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Better Homes and Hauntings
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This was a quick, fun read. Deacon Whitney, heir to what remains of the Whitney fortune, assembles a group of people to help him revamp his family's ancestral home, located on its own island off the New England coast. His family has been plagued by bad luck and financial misfortune through the years, but Deacon is a successful software engineer and has the funds available to redo the old family home. Joined by a cousin who wants to find out who really killed their great-great grandmother years ago and hopes to break the family curse, an old friend, a landscaper, and an organizational expert, Deacon and his new found friends encounter ghostly presences and jealous ex-business partners. There are some spooky moments, some humor, and plenty of romance along the way.
  
The Addams Family (2019)
The Addams Family (2019)
2019 | Animation, Comedy, Family
Altogether now:

"They're creepy and they're kooky
Mysterious and spooky
They're all together ooky
The Addams family …"

It's now over 20 years since the Addams Family last big-screen outing (in 1993), itself only 2 years after their previous outing in '91.

That means that there is an entrie generation that hasn't seen the Addams Family on the big screen: something that this (animated) film attempts to put right.

And, to damn somewhat with faint praise: this is OK, but doesn't do enough (in my opinion) to really stand out from the crowd, to really be all that memorable: there's no equivalent, say of Wednesday Addams creepy smile ("Stop it! She's scaring me!") in The Addams Family Values, say, or even of the amnesiac Lloyd Fester in the original.
  
The Sun Down Motel
The Sun Down Motel
Simone St. James | 2020 | Horror, Paranormal
9
9.0 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
I actually read Simone St. James’ incredibly spooky ghost story—set in a creepy motel—in a rather drab hotel room and boy did it scare me! The tag line: The secrets lurking in a rundown motel ensnare a young woman, just as they did her aunt thirty-five years before...

This was such a great book. It features a hard to put down mystery with excellent characters and some downright terrifying scenes! The book is packed with twists and turns, and it's absolutely captivating.

The parallelism between Viv’s story—set in the 1980s—and her niece, Carly’s, in present-day, is excellent. I was so attached to these tough women and their stories. The 1980s piece really grabbed me; St. James really captures the era so well.
  
Black Love by The Afghan Whigs
Black Love by The Afghan Whigs
1996 | Alternative, Indie, Rock
(0 Ratings)
Album Favorite

"I heard The Afghan Whigs real early on and I was like, ‘Alright, this is like soul music but it’s played by white guys from Cincinnati, and I don’t even know if they can play that well.’ They eventually could play really well, and they turned me on to this whole other way of thinking that showed me you could mix all these things together without ever crossing over into pop music, which I felt when I was younger was just not something that I related to. Crime Scene Part One was a huge song for me because it was like a movie. It was brooding and there was something spooky about it, and then when you find out what it’s about it’s really scary. From there I went straight into Tom Waits.”"

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    Halloween Chase

    Halloween Chase

    Games and Entertainment

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    RUN!!!! The zombies are chasing you! Can you outrun the hoards of zombies in this fun and cartoony...

The Haunting of Emily Grace
The Haunting of Emily Grace
Elena Taylor | 2025 | Horror, Mystery, Paranormal
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
not for me
Independent reviewer for Archaeolibrarian, I was gifted my copy of this book.

My review for this will be brief, because I'm not sure I got the whole point!

It gives ghostly vibes in the title (The HAUNTING of ) and the blurb does hint at ghosts (the ethereal specter in the window), but there are no ghosts in this book! It slightly lacks the spooky factor as well.

It was one of those n-i-c-e books, that some folks will gush and praise and love, and others, like myself, will think, what is all the fuss about.

It is well written, though and I did finish it. I'm just really sorry I didn't really get it.

3 stars

*same worded review will appear elsewhere