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Lindsay (1760 KP) rated Callie (The Bayou Hauntings #1) in Books

Nov 15, 2021

Callie (The Bayou Hauntings #1)

Bill Thompson | 2020 | Horror, Mystery, Paranormal

8.0

(1 Ratings)

Book Rating

Callie is a good Halloween ghost storybook. If you are looking for ghosts and some secrets, this book by Bill Thompson is a good one. It is the first one in the series of “The Bayou Hauntings.” It all starts once a granddaughter comes for the reading of a will? This book is good, but it rates it 4.5 stars or Moons as it is not that ghostly.

What did Callie end up getting from her grandfather? What does her Uncle Willard want that he keeps trying to keep Callie leaving? Do we meet a little girl that comes and goes at her own will? Who could that be?

I feel this story is slow-moving and not all that ghostly until a little girl shows up, and it is stormy, making it more horror. It is mild in horror when the girl comes and goes. Callie seems confused with the riddles. I was not all scared of this ghost with the puzzles. It seems to be my mystery and secret, revealing more towards the end other than through most of the book.

Callie’s friend Mark seems more convincing and seems to have a plan, but we do not know until the little girl and Mark start making mistakes. Callie seems to catch on. Are Willard and Mark working together to get rid of Callie?

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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Live Ghost (1934) in Movies

Feb 23, 2019

The Live Ghost (1934)

1934 | Comedy

6.0

(1 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Okay mid-period Laurel and Hardy short. Stan and Ollie are hired by regular antagonist Walter Long to help kidnap men to crew his allegedly-haunted ship; perhaps inevitably, they end up press-ganging themselves. Better not mention the ghost to the captain...
About as close to over-plotted as you can get with a L&H movie; some good stuff near the start but it gets a bit busy as it goes on - too much story, not enough slapstick. Concludes by recycling the (slightly gruesome) closing gag from the same year's Going Bye-Bye! Has its moments, but not as many as some other films from the boys.

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loren_ (4 KP) rated Meddling Kids: A Novel in Books

Jun 19, 2019

Meddling Kids: A Novel

Edgar Cantero | 2017 | Science Fiction/Fantasy

8.1

(15 Ratings)

Book Rating

Scooby Doo for the modern era.

After struggling to find a book for a while, Meddling Kids cleansed the pallet for me. With whitty one-liners and wonderful character development, this book contains what young adults (and adults) would see as an ideal scooby doo experience.

We are treated with a team of five (one being a dog and one being a ghost) who return to a childhood island in which a mystery has been left unsolved. The book ties up many ongoing plots throughout and leaves no stone left unturned, not to mention the wonderful addition of seeing a rather wonderful dog solve a few of them.

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Sophie (1688 KP) rated The Keeper Of Lost Things in Books

Jan 12, 2020

The Keeper Of Lost Things

Ruth Hogan | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

7.8

(18 Ratings)

Book Rating

The supernatural element was a bit odd (0 more)

Beautiful story

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A lovely tale of love, loss and recovery. The story follows Lauras pursuit to fulfil a friend's dying wish while dealing with her own past and learning to trust in herself and others again.
It's a delightful little read with lots of mini tales written by one of the characters about the 'lost things' he has collected over the years.
I truly enjoyed the idea that all the little things that get misplaced over the years have been collected and are just waiting to be reunited with thier owner.
However the idea of the ghost in the house spoiled it slightly