I'm still learning my craft, and I've been writing since I was nine. Kage Baker crafthavelearn Change image and share on social
Back when the concept of organ transplants qualified as science fiction, novelist Maurice Renard wrote a thriller called 'Les Mains d'Orlac.' Call it a bastard offspring of 'Frankenstein;' its plot revolved around the old theme of Science Giving Us Stuff We Shouldn't Have - in this particular case, restoring severed body parts. Kage Baker bastardbodycall share on social
People who like to fume about the manner in which Disney changed beloved classics are often ignorant of history, not to mention the realities of show business. Kage Baker belovedbusinesschange Change image and share on social
What has 'The Patchwork Girl of Oz' got in its favor? Quite a lot, from our point of view in 2009. If you want to see how Oz's creator envisioned his own work, here it is. Kage Baker creatorenvisionfavor Change image and share on social
I saw the Kino print of 'The Man From Beyond,' but apparently a superior new print has been produced by Restored Serials. Maybe a few snippets of missing footage will close up some of the plot holes, but I have my doubts. Kage Baker apparentlyclosedoubt share on social
I detest flying anywhere. Left to my own devices, I'd never leave my keyboard. Kage Baker detestdevicefly Change image and share on social
1925's 'The Lost World' is... really, everything a dinosaur movie should be. Like a dinosaur, this classic was once extinct too, existing as mere fragmentary footage and stills, but cinemaphile fossil-hunters have painstakingly excavated bits and pieces from obscure archives and assembled them into a nearly-complete animal. Kage Baker animalarchiveassemble share on social
Written and directed by French showman Georges Melies, 'Le Voyage' features one of the most indelible images in cinema history: the wounded Man in the Moon bleeding like a particularly runny Brie, grimacing in pain with a space capsule protruding from his right eye. Kage Baker bleedbriecapsule share on social
According to Jewish legend, only the very wisest and very holiest rabbis had the power to make golems, animated servants of clay. Strictly speaking, the golem is not in the same class with Frankenstein's monster, because the golem is neither alive nor dead. He is, rather, the ancestor of all robots. Kage Baker aliveancestoranimate share on social
In 1921, Harry Houdini started his own film company called - wait for it - the Houdini Picture Corporation. Kage Baker callcompanycorporation Change image and share on social