Andy Davidson's Blog
May 21, 2018
New Project Alert
A smattering of what I’ve been reading in prep for my third novel. Let’s just leave it there.
January 18, 2018
Last Year’s Best in Books, Movies, Intentions, Etc.
2017. The hits. Let’s start with the unexpected: documentaries. My picks for best of the year: Electric Boogaloo and The...
January 1, 2018
2017: A Year for Rare Things
In our backyard, the day of the solar eclipse 2018 dawned cold in Georgia. But it’s warm in the house,...
October 5, 2017
Count Yorga, Vampire
Written and directed by Bob Kelljan. 1970. Count Yorga, Vampire has all the hallmarks of an exploitation picture aping a...
July 19, 2017
Writing to Music: IN THE VALLEY OF THE SUN
I recently talked with the great folks over at the This is Horror podcast. Among the questions I got was...
April 26, 2017
In the Valley of the Sun: A Novel
Order today from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Books-a-Million, or your favorite indie bookseller! Praise for In the Valley of the Sun...
February 3, 2017
In the Slender Places
Movie Review: Beware the Slenderman Directed by Irene Taylor Brodsky 2016 The final shot of Beware the Slenderman is haunting....
January 18, 2017
On 2016, or: I Have Measured Out My Year With Tax Receipts
I’ve been wanting, since January 1, to write something hopeful about the new year. 2016’s passing was, by and large,...
October 24, 2016
Swamp Water
Written by Dudley Nichols. From Vereen Bell’s novel. Directed by Jean Renoir. 1941. Jean Renoir’s Swamp Water is a troublesome...
The Neon Demon
Written and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. 2016. I sometimes think of Nicolas Winding Refn and Lars Von Trier as two halves...
