As a child, I made many pacts with friends for extraneous reasons. “Don’t tell Tommy I like him.” The ever-popular “Let’s stay friends forever.” However, such pacts usually withered away and were soon forgotten as quickly as the person who inspired them. In Ezra Pound’s poem “A Pact,” the narrator, assumed to be Pound himself, ...
While the phrase “urban recreation” may not be part of today’s lexicon, its outcroppings fused with culture as early as the 19th century when New York City’s Central Park and Chicago’s Columbian Expedition opened their gates to the public. And while urban recreation began “free of cost” it soon underwent a lucrative metamorphosis: people began ...
Someone once said that love is what makes the world go ’round…that may be true, but love can lead to all kinds of havoc that may disrupt your entire life, as is so artfully told by author Jodi Picoult in her book, Mercy. In the hills of Picoult’s Massachusetts there is a small town by ...
Director Nicholas McCarthy is experiencing what every young filmmaker strives for. After successfully showcasing his short film project at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011, IFC (Independent Film Channel) Films came knocking. Now, one year later, McCarthy’s horror film “The Pact” is making the festival rounds and awaiting release on Blu-ray and DVD. I spoke ...
I’ve been interested in the work of Director / Writer Scott Derrickson since hearing he was a Christian many years back. I was fascinated to find someone else who shared not only my basic religious beliefs but also had a passion for the horror and science fiction genres I love so much. It’s not often ...