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Blazing Minds (92 KP) rated Rent-A-Pal (2020) in Movies

Oct 29, 2021 (Updated Nov 3, 2021)  
Rent-A-Pal (2020)
Rent-A-Pal (2020)
2020 | Horror, Thriller
7
6.8 (5 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Rent-A-Pal certainly has that 90s vibe to it as lonely bachelor named David (Brian Landis Folkins) is looking for an escape from the day-to-day drudgery of caring for his ageing mother (Kathleen Brady). His only escape is the chance to find a partner through a video dating service but he discovers a strange VHS tape called Rent-A-Pal.

Hosted by the charming and charismatic Andy (Wil Wheaton – Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Big Bang Theory, Stand By Me), the tape offers him what he yearns for, some much-needed friendship. But finding a Pal comes at a cost.
  
Relight My Fire
Relight My Fire
C. K. McDonnell | 2024 | Contemporary, Horror, Humor & Comedy, Mystery, Science Fiction/Fantasy
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: read one of these books, and you’ll need to read all of them!

Relight My Fire has flying people, an unusual amount of people with strange powers, all sorts of dead people, and Stella still trying to hide her powers.

And if that doesn’t make you curious enough to start at book one and work your way up to this fourth book, then there’s really no help for you. Sorry, I don’t make the rules (I do, obviously 🤷🏼‍♀️).

So do yourself a favour, and go and read The Stranger Times books, because they’re really THAT good.
  
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies
2026 |
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
TV Show Rating
I know I read William Goldings 'Lord of the Flies' in school.

Truth be told, I didn't remember all that much about it, other than that it went to some very dark places.

As does this BBC adaptation of the same story, following a group of schoolkids who get stranded on an island following a plane crash, and who - with lack of parental authority - find themselves descending into some very barbaric behaviour.

Whilst I can appreciate *what* the editors were trying to show through the strange colour palette and the incidental music, I have to say I found this series to drag somewhat (and wasn't a fan of the same).