By Forris Day Jr. Hollywood, California produces thousands of broken hearts and crushed dreams every year. People flock to Hollywood to pursue their dream of acting, writing, working in television and hundreds of other goals. Most come home after only a few months or even weeks, dazed and confused. They […]
Book Reviews
Shakespeare for Screenwriters by J.M Evenson – BOOK REVIEW
By Forris Day Jr. I admit it. I know diddly about Shakespeare. Sure I acted in theater for quite a few years but I was never the bright one to study the masters. I just liked being the funny character, as I was cast, most of the time. I’ll be […]
Double Feature by Owen King – BOOK REVIEW
By Wayne C. Rogers Scribner, Hardcover, 2013, $26.00, 419pp This is rather late coming out, but better late than never as the old saying goes. First, let’s get the five-hundred-pound gorilla off of our shoulders. The author of Double Feature, Owen King, is one of Steve King’s children. Owen, however, […]
Directing the Camera by Gil Bettman – BOOK REVIEW
By Forris Day JR Attention filmmakers! Author of “Directing the Camera”, Gil Bettman, is a guy who knows what he is talking about. He has been in “the business” of making movies and TV shows in Hollywood for many years and in his new book he shares some of what […]
Surrounded by Thunder – The Story of Darrell Loan by Tom Williams – BOOK REVIEW
By Forris Day JR The memoir “Surrounded by Thunder – The Story of Darrell Loan” is more than the life story of just one man but rather the tale of a nation. Darrell Loan is a retired NASA (National Aeronautical and Space Administration) employee. Loan’s career with NASA spanned many […]
The Providence Rider by Robert McCammon – BOOK REVIEW
By Wayne C. Rogers Subterranean Press Hardcover, $26.95, 415pp What has stumped me over the last few years is why none of the major publishing houses have given Robert McCammon a fair shot since Speaks the Nightbird was first published a decade ago. I realize that Putnam published The Queen […]
“The Hidden Tools of Comedy” by Steve Kaplan – BOOK REVIEW
By Forris Day Jr. Imagine you are a stand up comedian and as you walk off stage from your set you hear an audience member yell “Someone call the cops because….YOU KILLED IT!”. Relax, do not run out the back door, no one has died, you are not in trouble. […]
Where’s the Zombie BOOK REVIEW – Where’s Waldo Meets NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
By Geno McGahee I have two children and one is into zombies (my 3-year-old daughter Jules) and one is into seek and find sort of books (my son Munch). So, when I got WHERE’S THE ZOMBIE to review, I elected to first go through it with my young daughter and […]
Embedded Enemy: The Insider Threat by Bart E. Womack – BOOK REVIEW
By Forris Day Jr. The United States military is still one of the mightiest fighting forces the world has seen. It is designed around the principles of safeguarding our country, and in many cases, other countries from its enemies. Military men and women take an oath to protect the country […]
Niagara’s Most Haunted by Peter Sacco – Horror Book Review
By Forris Day Jr. When most people think of Niagara they think of Honeymoons at Niagara Falls and fun trips on a boat to the base of the falls. Maybe you think of the Three Stooges. Beautiful scenery abounds here but there is a dark side to Niagara too. Niagara […]
Animosity by James Newman HORROR BOOK REVIEW
By Wayne C. Rogers Necessary Evil Press, 2011, Signed & Limited, $45.00, 235pp Artwork by Alex McVey Introduction by Ray Garton If you want to know what it’s like to be a horror writer, then you need to read Animosity by James Newman (author of Midnight Train and The Wicked), […]
With Eyes From Both Sides – BOOK REVIEW
By Forris Day Jr. “With Eyes From Both Sides” (Living My Life In and Out of the Game) is an autobiography of Thelma Wright. Thelma was married to a Philadelphia drug kingpin named Jackie Wright. They enjoyed a life of prosperity in the late seventies and early eighties but that […]