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Horror

The King, the President and the Mummy

Imagine, if you will, being in a nursing home; you have limited mobility and most of the staff believe that you are suffering from dementia, but you know you are not who they think you are. You are in fact Elvis Aaron Presley. You traded places with an Elvis impersonator to get a little peace and quiet and he managed to kill himself, making it very difficult to go back to your rightful place. Read more »

Posted by Keith C. on Apr 22, 2013

The Unquiet Dead

What's scary about ghosts? Just like a white-sheet as a lame excuse for a costume, ghosts in horror fiction might seem to be past their prime, what with the ravenous hunger for flesh of zombies or the inexplicable appetite for torture of slashers and serial killers. Ghosts don't even have bodies – what, I'm supposed to be scared of something that can flicker the lights, or at best toss a pillow at me? Read more »

Posted by Chris H. on Oct 17, 2012

Best Worst Movie

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In 1989 Italian film director Claudio Fragasso directed a movie that achieved an honor of dubious distinction; it was hailed as one of the worst movies ever made. The film was Troll 2. My personal feeling about the film is that from what I've seen, it just might win the title of the worst movie ever made. I can't say this with certainty because my sensibilities which can usually handle bad films with very little cringing, forced me to turn it off after only about ten minutes. I wouldn't recommend it; this is good because the library doesn't own the title. I do however strongly recommend the documentary about Troll 2's rising cult status the Best Worst Movie. Read more »

Posted by Keith C. on Jul 12, 2012

Aaah! Zombies

We’ve all seen them- stumbling zombies with their arms and limbs falling off causing mayhem and destruction and death as they come. We watch as they come close to the heroes who wait ready to take off their heads or smash their brains in thus ending their horrible half-life. Zombies are ugly things too. It’s not much wonder we hate them along with their diet of brains and flesh. But have you ever thought about the zombies? Read more »

Posted by Keith C. on Jan 3, 2012

The Passage by Justin Cronin

In The Passage, author Justin Cronin, shows us a world in which humans struggle to survive in a bleak future overrun by horrific vampires. The only hope for humanity is a mysterious young girl.

When the military attempts to use a virus to create the next race of super-soldiers a bloodthirsty horde is released upon the world, knocking the human race down a step in the food chain. Cronin, admittedly, takes us where many, many authors have taken us before. However, few authors have done so with the style that one expects from Cronin, a former Hemingway/PEN award winner.

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Posted by Sarah B. on Oct 11, 2011

Raven's Gate by Anthony Horowitz

There are plenty of scary stories out there to keep you shivering beneath the blankets long after you've turned out the lights. But Raven's Gate, by Anthony Horowitz stands out for its great characters and ever mounting action and suspense. Fourteen-year-old orphan Matt Freeman is framed for a violent crime and given the choice of getting locked up or going into a reform program in the rural English town of Lesser Malling.
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Posted by Josh W. on Aug 29, 2011

Rubber

The first thing I want to tell you about Rubber, directed and written by Quentin Dupieux, is that I really wanted to hate this film. I mean it, I really wanted to hate the film; but I couldn’t. Read more »

Posted by Keith C. on Aug 10, 2011

The Rite

I love exorcism movies! I don't know why I enjoy them so much. I think it has something to do with watching Poltergeist and the Exorcist on television when I was child. The latest exorcism movie that it out is called, "The Rite". The library has seven copies available. Read more »

Posted by Burl C. on Jul 27, 2011

Fido

Back in the days of B&W TV, when I was growing up, there were two shows that I remember watching quite a bit. Leave It To Beaver and Lassie. Today I find both laughable, but still entertaining for different reasons. Read more »

Posted by Keith C. on May 2, 2011