Posts from the ‘Review’ Category

Weekly Whine: Contradictory Feedback

We’re on day 4 with no sun here in Denver and I feel like all my energy has been sucked out of me. The good thing…I’m wearing a sweater in June.  Hate the heat.  It’s supposed to clear up today, and I can see the mountains, so at least no walking beagles in the rain [...]

Book Review: Expiration Date by Duane Swierczynski

Expiration Date is my favorite read this year and has been added to my all time favorites list. It’s fun. No, I mean FUN! REALLY FUN!! Okay, I’ll stop. What’s it about? Mickey Wade is a recently-unemployed journalist who lucked into a rent-free apartment—his sick grandfather’s place. The only problem: it’s in a lousy neighborhood—the [...]

Successful for the Porn Industry, Why Not for Horror Books

I just finished reading Quirk Has Unlikely Hit with Jane Austen-Zombie Mash-up. The porn industry has been retitling Hollywood films for years, so I’m surprised re-writing classics with a horrific twist hasn’t been caught on sooner. Sure, for major publishers it’s all about making money, and we the public have settled for what they produce. [...]

Movie Review: Let the Right One In

Last weekend I added another movie to my favorite horror movie’s list. While this is a vampire movie, it is more about a young misfit boy coming of age. After he meets a vampire girl who appears to be around his age, he falls in love with her. As their relationship progresses, her influence empowers [...]

Book Review: Cat O’nine Tales, by Jeffrey Archer

Short but sweet review on Shelfari at http://www.shelfari.com/books/50958/Cat-O-Nine-Tales-And-Other-Stories/bookthread?reviewid=947152

Book Review: Brother Odd, by Dean Koontz

Read my review on Shelfari at: http://www.shelfari.com/books/52423/Brother-Odd-(Odd-Thomas-Novels)/bookthread?reviewid=938338

Movie Review: My Bloody Valentine 3D

The first thing I have to say about My Bloody Valentine 3D is SEE IT IN THE THEATER. Outside of the theater it’d be a typical horror movie with plenty of blood and guts, or in this case hearts. The acting is mediocre and the storyline typical, although they did a pretty good job of [...]

Book Review: The Great and Secret Show, by Clive Barker

I’m now writing my book reviews on Shelfari. Read my review of this book at http://www.shelfari.com/books/54434/The-Great-and-Secret-Show/bookthread?reviewid=918167

Book Review: The Savage Detectives, by Robert Bolano

I finished Robert Bolano’s, The Savage Detectives this week. It’s the first of his books I’ve read, and I’ll definitely read more of his books. The review on Shelfari that leads with, “A study in perceptual bias and how the same story is different depending on who tells it.” pretty much says it all about [...]

Book Review: The Talisman, by Stephen King and Peter Straub

Also forced my way through The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub. All I can say is HATED IT!! And I won’t waste my time telling you more than the story went on and on and on and on and on and on. I just couldn’t get into it.