When I moved from New Jersey to California, I was all alone. My friend Jeannie had flown out with me, but after a week of playing tourist, I put her on the plane back home. That was a tough day. I had a return trip ticket, because it had been cheaper to buy a round…
Interview with a Foolish Mortal: James Carter on His Haunted Mansion Fan Movie
In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the opening of the Haunted Mansion in Disneyland, here’s a repost of an interview I did with James Carter about his Haunted Mansion fan movie. (Note because this is from 2016 some information may be outdated) I got my first look at The Haunted Mansion when I was…
Come On In, the Water’s Bloody is Available in Paperback
You asked for it, you got it. There is now a paperback version of my Supernatural Interview book Come On In, the Water’s Bloody. If you’re not familiar with the book, it’s a collection of interviews I did with the cast and crew of Supernatural back when they thought they were only going to run…
How Buffy the Vampire Slayer changed my life (Part 1)
I distinctly remember watching the first episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I watched it in my bedroom so I wouldn’t be distracted and demanded total silence from husband and son. I knew from the TV Guide description that it was going to wow me and it did. When that last downbeat of the theme…
Inside Kung Fu: Helping Buffy Slay Vampires
Back in 1998, I was working as a freelance reporter for Inside Kung-Fu magazine. Weird, I know. At the time, I knew absolutely NOTHING about martial arts but I did have a true love for stunts on TV. And get this, a lot of stunt choreographers are trained in the martial arts. (I didn’t have…