for Starz subscribers. General Information  Escape Room is a psychological thriller film, which originally hit theaters on 4 January 2019. It was directed by Adam Robitel, under Columbia Pictures, wi

Although my readers know I'm a huge fan of slasher flicks , I'd vehemently debate that the sub-genre of horror that is nearest and dearest are the "deadly-scenario" films. Yeah, yeah, that's not a real name for a sub-genre, but I'm essentially describing the types of horror films where people are trapped/isolated in some type of hostile setting where they have to work together to survive. If you're looking for examples, I'd point to Deep Blue Sea , The Thing , and Night of the Living Dead to name a few. Of course, this particular movie also applies, so I performed my duty by grabbing my popcorn and watching a bunch of strangers fight for their lives! * Where You Can Find It:   I saw this one on Amazon Video where it is available for rent/purchase. General Information  Cube is an independent horror film that originally released on 11 September 1998. It served as the directorial debut for Vincenzo Natali (who also co-wrote it) with Trimark Pictures di

Since the days of when I first saw  Blade Runner , the cyberpunk subgenre of science fiction has been my favorite theme of all time. When I first saw this game's teaser trailer and discovered it was based off of an old pen-and-paper role-playing game (RPG) system, I immediately dug into the antiquated  Cyberpunk 2020  and immersed myself in its dystopian future. I've been a player in two of the RPG system's campaigns, as well as managed two more. To say that my excitement for this game's release was intense would be an understatement. Despite that, I did my best to keep my expectations low and avoided all of the trailers, hype, and coverage of the game that came out in the following years of the initial teaser trailer.  * Where You Can Find It:   I played this on my PS4 Pro, however it is also available on Xbox One and PC with PS5/XBSX versions coming in the second half of 2021. As of  17 December 2020  the digital version of this game is unavailable on PS4, but can sti

After the enjoyable Cloverfield (which I reviewed here ), I was excited to see what else that this franchise had to offer. It made natural sense to immediately progress to this one next as I've heard it's genuinely a good film all on its own. I never pondered on how the experience of sharing a doomsday bunker with John Goodman might go, but now I know.  * Where You Can Find It:   I saw this one on Amazon Video where it is available for rent/purchase. General Information  10 Cloverfield Lane is a horror thriller film that originally released on 11 March 2016. It is Dan Trachtenberg's directorial debut with Josh Campbell and Matt Stueken writing (with some slight assistance from Damien Chazelle). J.J. Abrams co-produced with Bad Robot Productions, while Paramount Pictures distributed. It is marginally tied to the 2008 Cloverfield , however the viewer does not need to see that film to watch this one. Similarly to its predecessor, it won a few awards with three of them at the

*Note: It's been almost nine months since I initially put up my original introduction for my Tales from the Milkwood Lounge series. I'm ashamed to say that I never delivered on the promise of delivering any short stories since. After some time, I actually pulled the post down as I decided to wait until I had something tangible to offer. Now, I do. I tried writing my third novel through much of 2019 and 2020, but as many things got in the way, I eventually scrapped it. Despite all of that, there's some fun to be had from that original piece of work. Here's an isolated piece from that failed project. I hope you enjoy it. Eyes in the Dark It was a late night in Raven’s Peak, and that was how Doug liked them. For a town of around five thousand, there wasn’t much crime to deal with on a usual basis, and with the massive snowfall as of late, Doug expected even less to do. Of course, that was until he got the call to check out an apparent disturbance on 133 Prentice Street at