Engraving. Plate IX: Canto III: Arrival of Charon. “And lo! towards us coming in a boat / An old man, hoary with the hair of eld, / Crying: ‘Woe unto you, ye souls depraved!'” (Longfellow’s translation) “And, lo! toward us in a bark / Comes an old man, hoary white with eld, / Crying “Woe to you, wicked spirits!”
The only difference that could be seen
From those who’d never risked their lives at all
Was his delight in details and routine:
For he was always glad to mow the grass,
Pour liquids from large bottles into small,
Or look at clouds through bits of coloured glass.
— from W. H. Auden’s “The Hero” (section XVI. of “The Quest”)
Universal Pictures.
I actually misspelled the name of the movie in the headline as “Frankensatin” at first, and that sounds like the most ill-advised sexy movie ever.
I just need a Halloween horror playlist, though. I’ve already seen this year’s “Castle Rock” and (of course) the second season of “Mr. Mercedes.”
“Vampire” (1979) and “The Last Broadcast” (1998) both come highly recommended by some horror-fan friends that I truly trust. I also believe that I have never seen any of the classic Universal Studios monster movies in their entirety. I’ve watched bits and pieces of a couple of them on television when I was a young kid, including “Creature From the Black Lagoon” (1954) and “The Invisible Man” (1933). When I was a tot in the very late 70’s, the studio’s Gothic monsters were still very much a part of the zeitgeist … my older brother even had the Aurora model kits. I finally enjoyed F. W. Murnau’s “Nosferatu” for the first time a couple of years ago, but of course the 1921 German film preceded the Universal movies, which re-imagined Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” entirely in 1931.
I’ll probably start first by trying to hunt down a copy of “The Wolf Man” (1941). That’s the one that other everyone always recommends.
The artist’s name (which is listed bottom right on the illustration) looks like “J. W. K. Jahrmargt.”
Hey, gang! I’m honored today to see my poem “school shooter” published in the Peeking Cat Anthology 2018.
The book was released this morning and features work from 58 creators from around the world. Thank you, Editor Sam Rose, for allowing me to share my voice alongside so many talented writers, artists and photographers.
The anthology is available for purchase in both paperback and eBook format. (You can find purchasing information via the links.)
I hope that you all are having some fun on this cool and crisp October weekend.
The setting sun turned last night’s twilight storm clouds first to stained tobacco and then to vague violet. It was weird.
Image Comics.
Eric Robert Nolan, Author 