Daniel Robichaud
@danielrobichaud.bsky.social
Reader, scientist, essay writer, fictioneer, poet, movie watcher, hubby, fadda.
WEIRD WATCH WEDNEDAY: A newly broke child of privilege (Walter Matthau) decides to wed someone rich … and maybe murder her for her money in #ElaineMay’s quirky 1971 comedy, A NEW LEAF. consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/12/10/p...
Paddle Like Hell for Shore: A New Leaf (1971)
When Henry Graham (Walter Matthau) discovers he has frittered away his inheritance, he faces an unfortunate dilemma about his continued existence. Had he any useful skills, he could get a job; he d…
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December 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
WEIRD WATCH WEDNEDAY: A newly broke child of privilege (Walter Matthau) decides to wed someone rich … and maybe murder her for her money in #ElaineMay’s quirky 1971 comedy, A NEW LEAF. consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/12/10/p...
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Right now my horror novel BEDFELLOW is on sale for $1.99 on Kindle and Bookshop. I have no idea how long the sale will last.
A signal boost would be a colossal help.
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A signal boost would be a colossal help.
www.amazon.com/Bedfellow-Je...
bookshop.org/p/books/bedf...
December 8, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Right now my horror novel BEDFELLOW is on sale for $1.99 on Kindle and Bookshop. I have no idea how long the sale will last.
A signal boost would be a colossal help.
www.amazon.com/Bedfellow-Je...
bookshop.org/p/books/bedf...
A signal boost would be a colossal help.
www.amazon.com/Bedfellow-Je...
bookshop.org/p/books/bedf...
A man heads to the sticks for a chance at some big money in #BrandonMassey’s tale of spectral rural horror. He will not like what he finds in the BACKWOODS. consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/12/09/b...
Be Out by Dark: Brandon Massey’s Backwoods
Nick is in a bind. His business partner, Omar, made a deal with a shady guy called Shango who is jealous of the business’s successes (and Omar’s showy spending). Shango has decided to up his vig ro…
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December 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
A man heads to the sticks for a chance at some big money in #BrandonMassey’s tale of spectral rural horror. He will not like what he finds in the BACKWOODS. consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/12/09/b...
A new evil rises to plague the survivors of #EmmaTammi’s adaptation of the first flick in the famed franchise. FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S 2 is creepy, surreal horror with a good sense for fright. consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/12/08/5...
Fixer Upper: Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 (2025)
Once upon a time, there was a crazy man named William Afton (Matthew Lillard) who kidnapped kids and butchered them, hiding the remains in the animatronics of his family restaurant. The spirits of …
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December 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
A new evil rises to plague the survivors of #EmmaTammi’s adaptation of the first flick in the famed franchise. FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S 2 is creepy, surreal horror with a good sense for fright. consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/12/08/5...
My ghostly short story, “I’ll Hear You, My Dear, at Twilight Time,” has just been published. It appears in the December 2025 issue of parABnormal Magazine. #Hiraeth www.hiraethsffh.com/product-page...
PARABNORMAL MAGAZINE December2025 | Hiraeth Publishing
parABnormal Magazine features stories that focus on the paranormal, including ghosts, spectres, witchcraft, the afterlife, and the occasional bit of dark magic. This issue also include three articles ...
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December 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
My ghostly short story, “I’ll Hear You, My Dear, at Twilight Time,” has just been published. It appears in the December 2025 issue of parABnormal Magazine. #Hiraeth www.hiraethsffh.com/product-page...
Three young women move into an apartment together with a mission in this golden era rom com pitting #LaurenBacall, #MarilynMonroe, and #BettyGrable against wealthy mankind. HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/12/05/m...
Setting the Bear Trap: How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
Schatze Page (Lauren Bacall) not only knows what she wants but how to get it. Rent a high class apartment with three like minded friends, and then use the address as a kind of lure for a certain ki…
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December 8, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Three young women move into an apartment together with a mission in this golden era rom com pitting #LaurenBacall, #MarilynMonroe, and #BettyGrable against wealthy mankind. HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/12/05/m...
When a man is pushed to the edge by the brutal murder of his father and the inability of the System to punish the guilty, he will take up his dad's .357 and pay the wicked back with bullets in JUDGMENT, #LeeGoldberg’s first entry in THE JURY SERIES. consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/12/04/g...
