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June 2017

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A Quick Review of GET OUT

I didn't get the chance to see Jordan Peele's movie, GET OUT, in the theater. There were a few other movies the BF and I were interested in, so we saved this one to either rent or buy from home. This week we had some time and got to finally see it. As a horror fan, I found this movie to be scary in the fact that racism is still so prevalent today. I don't want to go into much detail about the movie, because it will totally give away the plot, but just be prepared to think about horror in a different way. And BTW--there is a little political undertone to this piec[...]

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Book Review: My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix (well, actually, just the paperback cover because OMG)

To be clear, this post is not a review of My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix. It is a love letter wrapped in infatuation and sealed with the blood of a unicorn because THIS PAPERBACK COVER IS MY GD PATRONUS: If this cover was a man, my husband and I would need to have a very long talk. This brilliant paperback release cover of My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix was designed by the talented Mr. Doogie Horner, with illustrations by the venerable Australian artist Hugh Fleming. And oh. My. Demon. Aunt. did these gents nail it. I cannot de[...]

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The Witch of Plum Hollow

As we come upon another session of Camp NaNoWriMo, I can't help but look back on all the projects I've worked on during these spring & summer writing retreats. My story ideas can come from anywhere. Strange snippets of conversation, weird news articles I read online, not to mention local places and faces that inspire. So, during my first attempt at writing a novel-in-a-month, I searched around for images to inspire one of my favorite places to set a story: the Creepy Small Town. Enter Ontario Abandoned Places, an online database of user-submitted photos o[...]

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It’s Father’s Day…AND I WANT MY CREEPSHOW!!

Creepshow is one of my all-time favorite '80s horror flicks, for a number of reasons. The movie was a love letter to the old EC horror comics. It was the brainchild of Stephen King and George Romero. And as I wrote about last year, it features one of the greatest soundtracks of all time.  And the fact that Father's Day is this weekend gives me another great reason to revisit this classic, because the opening tale in this anthology is a little gem named after the holiday itself. https://youtu.be/1bO3gyT3Imc Father's Day features a family of rich, entitled dou[...]

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The Haunting of Sunshine Girl

I started a book, and I haven't finished it yet, but I have to tell you about a girl named Sunshine. The Haunting of Sunshine Girl is a young adult horror book by Paige McKenzie, the first in a series. You can find it on Amazon. Blurb: "Shortly after her sixteenth birthday, Sunshine Griffith and her mother, Kat, move from sunny Austin, Texas, to the rain-drenched town of Ridgemont, Washington. From the moment they arrive, Sunshine feels her world darken with an eeriness she cannot place. Something about their new house is just...creepy. In the days that fol[...]

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Which Witch is Which?

Hello, lovelies!   I'm sitting here, sipping a little brew I whipped up in the cauldron (spearmint AND peppermint tea - I'm crazyAF), researching witches. I was originally going to take things back a few hundred years but I decided to keep this post a bit more current this time around.   Growing up in a predominately Christian home, I was raised thinking witches were Halloween costumes and the stars of my favourite spooky movies (Hellllllo, Grand High Witch!).     As I delved deeper into the bowels of the library, and then the glorio[...]

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The Day I Saw Stephen King

I SAW STEPHEN-FREAKING-KING IN PERSON! If you've ever read any of my posts, you'll know how truly amazing this is for me. The man wrote the book that changed my life. Made me a reader. So, to actually see him with my own eyes...It was just so cool. I wish he would have spoken longer, but nevertheless, I'm glad that I was able to have the opportunity. To hear Stephen and his son talk about how the idea sprouted for their collaboration is inspirational. Hopefully, I'll be able to see Stephen and Owen at a tour stop when they're on the east coast promoting SLEEPING[...]

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Stare at TWIN PEAKS Long Enough, And You’ll See It

God, I love Twin Peaks. And I love David Lynch. I recently posted on my own blog about what an inspiration Lynch is for me, particularly in how he stays true to his ideas. But for this post I want to focus on something else, because I know that Lynch's work is not for everyone. Some people find the pacing of Twin Peaks agonizing, it's humor cartoonish and it's soap opera presentation off-putting. As a kid who grew up watching General Hospital and Days of Our Lives, I adore it. But even if you don't care for Lynch's style, I still think there is a lot for you to[...]

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Let’s Watch a Horror Movie: Get Out

Okay, my creepy-loving friends, time to announce the chosen movie for my monthly live-tweet. For June, let's watch a horror movie...GET OUT. The 2017 American horror film was written, co-produced and directed by Jordan Peele, his directorial debut. I have not seen this. AAAAHHHH! I tried to go to the theater, but the schedule was mean and said no. So I have no witty insights to share here, only the blurb from the back of the DVD case. "When Chris, a young African-American man, visits his white girlfriend's family estate, he becomes ensnared in the more sinis[...]