#SPIDAR

May 30, 20181 min read

Review of S.P.I.D.A.R. at Reads & Reels

Not a big post here, just trying to share things with the people who stop by and check out my blog, but the great folks over at the blog...

Apr 30, 20184 min read

The JAWS Rip-offs: Barracuda - 1978

SPOILER ALERTS: This is a review of the 1978 B-movie and JAWS rip-off Barracuda. If you, for some reason, don't want spoilers about this...

Apr 23, 20184 min read

Enjoy the Silence: A review of 'A Quiet Place'

Possible SPOILERS ahead: This is just a review of the terrifying new horror movie A Quiet Place, and I will try not to give too much...

Apr 16, 20185 min read

Why the horror of "Jaws" still works on me (part three: the movie)

SPOILERS: I cannot believe I have to write this about a movie that came out in the 70s, but if you haven't seen the movie Jaws (what is...

Mar 25, 20183 min read

A healthy respect for spiders

It's a funny thing how life works sometimes. Not too long ago (keep in mind, I still think the 90s were "just a few years ago"), I wrote...

Mar 2, 20181 min read

Reminder: Audiobooks and reviews

Just a quick update folks! I am busy working on a freelance gig and the third Elementals novel - as well as trying to promote my new...

Feb 26, 20183 min read

Audiobooks: Listening to the horror

The first time I listened to an audiobook it was way back in the late 80s when my family and I were about to hit the road for a long...

Feb 22, 20183 min read

The Real Life Whittier Alaska

For my new novel, S.P.I.D.A.R., I decided it would be fun to set it in a place cut off from the rest of the world. A place where it would...

Feb 21, 20183 min read

Spider Facts: the Black Widow

There are few spiders in the world with a more fearsome, and undeserved, reputation than the black widow spider. They are just the...

BRYAN W. ALASPA