By John Davis You would think that American military men held in Japanese slave labor camps, men from almost every state in America, and even a Medal of Honor Winner, would be greatly honored by the country they died for, for which they gave the last true measure of devotion. …
Tangled Web a Crime Mystery and Thriller! By John Davis Movies that cleverly, and with professional mastery, draw a viewer into the story’s mystery have captured our imagination since the dawn of the film industry. I think of Cary Grant in Charade, or the witty play on plots in The …
Every Side Road Reveals a Mystery ~ by John Davis “You see, Watson, but you don’t observe,” commented the detective Sherlock Holmes to his friend, Doctor John Watson. Indeed, most of us go through life seeing the same as others, only to discover later that we’d overlooked something which, had …
When we reflect on cloud bedecked, ancient German forests we picture primitive men gathered well beyond the influence of Roman Civilization. Indeed, we speculate on the barbarians’ mystical beliefs, punctuated by mighty gods, tricky gnomes, and beauteous, blonde, heroic maidens. Of course, in Ziegelroda Forest, near the village of Nebra …
Perhaps the most mysterious beginning of any movie is the scene at Fort Zinderneuf, in the 1939 film, Beau Geste. Fort Zinderneuf is a French Foreign Legion outpost, standing mute, somewhere in the Sahara. It is approached by a relief column of soldiers, sent to rescue the beleaguered occupants. Yet, …
GUEST POST by John Davis I had the utterly remarkable chance to ask Mr. Jack Hood, world renowned designer, film maker, model artist, sculptor, painter teacher and author, to take a couple minutes to answer questions which might inspire others. His tantalizing background would take a book to do justice, …
Guest Post by John Davis One Dark Secret by Jack B. Hood Tate Publishing & Enterprises, LLC; Mustang, Oklahoma; 442 pages, paperback “Holy Aliens in Georgia! Hold on to your hat, and here we go!” With a bang One Dark Secret, a science fiction adventure, is off! You don’t slow …
