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YUREI ATTACK! by Hiroko Yoda and Matt Alt 26 Aug 2013 | 04:46 am
Yurei Attack! The Japanese Ghost Survival Guide is one of a series of books by husband-and-wife team of Hiroko Yoda and Matt Alt on Japanese pop culture; notably, there's also Ninja Attack! and Yokai ...
August Afternoon at the Movies! 19 Aug 2013 | 02:52 am
It's a rainy Sunday afternoon in August, when it's surprisingly cool but you still need air conditioning because it's so damp and clammy outside. After lunching at our favorite restaurant, we proceed ...
THE ALABASTER HAND by A. N. L. Munby 12 Aug 2013 | 08:15 am
A. N. L. Munby (1913-1974) was a man after my own heart. A rare-book dealer and librarian, he also served in WWII and while in a German POW camp wrote a series of low-key ghost stories in the antiquar...
Dust & Corruption Calendar for August 2013 7 Aug 2013 | 01:21 am
Ever since July's hellish heat wave broke, the summer has been relaxed and easy, with a number of surprisingly cool and agreeable days. I took a walk around the parking lot at work yesterday and was s...
August at the Phantom Concert Hall 6 Aug 2013 | 08:23 am
And once again we're in our bohemian best at the concert hall. It's a cool evening, and we've already arranged for dinner later, and tonight is a special treat. A rare performance of Prokofiev's Third...
This'n'that 24 Jul 2013 | 05:40 am
Some minor things, and stuff I've read that doesn't warrant a full entry... In 1852, classic horror author Fitz-James O'Brien proposed a horror/weird-fiction magazine to be entitled "The Pyramid of H...
A Hot Night at the Movies! 18 Jul 2013 | 07:23 am
It's blazing hot tonight, and it seems a good night for our monthly movie date. Dinner at the usual restaurant is light, and conversation may be lagging a bit; we're all worn and tired from the heat. ...
A Few More Thoughts on Adventuring 15 Jul 2013 | 03:08 am
A scene on the Patuxent River. I initially focused on adventuring in the summer. There's a good reason for that; it's when the kids are off from school and naturally vacation time. Lots of places are...
Dust & Corruption Calendar for July 2013! 9 Jul 2013 | 12:40 am
Sorry to be dragging this month, folks. I was up at my parents' for a few days and it wasn't until after I got up there that they remembered to tell me their computer was on the fritz and there was no...
A Phantom Ballad for July 2 Jul 2013 | 10:57 pm
On a summer ramble, we stop by an old cemetery to take some photos, and in the midst of all the decay and sense of abandonment, there's fresh flowers on a very old grave. We continue on our way, curi...
