Was she a cat? A typist? Something in between? One thing was clear – someone had wanted to get rid of her. “Elle,” said Lt. Dundy. “That’s all we know. That and someone hated her enough to dump her in … Continue reading WW169: The Maltese Werewolf – Day Two
“Alright boys, take him away.” Lieutenant Dundy pulled the sheet over the corpse’s head, covering up the two holes someone had made with a small automatic pistol and stepped back while the coroner’s assistants wheeled the body into the waiting … Continue reading WW169: The Maltese Werewolf – Day One
In 1539 the Knight Templars of Malta paid tribute to Charles V of Spain, by sending him a Golden Falcon encrusted from beak to claw with rarest jewels—but pirates seized the galley carrying this priceless token and the fate of … Continue reading The Maltese Werewolf – Sign Ups
That night, as the crew slept uneasily over the sounds of jungle animals and distant drums, Ser Davos found he could not sleep. Strolling along a cliffside near the beach, he began to wonder if this whole Monkey Island(TM) sojourn … Continue reading WW159: The Werewolves of Monkey Island – Day Six
“Quash the poltroons! Flimmer the goobknots! Hashtag the mainsails! And in the name of all that’s holy, twerk the slubberdegullions!” The pirate possum’s loud but admittedly squeaky nonsense rang out all over the ship, where his crewmates had learned largely … Continue reading WW159: The Werewolves of Monkey Island – Day Five
That night, asleep in the inn, Captain Horatio McCallister dreamt of the revenue and publicity he’d soon be able to enjoy as a result of finding Monkey Island(TM). Why, the cocktail specials alone would bring in hundreds to the Frying … Continue reading WW159: The Werewolves of Monkey Island – Day Four
The line outside Stan’s Previously Owned Vessels stretched from one end of the pier to the other. With the death of LeChuck, a newfound optimism had grabbed hold of Melee Island(TM) and suddenly everyone was looking for a cheap ship … Continue reading WW159: The Werewolves of Monkey Island – Day Three
The Voodoo Lady stared into her cauldron, waiting for the eyes of newt to form a pattern. Just as they began to congeal into a face that she recognized, the candles in the International House o’ Mojo flickered; someone had … Continue reading WW159: The Werewolves of Monkey Island – Day Two
You walk into the Scumm™ Bar, the local hangout for pirates on Melee Island™. Seated before you are three old pirates, who smell like… well, we’ll be honest, they smell like pirates who’ve been spending the majority of time in … Continue reading WW159: The Werewolves of Monkey Island – Day One
Ahoy, mateys! So, you want to be a pirate, do ye? Well, that’s easier said than done round these parts. Melee Island™ has fallen on hard times, what with the economy and all. Of course, maybe we’d have more of … Continue reading The Werewolves of Monkey Island – Sign Ups
I’m not sure how to do this. I’ve always been terrible at endings, which is why I have a bazillion “Chapter One” files in my unfinished stories folder, and precisely two in the “Finished” folder. Endings are hard, though, and … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): SERIES FINALE – S13E05 “Curtain”
A strange case of a stew with perhaps one too many flavors this week, ma foi! Our Belgian removes himself to a Swiss chalet for a little R n’ R, only to find that trouble follows him even to remote … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S13E04 “The Labours of Hercules”
Ah, but we have reached very nearly the end of our travelogue through this series, mais ous? With but two episodes to go, and having recently been through a number of episodes that felt quite different than the classic Christie … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S13E03 “Dead Man’s Folly”
Zut alors, but this week’s tale of murder and mayhem possesses quite the… how do you say… “stinky aroma of badness”? Yes, “stinky aroma of badness” is what we’ll go with. In an episode that even its own writer (Mark … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S13E02 “The Big Four”
Je suis desole, mes amis – your faithful author watched his self-imposed deadline approach, then waved it on by as it sailed right over his head, which means I’m a week late on this, but eh bien, what can one … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S13E01 “Elephants Can Remember”
Mais oui, we find Our Belgian’s mood lightened ever so much this week, n’est ce pas? A pre-war tale with the Soviet baddies from the original book swapped out for a pack of German sympathizers and spies, and a bit … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S12E04 “The Clocks”
Well, well, well. Let’s get this out of the way toot sweet – there will be massive, non-tagged spoilers for the duration of this post, so if you somehow have not had a chance to either read this, watch this … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S12E03 “Murder on the Orient Express”
oooooOOOOOOOooooo, mes amis, but it is the time for spirits and all manner of things which go bump in the night, is it not? (Well, it’s not, but it’s a Halloween episode this week, so let’s all just pretend for … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S12E02 “Hallowe’en Party”
“Could you please tell him Chief Inspector George Gently would really like to talk to him?” Viewers of Poirot on Blu-Ray will instantly recognize that line, delivered by Martin Shaw in a clip excerpted from the George Gently series that … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S12E01 “Three Act Tragedy”
Pour one out, mes amis, for this is the last time in the series we get to see Our Belgian in his desert whites with his spyglass cane! Longtime readers will know I have a soft spot for “Hercule on … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S11E04 “Appointment With Death”
Zut alors, but where does the time go, mes amis? Apparently I was supposed to have this up LAST week, but here we are. (In my defense, watching this episode seemed to make time itself slow to a c r … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S11E03 “Third Girl”
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