Showing posts with label government. Show all posts
Showing posts with label government. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Sources of Incongruity as Inspirations for Horror Plots

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Copyright 2019 by Gary L. Pullman I've written about movie misconceptions, bizarre explosions, Viking inventions and innovati...
Saturday, September 3, 2011

The First Three Closing Paragraphs in “Gideon’s Sword”: A Study in Motivation

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Copyright 2011 by Gary L. Pullman An earlier series of posts examined Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child’s use of opening chapter...
Thursday, July 8, 2010

Stephen King Meets Niccolo Machiavelli “Under the Dome”

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Copyright 2010 by Gary L. Pullman Big Jim Rennie, observing his dejected townspeople, comments upon the military’s failed attempt to blast ...
Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Quick Tip: Redirect the Reader

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Copyright 2010 by Gary L. Pullman I learned this trick from my sister, although, I suppose, other mothers and grandmothers may also know an...
Friday, March 12, 2010

Quality Television--It’s Back!

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Copyright 2010 by Gary L. Pullman Occasionally, television transcends itself and offers a series that is worth watching, even in the conglom...
Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Horror Subsets

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Copyright 2010 by Gary L. Pullman In Terror Television: American Series, 1970-1999 's "Commentary" on The X-Files , John Kenne...
Sunday, March 16, 2008

Everyday Horrors: Bureaucrats

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copyright 2008 by Gary L. Pullman Come on, come on, come on, now, touch me, babe. Can’t you see that I am not afraid? -- The Doors Caution :...