Current Status of The Collection
For years, I've been calling it "The Hypnosis in Media Collection", but lately, its just been "The Collection". Maybe, if this all gets made part of some library or museum,…
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“The Hypnotizing Spy Affair”
The Spy Decade The 1960's was the Decade of the Spy. The first James Bond novel, "Casino Royale", was published in 1952, but it wasn't until the 1960's that they…
Agents of S.W.I.N.G.
An RPG based on British television programs from the Swingin’ 60’s and Rockin’ 70’s, from crime dramas to science fantasy. And, as with many RPGs, it includes rules for some form of hypnosis.
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“Devil Girl From Mars” Publicity Stills
A whole set of images from the movie "Devil Girl From Mars", posted by writer Bruce Sterling. A really awful aliens-from-space movie: Martian woman Nyah (Patricia Laffan) comes to Earth…
30 Days of Hypnosis: Day 12
What's your favorite pop culture reference about hypnosis? Whew! So many possibilities. The first one that comes to mind is "The Hypnotic Eye". A movie about a sinister stage hypnotist…
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“Miss Pat Collins” — The Documentary
She was the most famous female hypnotist ever. She appeared in four cable network specials, numerous talk shows and game shows, at least four different TV programs as her self,…
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“The Avengers” (2012)
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0848228/]
The summer’s biggest movie so far, and likely the biggest of the whole summer, is Marvel’s “The Avengers”. Directed and scripted by Joss Wheton, it has all the action anyone would want in a movie as well as the humor, the characters, even the pathos.
And, it even has mind control. NOTE: Spoilers Ahead! You Have Been Warned!
A “Mandrake the Magician” movie appearing?
Well, according to the Hollywood Reporter, Warner Brothers had obtained the rights to the nearly 80-year-old character of Mandrake the Magician and is teaming up with a production company named…
Samuel Youd — RIP
The name Samuel Youd is not that most anyone would immediately recognize. Even I didn't at first. However, his pseudonym of John Christopher would be immediately recognized by SF fans…
Judge Anderson Makes an Appearance
The latest scenes posted online from the filming of the new Judge Dredd movie "Dredd" include a shot of Psi-Judge Anderson (Olivia Thirlby), alongside the title character, notably as she…