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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Wind Chill (2007) in Movies

Dec 29, 2020

Wind Chill (2007)

2007 | Horror, Mystery

6.8

(4 Ratings)

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Emily Blunt (0 more)

Stuggle To Survive

Wind Chill- is a good horror flick, that does have twist and turns all thoughout the flick. Its slow at first, but it does get intresting in the middle and end. Emily Blunt is really good in this film.

The plot: Just before their university campus goes quiet for the winter break, a young woman (Emily Blunt) asks a classmate (Ashton Holmes) for a lift home. The two students set off on their trip and begin to get to know each other. But, when a reckless motorist drives them off the road, they find themselves stranded in the snow on a remote highway. As the night grows colder, the two are confronted by a horde of menacing apparitions -- and struggle to escape with their lives.

Its a good movie.

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Eleanor Luhar (47 KP) rated The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories in Books

Jun 24, 2019

It's getting a bit late to post these festive reviews so I'll keep it short. It's only a short book, anyway.

This book contains four short stories, all crime/detective tales, starting with The Mistltoe Murder. My personal favourite was the final story, The Twelve Clues of Christmas. Every story was great, though, and A Very Commonplace Murder was particularly surprising.

James manages to include a fantastic little hint/twist at the end of the stories, changing your whole perception on what you've just read. This made the crimes so much more interesting and real. They were relatively simple crimes - stabbings, poisoning - but there's always a lot more going on under the surface than you'd expect.

A fantastic little collection, with a foreword by Val McDermid too. 4 stars.

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Awix (3310 KP) rated From Beyond the Grave (1974) in Movies

Sep 1, 2019 (Updated Mar 6, 2020)

From Beyond the Grave (1974)

1974 | Comedy, Horror

7.3

(3 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Final Amicus portmanteau horror sticks to the format very agreeably. Peter Cushing runs a junk/antique shop; ghastly supernatural fates afflict everyone who tries to swindle or steal from him. Starts off relatively seriously but becomes increasingly camp and tongue-in-cheek as it continues; the usual strong cast helps to lift some slightly schlocky material, and the familiarity of some of the stories is offset by something approaching an actual plot twist.

The hard-to-describe segment with Ian Bannen and Donald Pleasance is probably the best, the one with Ian Carmichael and the elemental the weakest, but the stories are more consistent than in many films of this type. Does what you expect from this kind of film; also very good value if you enjoy watching actors called Ian.

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Sam (228 KP) rated The True Queen in Books

Aug 20, 2019

The True Queen

Zen Cho | 2019 | Science Fiction/Fantasy

10.0

(1 Ratings)

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Well Though Out Characters (3 more)

Revisits Old Character Favorites

Entertaining

Beautifully Twisted Plot

Magic on Another Level

This is an off shoot of The Sorcer to the Crown and although I was worried I was surprised by how well the tale was woven. This novel stands on it's own as a magical work and I was unable to put it down for even a moment. I finished the book within two days and was eager to find other writings by this author. They have a way with their words elegantly weaving their complex story in a way that made everything easy to understand. I adored everything about this story and every time I thought I had figured out the plot another twist would be thrown into the mix that kept the mystery alive.

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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated A Tethered Duet in Books

May 13, 2020

A Tethered Duet

Jessica Wayne | 2020 | Paranormal, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy

8.0

(1 Ratings)

Book Rating

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A Tethered Duet ( Tethered series book1)
By Jessica Wayne

Can love span centuries?Two hundred years ago, a jealous sorcerer robbed Aine and Aengus of their future together when he ended Aine's life. Now a spell will offer them a second chance...But when Aine returns as Abby to Ireland, can she and Aengus reignite their love? Have the lifetimes apart dampened the love they once felt for each other? Or have the centuries provided the sorcerer with enough power the keep them apart for eternity?

It was a very enjoyable read! A very sweet story with a few dramatic moments! The little prequel story after Was also very sweet! If you like a good old romance with a magical twist you will enjoy this Duet.