Category: writing / books
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Book Review: Haunted, by Chuck Palahniuk
In Chuck Palahniuk’s world, nothing is what it seems. Something sinister lurks behind the scenes of everything ordinary. Homelessness, feng shui, those dolls you practice CPR on, talk shows; they’re not what they seem to be. It’s an interesting place to visit, but you wouldn’t wanna live there. That’s what makes Haunted – a collection…
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Movie Review: The Omega Man
Since Charleton Heston died recently, I decided to dig out one of his old movies, The Omega Man, from my collection of movies I bought then never opened. The movie is based on Richard Matheson’s novella I Am Legend, as long as you are pretty flexible with the term “based on.” It’s more like taking…
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One Hundred Original Ideas for Horror Movies (#42)
42.) Mister Grabby Hands. The hands are the scariest part of the human body. These two lumps of flesh, with five tubular meat sticks protruding from each, are responsible for every knife thrust, every trigger pulled, every inappropriate touch. A recent spree of murders and assaults baffle police, as witnesses report seeing arms reaching in…