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Andy Gavin is an unstoppable storyteller who studied for his Ph.D. at M.I.T. and founded video game developer Naughty Dog, Inc. at the age of fifteen, serving as co-president for two decades. There he created, produced, and directed over a dozen video games, including the award winning and best selling Crash Bandicoot and Jak & Daxter franchises, selling over 40 million units worldwide. He sleeps little, reads novels and histories, watches media obsessively, travels, and of course, writes.


Title: Dark Shadows (2012)


Cast:Johnny Depp(Actor),Michelle Pfeiffer(Actor),Tim Burton(Director)


Genre: Vampire Comedy


Watched: May 19, 2012


Summary: Why? Just why?


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My dedication to all things vampire made me see it. I swear.


One wonders if Tim Burton ever works with anyone other than Johnny Depp. But the issue here isn’t really Depp’s deadpan Deppist performance, which is certainly one of the bette...

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Average rating: 3.97 · 132 ratings · 74 reviews · 1 distinct work
The Darkening Dream
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
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The great care that was taken to develop the setting in this book was amazing. It completely sucks you in. The story takes place in Salem in the early 1900s, which makes it the perfect setting for a super creepy... "
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The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1)
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Despite the cheesy "hooded dude" cover, this was a great bit of epic fantasy. It was recommended by a twitter follower and turned out to be one of the better "classic medieval fantasy" books I've read in recent years. Certainly the best since I found...more
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"I intend a sequel. I've plotted a lot of it out too. "
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" This is a great book filled with interesting magic, characters that are real, and all sorts of mythological monsters. I really hope there is a sequel. "
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