Monthly Archives - February 2024

RIP Carl Weathers

Sad news this afternoon. His agent confirms that Carl Weathers has passed. From Deadline: "Carl Weathers, who turned charisma, talent, hard work and athleticism into a 50-year acting career, died today at 76. Weathers studied theater in college, where he also played football. He parlayed the latter into a brief NFL career with the (then) Oakland Raiders in 1970. He began working as an extra in blaxploitation films at the time. That led to roles on TV and eventually film, where he had his...

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The Dark Herald Recommends: Zom 100

It might surprise you to know I’m not much of a zombie fan. Despite the fact that my first book was technically a zombie uprising story.’ I don’t like victim horror, and zombie fiction leans heavily into that.  There also tends to be a very strong nihilistic bent to it.  I might perk up my ears if someone comes up with a new variant on this old formula.  But that just doesn’t happen much anymore. I thought I’d seen it all...

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