The Wolf Man (1941)
Upon his return to his father’s estate, aristocrat Larry Talbot meets a beautiful woman, attends a mystical carnival and uncovers a horrifying curse. Storyline Even a man who is pure at heart/And says his prayers by night/May become a wolf when the wolf-bane blooms/And the moon is full and bright.” Upon first hearing these words, […]
Frankenstein (1931)
Dr Henry Frankenstein is obsessed with assembling a living being from parts of several exhumed corpses. Storyline The 1931 horror movie “Frankenstein“, tells the tale of when Henry Frankenstein who is a doctor, trying to discover a way to make a living human using human body parts from the recently deceased. He succeeds, but his […]
Dracula (1931)
This is probably the movie that started it all for me, I watched in on the Creature Feature-type show on my little black and white TV as a kid and I was hooked. Transylvanian vampire Count Dracula bends a naive real estate agent to his will, then takes up residence at a London estate where […]
A Watch That Tells Time on Mars (And Why That Makes Sense to Me)
If you know me at all, you know two things right away. I am always up for an adventure, and I am a fledgling watch nerd in the best possible way. If you’ve been following this blog, you’ve already read about my long relationship with my Rolex Explorer II, a watch I wore daily for more than […]
Chapter 2 Progress Update: Weather Doesn’t Care About Your Plan
Chapter two of Searching for Lost Mittens centers on a lesson I learned the hard way during the 2020 Serum Run Expedition: preparation matters, but it does not guarantee control. Thirteen of us spent nearly a year planning the expedition. We respected the history, the environment, and the risks. For the first several days on […]