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December 27, 2023
2023 Reading Recap
This year, I was able to read 20 books. I had set a goal of reading 36, but there was a period in the middle of the year where I just fell out of the habit of reading. Having said that, for the most part, those 18 books didn’t disappoint me in quality, so I […]
November 15, 2023
Movie Review: The Marvels (2023)
The Marvels (2023) was just okay. It wasn’t a bad film and most certainly wasn’t the worst film in the MCU, I’m looking at you The Eternals (2021) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). However, having said that, it was far from the best in the MCU. All in all, I think The Marvels will […]
October 31, 2023
31 Days of Horror: Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Every year on Halloween, I watch Night of the Living Dead (1968). It’s a tradition of mine. I absolutely love this film. For so many reasons, this film tops my list of favorite horror films. It’s easily in my top five films of all time. If you’ve been living under a rock for the past […]
October 30, 2023
31 Days of Horror: Sleepaway Camp (1983)
What is it about summer camps that cause people to go on murder rages? Is it the fresh air? Or is it the lack of patience when faced with a plethora of irritating children? For Halloween Eve, I decided to watch Sleepaway Camp (1983). Written and directed by Robert Hiltzik, this is such a bizarre […]
31 Days of Horror: Bad Things (2023)
I should’ve known that the movie was going to be a bad one. It said so in the title. Bad Things (2023) is written and directed by Stewart Thorndike. I should mention that spoilers are appearing starting in the next paragraph so beware. A group of friends (played by Gayle Rankin, Hari Nef, Annabelle Dexter-Jones, […]
October 28, 2023
31 Days of Horror: Totally Killer (2023)
Imagine you’ve got two friends fighting over which film to watch. One friend says, “Hey, Back to the Future is the perfect film.” Just when you’re about to load the time traveling movie into the DVD player, one of your other friends holds up a VHS copy of I Know What You Did Last Summer. […]
October 27, 2023
31 Days of Horror: The New York Ripper (1982)
Apparently, October 2023 is the month of the Slasher Film. Tonight, I watched The New York Ripper (1982). Directed by Lucio Fulci, this is a film that takes the generic plot of a serial killer in New York being tracked down by a burned-out NYPD detective but adds a stupid twist. The killer speaks in […]
October 26, 2023
31 Days of Horror: Prom Night (1980)
What does Leslie Nielsen, Jamie Lee Curtis, a wife of Michael Crichton, and child death have in common? That’s right, you guessed it! All of those are in the film Prom Night (1980). Written by William Gray and Robert Guza Jr. and directed by Paul Lynch, Prom Night is exactly what you might figure a […]
31 Days of Horror: Summer of 84 (2018)
Image Stranger Things, but there’s no Upside Down. Instead of a Demogorgon killing people, it’s just a regular old serial killer. It’s still set in the 80s though. And there’s a love interest between the main character and an impossible to get girl. If you can image that, then you’ve got Summer of 84 (2018). […]
October 24, 2023
31 Days of Horror: My Best Friend’s Exorcism (2022)
My Best Friend’s Exorcism: A Novel was written by Grady Hendrix in 2016. It was an excellent novel set in 1988. Two best friends Abby and Gretchen are skinny-dipping when something goes horribly wrong. Afterward, Gretchen begins to act differently. Abby starts to look into things and that’s when she finds out that her best […]
