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Thought For the Day: Drama Is Life With the Dull Bits Left Out. There Is No Terror In the Bang, Only In the Anticipation of It

“Drama is life with the dull bits left out. There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it. I believe in putting the horror in the minds of the audience, and not necessarily on the screen. … Continue reading

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Thought of the Day: The Terror Is In the Anticipation of the Bang; Not the Bang

“There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.” – Alfred Hitchcock, film-maker (13 Aug 1899-1980)      

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The Purple Testament

My daughters want to be writers.  In talking about this along the way, I was asked who I thought were the best of the writers that I had come across in my life.  Well, I thought of course of all … Continue reading

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