Judge, Jury, and Executioner: Lee Goldberg’s Judgment
Brett Macklin is more than a car enthusiast; he is the sort of mechanic who sees an issue and brings out the best a car can be with his keen eye and deft talent. His own car, a 1959 Cadillac, is lo…
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December 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
When a man is pushed to the edge by the brutal murder of his father and the inability of the System to punish the guilty, he will take up his dad's .357 and pay the wicked back with bullets in JUDGMENT, #LeeGoldberg’s first entry in THE JURY SERIES. consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/12/04/g...
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The Trembling With Fear drabble cupboard is looking bare, which means we're all in danger and need more 100 word stories!
Questions/details: horrortree.com/submissions
#amwriting
Questions/details: horrortree.com/submissions
#amwriting
December 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The Trembling With Fear drabble cupboard is looking bare, which means we're all in danger and need more 100 word stories!
Questions/details: horrortree.com/submissions
#amwriting
Questions/details: horrortree.com/submissions
#amwriting
WEIRD WATCH WEDNESDAY: A former gangster moll and her drive-in operated by reformed gangster hoods is visited by the evil spirit of a dead gangster hellbent for revenge in the wonderfully odd, RUBY. @vinsyn.bsky.social consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/r...
They’re All Dead; They Just Don’t Know It: Ruby (1977)
In 1935, gangster moll Ruby Claire (Piper Laurie) agrees to accompany young, sexy, dangerous mobster Nicky Rocco (Sal Vecchio) on a romantic evening by the lake. However, their time together is int…
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December 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
WEIRD WATCH WEDNESDAY: A former gangster moll and her drive-in operated by reformed gangster hoods is visited by the evil spirit of a dead gangster hellbent for revenge in the wonderfully odd, RUBY. @vinsyn.bsky.social consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/r...
Meka discovers dark dreams lead to a darker destiny than she ever imagined in #KalynnBayron’s Mary Shelley and Poe influenced YA horror novel, MAKE ME A MONSTER. consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/m...
Alive! Alive! Alive! Kalynn Bayron’s Make Me A Monster
Meka Redwood has a pretty good life. Sure, her family owns the funeral home, and, at only seventeen years old, she’s Ithaca, New York’s youngest certified mortician’s assistant, able to officially …
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December 3, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Meka discovers dark dreams lead to a darker destiny than she ever imagined in #KalynnBayron’s Mary Shelley and Poe influenced YA horror novel, MAKE ME A MONSTER. consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/m...
A dog tries to protect his master from supernatural forces in the wonderfully effective and heartbreaking flick, GOOD BOY @shudder.com consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/w...
We Don’t Deserve Our Pets: Good Boy (2025)
Dealing with a chronic health issue, Todd (Shane Jensen) has decided to leave the big city and head out to his grandfather’s place. He and his best friend, a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever name…
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December 2, 2025 at 1:19 AM
A dog tries to protect his master from supernatural forces in the wonderfully effective and heartbreaking flick, GOOD BOY @shudder.com consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/w...
The residents of a small wharf town seethe with passions and ambitions that none of them will be able to realize … without a little betrayal and sin in #FritzLang’s adaptation of #CliffordOdets play, CLASH BY NIGHT. #noirvember consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/11/30/c...
Love Because We’re Lonely. Love Because We’re Frightened. Love Because We’re Bored: Clash by Night (1952)
When Mae Doyle (Barbara Stanwyck) returns home to Monterey, California, she’s running away from a life spent taking care of men and running toward an ideal of being taken care of by someone else. H…
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December 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
The residents of a small wharf town seethe with passions and ambitions that none of them will be able to realize … without a little betrayal and sin in #FritzLang’s adaptation of #CliffordOdets play, CLASH BY NIGHT. #noirvember consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/11/30/c...
Can PI Max Thursday dodge bullets, babes, and the bottle long enough to find his missing son? GUILTY BYSTANDER is a tough, stylized, and entertaining as hell crime film. #NOIRvember consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/11/29/g...
There Is Strength in the Weakest of Us: Guilty Bystander (1950)
Max Thursday (Zachary Scott) is a drunk hotel detective sleeping off his latest binge when his ex-wife Georgia (Faye Emerson) arrives with some truly disturbing news: their young son is missing. Ma…
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November 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Can PI Max Thursday dodge bullets, babes, and the bottle long enough to find his missing son? GUILTY BYSTANDER is a tough, stylized, and entertaining as hell crime film. #NOIRvember consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/11/29/g...
A drifter finds himself up to his neck in trouble when he happens to meet the physical requirements for an unscrupulous banker’s wicked plan. #GlennFord and #JanisCarter sizzle in FRAMED. #Noirvember @criterionchannl.bsky.social consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/11/28/f...
