tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post6386051657867117052..comments2024-01-24T05:13:06.164-08:00Comments on Not Your Usual Suspects: Characters Without BloodSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-28727747913411031682011-02-22T17:23:53.178-08:002011-02-22T17:23:53.178-08:00Elise, that's a good one with "Rear Windo...Elise, that's a good one with "Rear Window"! <br /><br />And Kathy, we're all geeks at heart. I had forgotten about Dr. Who's box. <br /><br />The house in Psycho...or heck, even Bates Motel itself. Tara in Gone With the Wind.<br /><br />Or oh oh...how about Excalibur, or Dorothy's ruby slippers!Maureen A. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432964748852427405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-49573889067194887612011-02-22T13:50:34.994-08:002011-02-22T13:50:34.994-08:00Okay, showing my geekiness. The first thing that ...Okay, showing my geekiness. The first thing that popped into my head was Dr. Who and his TARDIS. That blue police box is as much a part of the show as any of the characters. (My sister gave me all 4 seasons plus the specials for Christmas--so I've been having my own mini-marathon of Dr. Who. I guess that's why it sprang to mind first.) :-) <br /><br />Then there is Star Trek. The U.S.S. Enterprise is an integral character, as well.Kathy Ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440759802997389459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-59818514337796179322011-02-22T13:01:22.212-08:002011-02-22T13:01:22.212-08:00How about Jimmy Stewart's Rear Window? Schroad...How about Jimmy Stewart's Rear Window? Schroader's piano in Peanuts? A widow's walk where vessels are observed. And Cathedrals--wow! This is fun, Maureen.Elise Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111849185666548945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-7553304219451834492011-02-22T12:48:54.206-08:002011-02-22T12:48:54.206-08:00Thanks Shirley. And now I need to read the 't...Thanks Shirley. And now I need to read the 'trunk' book! :)Maureen A. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432964748852427405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-36250445863325609792011-02-22T10:54:56.451-08:002011-02-22T10:54:56.451-08:00Can't wait to read ENDLESS NIGHT now!
Way bac...Can't wait to read ENDLESS NIGHT now!<br /><br />Way back when, I wrote a romance/saga that started off with twins being abandoned outside an orphanage in a trunk. That trunk won itself a starring role in the story.<br /><br />General Lee definitely out-acted the characters. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938431508430656253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-17220800931121960982011-02-21T14:50:52.099-08:002011-02-21T14:50:52.099-08:00@Julie - One could argue that Chuckie is alive :)
...@Julie - One could argue that Chuckie is alive :)<br /><br />You're absolutely right about the ring.Maureen A. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432964748852427405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-22048373326433811102011-02-21T13:13:12.339-08:002011-02-21T13:13:12.339-08:00@C.C. - Walking around New Orleans definitely plac...@C.C. - Walking around New Orleans definitely places you inside an Anne Rice novel. How neat that you got to visit her house.<br /><br />And Rita, "the blood smears". That is fantastic!!Maureen A. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432964748852427405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-86530859052718372982011-02-21T12:39:23.106-08:002011-02-21T12:39:23.106-08:00Congrat on the upcoming release
The movie, War Gam...Congrat on the upcoming release<br />The movie, War Games 1983, with Matthew Broderick, Eagle Eye 2008, Shia LaBeouf the computer played the bad guy in both. The movie Ghost Ship. The ship was a character. The Shotime series Dexter, the blood smears he keeps are character.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-47261124636696910722011-02-21T12:39:13.698-08:002011-02-21T12:39:13.698-08:00The house described in Anne Rice's "The W...The house described in Anne Rice's "The Witching Hour" to me is as much of the story as the Mayfair witches. I actually got to see that house, which was Anne's house at the time in New Orleans. Seeing the house, the grounds and pool in the Garden District almost placed me back in the book!!C.C.Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14497637880401889686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-18283341992236202972011-02-21T11:54:08.650-08:002011-02-21T11:54:08.650-08:00If we're talking dolls (pun intended)...Chucki...If we're talking dolls (pun intended)...Chuckie the evil doll leaps to mind. Disturbing to say the least. :) <br /><br />I like Toni's suggestion of Dirty Harry's gun.<br /><br />Of course, there is the ring in Lord of the Rings. That thing had a mind of its own...Julie Moffetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08336467844360987305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-56933492353424394662011-02-21T10:06:43.813-08:002011-02-21T10:06:43.813-08:00Yes Wynter, that's what I envision--minus any ...Yes Wynter, that's what I envision--minus any vampires.<br /><br />There was a bus in "Speed"? I guess I never took my eyes off Keanu. :)Maureen A. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432964748852427405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-64835640459785853102011-02-21T07:54:15.495-08:002011-02-21T07:54:15.495-08:00Your description of Wakefield House reminds me of ...Your description of Wakefield House reminds me of Collinwood from Dark Shadows! <br />In Speed, the bus they were in was a character. New York City is definitely a character in Sex and the City.Wynterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611293420659353094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-88277249195806136042011-02-21T07:38:07.656-08:002011-02-21T07:38:07.656-08:00@Brendan - Indeed you are!
@Toni - I second your ...@Brendan - Indeed you are!<br /><br />@Toni - I second your opinion on dolls, Toni. It was why I mentioned them. I'm not a fan of that clown doll in Poltergeist. Not a fan at all! So many years ago and it still bothers me.Maureen A. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432964748852427405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-71897472829397306852011-02-21T07:33:23.292-08:002011-02-21T07:33:23.292-08:00I think setting can definitely be an in(?)animate ...I think setting can definitely be an in(?)animate character, but famous inanimate objects in stories... <br />Tara in Gone with the Wind?<br />Dirty Harry's gun was one I think :)<br />What about the Declaration of Independence in National Treasure? <br />And, oh, the Stone of Destiny :)<br /><br />Fun topic. I can't think of dolls. Not a doll person. They give me the creeps in general.Toni Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348843511453338339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-80152663883015212982011-02-21T05:57:48.646-08:002011-02-21T05:57:48.646-08:00"The setting is in a castle, preferably conne..."The setting is in a castle, preferably connected to or near caves." OMG! Another category for my fanciful musings! Gothic. Didn't think of it. Weird, Miss Maureen. My fantasy has a castle on a cliff, overlooking the sea with caves underneath it. Am I a winner? Ha! Ha!Brenda Carroll (Eaves)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03706146299967911163noreply@blogger.com