Not all zombie movies are going to be winners, and I realize that as I continue to explore the dark recesses of DK Canada’s Monsters in the Movies book, and its chapter on zombies. This feature from 1943 is too short (and still feels too long) and doesn’t have a lot going for it, despite…
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Quantum Leap (1992) – The Curse of Ptah-Hotep and Stand Up
Sam (Scott Bakula) finds himself dealing with a sandstorm and a 3,000 year old curse when he leaps into Dale Conway an archaeologist in Egypt on 2 March, 1957. Bizarre accidents begin to claim the lives of a number of the dig’s party, and Sam and his partner, Ginny (Lisa Darr) must figure out what…
Dance of Death (2005) – Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
It’s been a while since I checked in with FBI agent Aloysius Pendergast, Preston and Child’s modern, American answer to Doyle’s Holmes. Last time we checked in with him, he was left in a bit of dire straits as his friend Vincent D’Agosta fled for his life. The story picks up a couple of short…
Magnum, p.i. (1985/1986) – Rapture and I Never Wanted To Go To France, Anyway
Thomas (Tom Selleck) has an eerie encounter in the first episode this week. Rapture was written by Bruce Cervi and originally aired on 12 December, 1985. While SCUBA diving with T.C. (Roger E. Mosley), Magnum catches sight of the impossible. 80 feet down, he encounters a young boy, swimming without diving gear, and beckoning…
The Mind Reels 