Derek Jarman's Sketchbooks (Deluxe Edition)
Stephen Farthing and Ed Webb-Ingall
Book
Derek Jarman's Sketchbooks Deluxe Edition is edited by Stephen Farthing and Ed Webb-Ingall. It comes...
Earth vs. the Sci-Fi Filmmakers: 20 Interviews
Book
Back in the era of black-and-white horror and sci-fi movies, "we didn't have special effects, or the...
Scooby-Doo (2002)
Movie Watch
Zoinks! This first-ever live-action adaptation of the beloved and long-running animated series...
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
Movie Watch
Bill Preston and Ted Logan are two totally excellent dudes facing one most heinous history exam....
Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated The Haunting (1999) in Movies
Mar 5, 2021
The plot: This horror tale focuses on visitors to the secluded mansion of Hill House who have been called to the isolated location by Dr. David Marrow (Liam Neeson) as part of a study on insomnia. However, Marrow is really investigating fear, and he plans to scare the subjects, including the introverted Nell (Lili Taylor) and the seductive Theo (Catherine Zeta-Jones). Unfortunately for Marrow and everyone staying at Hill House, the manor is actually haunted by an evil spirit out to torment its guests.
Steven Spielberg talked to Stephen King about doing a haunted house movie, and the two agreed that Robert Wise's 1963 film "The Haunting" was a benchmark of cinematic house horror, but after they started writing, the two had creative differences. Spielberg agreed with King's idea to use the real-life Winchester Mystery House, in San Jose, California, as a source of inspiration.
Just watch the oringal.
A Rage for Falcons: An Alliance Between Man and Bird
Helen Macdonald, Stephen Bodio and Jonathan Wilde
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Thus begins the tale by Stephen Bodio, a lover of birds and nature, of the incredible connection...
rymdkapsel
Games
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"Rymdkapsel makes its more ornate competitors feel needlessly garnished." - New York Times,...
Sarah (7798 KP) rated Bag of Bones in Books
May 9, 2020
The story and plot in this are almost your typical ghost story, but with your usual King flair and horror thrown in. The characters are well developed and likeable yet flawed, and the writing is as superb as always. I think my main problem with this book was it didn't half ramble on a bit. It comes in at just over 500 (hardback) pages and this is far too long. A fair amount of this book could've been cut out without impacting drastically on the story. And also the name of the lake house in this is "Sara Laughs" - whilst there is an explanation for this in the books, I still think it's a ridiculous name for a house and it irritated me every time it was mentioned.
Overall this is still an enjoyable King story, but definitely not his best and not one I'd recommend with there being so many other amazing and better novels of his out there.
Song of Susannah - Dark Tower VI
Book
The Wolves have been defeated, but our tet faces yet another catastrophe. Susannah Dean’s body has...
Dark Tower The Gunslinger
The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories, Volume Two
Michael McDowell, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, James D. Jenkins, Ryan Cagle and Nevil Shute
Book
Valancourt Books has earned a reputation as one of the foremost publishers of lost and rediscovered...
Horror