Petroleum - is it really the innocuous substance that's been running our cars and buses or is it something much more devious, insinuating, and, dare I say, scary?
That's what Dean Koontz would have you believe in his latest novel-turned-movie, "Phantoms."
Oily 'Phantoms' creates huge mess
What do you when you've written more than 60 books and sold more than 200 million copies of your work worldwide? Just keep doing the same thing, because you know you've got it right.
That's what novelist/screenwriter Dean Koontz has done, perfecting the genre of horror novels that has become his trademark. But he doesn't like to apply the label "horror" to his writing.Koontz proves horrifyingly prolific
Pearl Ahnen is the author of the recently published collection of short stories and poems, "Balancing Act." 
Ahnen balances 'Act'
The collection is a collaboration of her works from past years. Each story delves into the world of a different character - a whole, complete character. Like an actress, Ahnen takes on the role of these characters, and she becomes them. Through this she is able to create a character as familiar as one's neighbor, sister, father and even oneself. Ahnen is a regional writer and some of her stories take place in Ann Arbor. This only furthers the sensation that these characters are real people that one has come across at some point.
Spotlighting the musical diversity and talent of the School of Music, the annual Collage Concert shines with a variety of short works, from soloists to large orchestras, from the renaissance period to the present.
With the wide range of music, the concert is meant to provide something for everyone. Because all of the performers are current students at the University, and the conductors are faculty members, the University has taken pride in this collage for 21 years.
Concert creates a diverse musical talent Collage
The huge success of the epic "Titanic" has all but guaranteed the continuation of a stale trend through the next year: the disaster film.
Just when it seemed that Hollywood was about to bury the genre after bombs like "Dante's Peak" and "Volcano," James Cameron's "Titanic" came along and captured the imagination of viewers all across the country. Hard to swallow 'Rain' drowns itself in downpour of clichés
About 30 minutes into "Fallen," Detectives Hobbes (Denzel Washington) and Jonesy (the ever-svelte John Goodman) begin contemplating the meaning of life. Hobbes is bothered by his sudden awareness that his opponent is no mortal being and he asks Jonesy, "What is the meaning of this?" Script raises 'Fallen' from failure
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