Celebrating the Living: John Saxon
One of the most fascinating aspects of media is the stage name, at least to…
Attention Must Be Paid: Ingrid Pitt
One of the ongoing discussions about fiction is “how much can people tell the difference…
Celebrating the Living: Cassandra Peterson
Not that anyone I know calls her that, of course. She’s Elvira. Is, was, and…
Attention Must Be Paid: Boris Karloff
He didn’t worry about being typecast, he said—typecasting is just being given a brand, and…
Celebrating the Living: Stephen King
Stephen King and I are very different writers. Oh, I know—that may well win the…
Attention Must Be Paid: Gloria Holden
Media is a strange way to make a living. Shortly before Gloria Holden died, a…
Celebrating the Living: Heather Langenkamp
It happens every October. I feel obligated to get into the spirit of things and…
Attention Must Be Paid: Val Lewton
It is not often that one person I’ve written about has been played by another.…
Celebrating the Living: Quan Ke Huy
One of the biggest problems I have with current media is that there are too…
Attention Must Be Paid: Joan Fontaine
Three women born in Japan have won Oscars for acting; Joan Fontaine and her sister…