Certain South Florida stories begin long before the first sentence is written — stories shaped by heat, migration, storms, and the gravity of a city where survival often depends on reinvention.
It’s fitting, isn’t it, that Osgood Perkins, son of the late bisexual actor Anthony Perkins, should make a name for himself in the realm of cinematic horror.
For the past few years, South Florida has been in the news, and often not for good reasons, such as the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. However, as anyone who lives in or visits the Broward County region, which includes Fort Lauderdale and Wilton Manors, can tell you, there’s more to it than the occasional Florida Man story that crosses the wires.
By 1975, much of Elton John’s artistic output, including “Tumbleweed Connection,” “Madman Across the Water,” “Honky Chateau,” and “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,” had not only been greeted enthusiastically by critics but also by fans who were eager to accept his musical genius combined with his antics.
Get ready to be transported to another time and place in Paula Brackston's book, "The Cathedral of Lost Souls."
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