by Dave | Jan 7, 2016 | Wicked Witches |
Minnie Castevet: The Neighbor from Hell Who doesn’t know ROSEMARY’S BABY by now, right? It’s based on the book by Ira Levin, and one of the best characters in that classic horror movie was Minnie Castevet (Ruth Gordon). Gordon’s portrayal of...
by Dave | Jan 4, 2016 | Wicked Witches |
Endora: The Curse of the Magical Mother-in-Law From 1960s campy, witchy sitcom, BEWITCHED, Endora, played to the hilt by Agnes Moorehead, played Samantha’s mother and the perennial antagonist of her husband, Darrin. She makes no bones about her disapproval of...
by Dave | Dec 27, 2015 | Sidenotes |
The trends of the 1970s get more crystallized by 1972, with Gilbert O’ Sullivan’s lovelorn “Alone Again (Naturally)” representing, along with Al Green’s soulful “Let’s Stay Together.” The Hollies bring some old-school...
by Dave | Dec 18, 2015 | Sidenotes |
Now we’re moving into the 1970s proper after the gateway of 1970, where the long shadow of the 1960s still carries on, but you can see some of the patterns that would dominate the decade emerging in the music. You’ve got Rod “the Mod” Stewart...
by Dave | Dec 1, 2015 | Sidenotes |
Many thanks to everyone who submitted short stories for the Wax & Wane anthology. We have been really pleased with the variety of submissions received, and with the excellence of so many of them. We think this is going to be an outstanding anthology. From a Coven...
