Krampus and the Tale of the Repeated Name!

Another week, another Kyoryu Change!
Not really, but I have a blog post here and fresh. (If you're wondering, Kyoryu Change is the morphing call of the Kyoryuger's from Sentai Kyoryuger.)

Let's rewind to Saturday, the 5th of December. My girlfriend, Jess, calls me and asks me if I want to come out with her sister and her for some shopping, dinner, and to see the new horror film Krampus.
New horror movie based on an old Alpine-German legend of Saint Nicholas's dark side who gives coal/steals kids/beats kids/kills kids (based on the interpretation)? COUNT ME IN!
I'm a sucker for legends and stories with origins and set-ups like this. I have a thing for the dark sides of characters. Simply said.

Anyway, before we went to see the movie we stopped in the local big box bookstore chain and were looking around for a bit. When Jess's sister was finally ready to check out, I turned my head to look back into the store and saw a book cover that caught my eye.
It was graphite/dark gray with a fiery bird/phoenix/dragon/something on the cover. I, of course, strolled over to see what the book was.
Lovely little book called DRAGONBANE by Sherrilyn Kenyon. My heart sank at seeing a similar title to my own eventually publishable work. In the end, I googled my own title and found a few matches including a book and a past role playing event.
Ah well, I can still do my thing.

On to the movie. The BEST, absolutely best way I can describe the film is mix National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation with Friday the Thirteenth and Small Soldiers.
The movie ROCKED. Long story short: I loved it! The prop work was really what got me since almost all the monster props, like a giant, man-eating jack in the box and a demonic tree angel, were PRACTICAL PROPS. Super high quality PROPS!!

I love practical props more and more when they are well done and there is a good budget for them.

I suggest going to see it if you like horror movies that don't take themselves too seriously. No, really. GO SEE IT!