Archive for August, 2009
TIME MACHINE OF TERROR! 1959: The Year of the Leech
Aug 24th
1959: THE YEAR OF THE LEECH
by Mark McLaughlin
The little bell above the door tinkled as merrily as a drunken pixie as I entered PROFESSOR LaGUNGO’S EXOTIC ARTIFACTS & ASSORTED MYSTIC COLLECTIBLES.
“Good morning, Mark!” the Professor cried, grinding the butt of a cigarette into an ashtray made from the top half of a human skull.
“Professor, I didn’t know you smoked!” I had three reasons for being surprised to see him with a cigarette in hand.
Reason No. 1: He was incredibly old, and while smoking is unhealthy for anyone of any age, it must be especially bad for someone who’s been More >
Submission Guidelines – The Beast Within 2: The Beast Unleashed
Aug 18th
You know them from the office. See them at movie theaters, at restaurants and shopping malls. But when the sun goes down and the moon gets high in the sky, watch out, because the pizza delivery boy may be bringing something besides a large cheese and pepperoni. You might get the door closed, but grab your wolfs’ bane and silver trinkets.
This anthology is the follow up to Graveside Tales’ 2008 anthology The Beast Within. 2010 will see The Beast Unleashed.
We’re looking for stories that bring a new “twist” to the lycanthrope tale. The traditional lycanthrope stories are fine, but how More >
TIME MACHINE OF TERROR! 1984: A Year for Big Hair and Coming-of-Age Horror Movies
Aug 3rd
Waaaaazzzzzuuuuuuppp!!! Welcome back to the Time Machine of Terror! (TMOT! for short).
A little exposition to set the stage for you: As I’ve mentioned in previous installments of this blog. I purchased the TMOT! at a groovy little emporium of second-hand horrors known as PROFESSOR LAGUNGO’S EXOTIC ARTIFACTS & ASSORTED MYSTIC COLLECTIBLES.
The TMOT! bears more than a passing resemblance to a giant, batwinged alarm clock. It can only visit the movies and TV shows of other time periods, for you see, it was broken when shopkeeper Professor Artemis LaGungo acquired it. The prof’s attempts to repair it with spare parts from More >
