With silver arrows the Hunter hunts The monster in the night The Hunter is blessed by the Gods of the Hunt Her weapons consecrated to protect the peace Silver arrows, sacred and true To slay the beast and save the people It cannot be harmed with sword or spear or knife Its magic is stronger…
It’s broken Worse, smashed to smithereens No point keeping it Throw it away, you tell yourself Yes, says everyone around you It’s past fixing, throw it away So you do, or You thought you did Until you find it Hidden away in a corner Waiting for you to see And this is the mystery If…
Edward Hopper, (1882-1967), an American ‘realist’ painter, was known for his pictures of isolation, loneliness, disconnection. His pictures are full of emotion and tell stories that invite multiple interpretations. There is always something new to find on every viewing. “Automat” While vending machines are common, at one time there were eating places called automats, where…
Hungry for something A bottomless pit where your heart used to be Nothing will fill you And you’ve tried it all Testing the limits of your internal void All you hear are echoes All you see when you confront your abyss Are the eyes of your spirit confronting you back Starvation of the soul Yearning…
Peter Cushing stars in this story concerning the ownership of the skull of the Marquis de Sade, and what happens to those who own it. There is a varied supporting cast, led by Christopher Lee and including Patrick Magee, Patrick Wymark, Michael Gough, and Frank Forsyth. After a prelude where a man digs up the…
What do crickets sing about stories of moon and earth and growing things Music of birth and death The dance of life and all the joy it brings Crickets rise at dusk Their road is under stars and through the cooling breeze Cricket song lulls us to blissful sleep Their day is night We dream…
One of the less well-known films from Hammer Horror, “The Gorgon” pairs Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee in a muddled version of the gorgon of Greek mythology, transported to a European village. I say muddled because Megara, the gorgon of the title, was not a gorgon at all, but a fury. The gorgon Medusa could…
We spoke to the shepherds We sang to the world We danced in the Bethlehem Starlight unfurled We guided the wise men We led them to see The light of the world And our God’s victory We followed our Father We bowed to the Son We gave thanks to God For the work now begun…
“Violent Night” stars David Harbour, John Leguizamo, and Beverly D’Angelo. It’s a weird mixture of one of those kitschy family-friendly Christmas movies where love is rekindled and the characters discover the real meaning of Christmas, and a violent action flick. It’s great fun. David Harbour is the real Santa Claus, who has become so disillusioned…
When you were six Christmas was a barbie doll and clothes for her to wear She would go on to join the doll family and have adventures When you were sixteen The clothes were for you And adventures were only in your dreams When you were twenty-six Christmas was a minefield of family drama While…
Eclectic Assemblage 