Lambert Luck Is Always In, Always Bad: Framed (1947)
When mining engineer Mike Lambert (Glenn Ford) came to the small town, he was driving a truck with lousy brakes. Ended up dinging local miner, Jeff Cunningham (Edgar Buchanan) on his truck’s bumper…
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November 29, 2025 at 1:44 AM
A drifter finds himself up to his neck in trouble when he happens to meet the physical requirements for an unscrupulous banker’s wicked plan. #GlennFord and #JanisCarter sizzle in FRAMED. #Noirvember @criterionchannl.bsky.social consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/11/28/f...
A sailor comes out of a blackout to find himself with a bundle of cash. He's also one of the last people to see a woman before she got herself perished. To clear his name, he’ll have to figure out whodunit in DEADLINE AT DAWN. #noirvember consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/11/27/d...
A Non Compos Mentis Tour of the Dark Side: Deadline at Dawn (1946)
When Navy sailor Alex Winkley (Bill Williams) comes to, he’s chatting with a newsstand owner. In his pocket is a wad of bills, amounting to $1400. He’s not sure where that came from, but he suspect…
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November 28, 2025 at 2:16 AM
A sailor comes out of a blackout to find himself with a bundle of cash. He's also one of the last people to see a woman before she got herself perished. To clear his name, he’ll have to figure out whodunit in DEADLINE AT DAWN. #noirvember consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/11/27/d...
A one-eyed jack of all trades plays detective, looking for answers in a Hollywood murder. He gets more than he bargains for in #RobertBloch’s SHOOTING STAR. @hardcasecrime.bsky.social consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/11/27/s...
The Big Dealers and the Little Squealers, The Future Killers and the Future Victims: Robert Bloch’s Shooting Star
Mark Clayburn wears a lot of hats, including literary agent, writer, and even private detective. It’s that last hat that his old, fair weather friend Harry Bannock needs, coming to his office with …
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November 28, 2025 at 2:13 AM
A one-eyed jack of all trades plays detective, looking for answers in a Hollywood murder. He gets more than he bargains for in #RobertBloch’s SHOOTING STAR. @hardcasecrime.bsky.social consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/11/27/s...
WEIRD WATCH WEDNESDAY: Lines blur between gothic horror and mad science in the Hammer Horror flick about … THE MAN WHO COULD CHEAT DEATH. @vinsyn.bsky.social consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/11/26/m...
Perpetrating Perpetual Life: The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)
In 1890s Paris, Dr. Georges Bonnet (Anton Diffring) is a renowned doctor with a passion for sculpting. His latest project is to be unveiled in a private affair. The familiar faces of the city’s wea…
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November 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
WEIRD WATCH WEDNESDAY: Lines blur between gothic horror and mad science in the Hammer Horror flick about … THE MAN WHO COULD CHEAT DEATH. @vinsyn.bsky.social consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/11/26/m...
A hitman on the run from the law and in search of the man who betrayed him gets tangled up with an actress in the 1950s remake of This Gun For Hire and #JamesCagney’s sole shot in the director’s seat, SHORT CUT TO HELL. @kinolorber.com #NOIRvember consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/s...
Strays: Short Cut to Hell (1957)
A lonely gunman waits for the time of his next hit. Kyle Niles (Robert Ivers) has no interest in other people, certainly not the seductive maid Daisy (Yvette Vickers) who cleans his room. He is a w…
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November 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
A hitman on the run from the law and in search of the man who betrayed him gets tangled up with an actress in the 1950s remake of This Gun For Hire and #JamesCagney’s sole shot in the director’s seat, SHORT CUT TO HELL. @kinolorber.com #NOIRvember consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/s...
Hap and Leonard return for a case that starts with a hog on meth, builds with unearthed bodies in a backyard, and ventures crazier directions with a group of hatchet wielding women taking on the meth industry in Joe R. Lansdale’s HATCHET GIRLS. consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/h...
Of Pigs and PIs: Joe R. Lansdale’s Hatchet Girls
When Belinda shows up at Brett Sawyer Investigations, she brings an unusual problem. The neighbor’s hog has been getting out, running wild, eating pets, and otherwise attacking her and her children…
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November 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Hap and Leonard return for a case that starts with a hog on meth, builds with unearthed bodies in a backyard, and ventures crazier directions with a group of hatchet wielding women taking on the meth industry in Joe R. Lansdale’s HATCHET GIRLS. consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/h...
