Monthly Archives: July 2008

“Zode – as I call him” , wrote Avery in a memo, ” is something like the Viet Cong”  .  After all Avery had done three years in a stint as war military correspondent in Vietnam and Indo-China.    You do … Continue reading →

As Avery drove alone to the meeting, he thought back three days earlier to an incident that had occurred along Berkey’s Telegraph Avenue.  A stocky stranger  ” between twenty five and forty five years old”, had approached two young girls … Continue reading →

In a conversation with his friend Phil Tucker, Allen spoke also of a 1945 film “A Game of Death” . With its stalking by crossbow and Zodiac-like title, the film was an inspiration.  General Keighner’s insanity is attributed to a … Continue reading →

Bob Rainsford  (Joel Mc Crea) , an American big game hunter returning from Safari, swims to nearby Ship-Trap Island after fake channel lights lure his yacht onto a reef.  Count Zaroff (Leslie Banks), archer , waltz  composer and self confessed … Continue reading →