Ron Kretschmer
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Ron is a published writer, illustrator, and teacher. from Tacoma, WA. He recently lost his wife of 27 years to health complications related to Covid-19. Together they had 3 children. Ron enjoys writing, painting, sports, and movies.
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Want To Be a Real Superhero?
Have you ever dreamed of being a crime-fighting vigilante? I have thought about, and not just as a tyke wearing a bath towel as a cape. The comic books and the movies make it seem possible for average folks to suit up and kick butt alongside the superhumans and their assorted rogues, and since superpowers are the domain of fiction it should be even easier for mere mortals than it is in the comics. In reality though, it is much, much more difficult than you might imagine. Here’s why:
By Ron Kretschmer5 years ago in Geeks
Shaun and Martin vs. the Dead
'Shaun of the Dead (2004)' is one of those movies that you don't dare criticize or contrast pleasantly without risk of incurring the wrath of its avid 'cult-base'. Despite being a lampoon of various zombie adventures, and especially George A. Romero's zombie adventures, it adeptly straddles the fence of appreciation and satire with such grace that zombie fans treasure it. Even George A. Romero approved of it. Where do you go after that to find your un-dead fix mixed with spot-on mocking? The obvious answer is to suggest the other 2 films in Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright's so-called Cornetto Trilogy ('Hot Fuzz' and 'The World's End"), but both of those parody other genres. If you are sticking to strictly reanimated corpses, then I would like you to consider the merits of 2014's 'Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead'.
By Ron Kretschmer5 years ago in Horror
Lisbon
I was hurriedly sent to Lisbon. Although I wasn’t fluent in Portuguese, it was similar enough to the other Latin-based languages I did speak that it wouldn’t be an issue. What concerned me was the lack of instructions I received regarding my assignment. I had faint photos of the OSS officers working in and around the city and scant details about them that were barely more than one might gather from striking up a conversation with a complete stranger. Since I had only just been activated, I doubted that any of them, nor any of the Germans would have much on me either. They probably didn’t even know what I looked like. That gave me a temporary advantage that likely couldn’t be utilized because I did not know what I was supposed to be doing in Portugal.
By Ron Kretschmer5 years ago in Criminal
