In Search Of… S01E17 Easter Island Massacre
Waves crash on a rocky shore, and Nimoy is telling us about a mysterious massacre. And we’re looking at the moai of Rapa Nui, aka
In Search Of… S01E16 Dracula
Near Innsbruck, Nimoy tells us, there is a monument to perversity… And we’re off to a flying start! A monument to perversity! I wonder what’s
Frankenstein and Caligari
Obviously not a Frankenstein movie as such, the Cabinet of Dr Caligari is a classic silent film that has cast a long shadow across the
In Search Off… S01E15 Amelia Earhart
We start with a nice, matter-of-fact opening. The who-what-where of Amelia Earhart’s final flight. Good, basic journalism, over newsreel images of Earhart, 1930s planes, and
In Search Of… S01E14 Nazi Plunder
It’s got Nazis, it’s got plunder, it’s got treasure hunting. Could be good? Let’s find out. We open on a few minutes of WWII archive
The Munsters are Due on Maple Street
“Abhorred monster! Fiend that thou art! The tortures of hell are too mild a vengeance for thy crimes. Wretched devil!” – Mary Shelley, Frankenstein. “I
Writing Tips
I got a warning from the Blog Police today, reminding me that every writer’s website needs a bunch of writing tips on it. Well, speaking
In Search Of… S01E13 Teaching ESP
We open with Apollo astronauts on the Moon, because of course we do. We’re told that the lunar astronauts experienced unusual perceptions during their journeys,
In Search Of… S01E12 A Call From Space
Nebulae! Our voices ascending to the heavens! We’re awaiting a reply…. And I’m a little bored already. I’m not a SETI enthusiast. Honestly, I’d prefer some nice
In Search Of… S01E11 Psychic Detectives
We open on a man handling a ring. Nimoy tells us that the man claims that he can visualise scenes related to the ring. There’s