A greasy spoon is a hot bed of stolen secrets in the gritty (and surprisingly humorous) late entry noir, SHACK OUT ON 101. #LeeMarvin is pretty great in this early role. @kinolorber.com #Noirvember consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/11/24/s...
One Spicy Tomato Amongst Spies Galore: Shack Out on 101 (1955)
Kotty (Terry Moore) was used to fending off the advances of handsy men. It went with the trade of working as a waitress at George’s (Keenan Wynn) Shack out on 101. But she never had to deal with a …
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November 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
A greasy spoon is a hot bed of stolen secrets in the gritty (and surprisingly humorous) late entry noir, SHACK OUT ON 101. #LeeMarvin is pretty great in this early role. @kinolorber.com #Noirvember consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/11/24/s...
At the tail end of WWII, a physicist is recruited by OSS to discover the state of the Nazi nuclear weapons program in the proto-noir espionage hybrid, CLOAK AND DAGGER. @kinolorber.com #noirvember consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/11/23/c...
Undercover Physicist: Cloak and Dagger (1946)
In the latter months of World War II, the American OSS realizes they don’t have enough scientific minds in their ranks so they turn to Manhattan Project physicist Alvah Jesper (Gary Cooper). It tur…
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November 24, 2025 at 3:08 AM
At the tail end of WWII, a physicist is recruited by OSS to discover the state of the Nazi nuclear weapons program in the proto-noir espionage hybrid, CLOAK AND DAGGER. @kinolorber.com #noirvember consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/11/23/c...
A murderer in black hat, coat & gloves is on a rampage, but why? The police are delving into the situation, but can anyone stop the murderer? REFLECTIONS IN BLACK is a nasty giallo with plentiful nudity and light mystery. @vinsyn.bsky.social consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/11/22/r...
Vice Wears Black Stockings: Reflections in Black (1975)
When a woman lets a figure in black into her house, she expects someone she knows. Instead, it is a killer who has come for her life. But why? What is the motive for Nelly’s (Daniela Giordano) brut…
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November 23, 2025 at 12:07 AM
A murderer in black hat, coat & gloves is on a rampage, but why? The police are delving into the situation, but can anyone stop the murderer? REFLECTIONS IN BLACK is a nasty giallo with plentiful nudity and light mystery. @vinsyn.bsky.social consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/11/22/r...
A spiritual sequel to Massimino’s Schoolgirls in Peril giallo films, RINGS OF FEAR finds a police investigation into a murdered student with dangerous connections. @vinsyn.bsky.social consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/r...
How Many Crimes Involve Disembowelment with a Massive Wooden Phallus? Rings of Fear (1978)
When a teenager’s body is pulled from a waterway, she has been wrapped in plastic like leftovers and blandly discarded. Angela Russo’s death stems from the worst assault imaginable, practically dis…
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November 22, 2025 at 2:14 AM
A spiritual sequel to Massimino’s Schoolgirls in Peril giallo films, RINGS OF FEAR finds a police investigation into a murdered student with dangerous connections. @vinsyn.bsky.social consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/r...
Eve Ronin returns in search of the identity and cause of death for recently unearthed skeletal remains in #LeeGoldberg’s gripping police procedural thriller, BONE CANYON. consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/e...
Controlling Your Narrative: Lee Goldberg’s Bone Canyon
Los Angeles Couty Sheriff’s Department homicide detective Eve Ronin is fresh from her last case when she’s called out to the canyons in the Santa Monica Mountains to inspect some human remains. A s…
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November 22, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Eve Ronin returns in search of the identity and cause of death for recently unearthed skeletal remains in #LeeGoldberg’s gripping police procedural thriller, BONE CANYON. consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/e...
Dario Argento’s 2001 giallo got a new 4K UHD release, so it’s time to consider SLEEPLESS. Great turn by star Max Von Sydow, some memorable murder set pieces, and a bizarre mystery. Check, check, check! @vinsyn.bsky.social consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/s...
Non Ho Sonno: Sleepless (2001)
When a murderer stalks Turin, the police are stumped as to the crimes. They turn to the brilliant, retired investigator Ulisse Moretti (Max Von Sydow) for some help because he tackled a similar ser…
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November 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Dario Argento’s 2001 giallo got a new 4K UHD release, so it’s time to consider SLEEPLESS. Great turn by star Max Von Sydow, some memorable murder set pieces, and a bizarre mystery. Check, check, check! @vinsyn.bsky.social consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/s...