The Christmas holiday provides an opportunity for students to engage in a discussion about the character and roles of the story. The classic and longest-running Christmas holiday special, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, can serve as an introduction to the types of characters that are important in fictional stories. Challenge students to identify the seven types […]
Tag Archives: Abominable Snowman
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Jan
Jan
Before Hammer studios gained notoriety with The Curse of Frankenstein and Horror of Dracula, they spearheaded this black-and-white chiller (among a few others) that has since been overshadowed by the company’s salutiferous heavyweights. Horror hounds don’t mention The Abominable Snowman as much as they should. Hell, Hammer hounds hardly mention it themselves, and they’re the […]
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Oct
Oct
World’s Most Advanced Theme Park Robot Sits Broken for Years There has been a lot of news coming out of the Mouse House in Orlando concerning plans for a revamped Fantasyland in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World-plans which include a new Seven Dwarfs Mine Train roller coaster as well as a Little Mermaid […]
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Jul
Jul
AUTHOR’S NOTE: There are those who would tell you that writing is an art form. Anyone who believes that has obviously never read this story. Stuffed Kangaroos and Other Wonders Mom told me there would be days like this. I didn’t believe her. SHE WAS RIGHT! Two examples of unremitting pain (Oooops, I mean two […]