The Call of Cthulhu by H.P. LovecraftMy rating: 5 of 5 stars “That is not dead which can eternal lie,And with strange aeons even death may die.” The Call of Cthulhu is a feast of creepiness told in colorful language, which is only flawed by Lovecraft’s primitive obsession with physiognomy and base racism. I view […]
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FADE IN INT. CLUB – NIGHT It’s a rave Halloween party at a club. In the pit, people dance in a dazzling light show. Lithe DESTINY, dressed as a psychedelic vampire, has captured the band’s attention. They play to her as she to them, thrusting her hips, gyrating, flailing, all in perfect rhythm. She mesmerizes.
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Out in front of the band, art in motion, she dances, her rhythmic whirling mesmerizing me. The light plays off her serpentine curves, and I realize I’m no longer watching the Halloween show I paid $40 to see, but her, Felicity, once my son’s girlfriend, dumped for being too slutty.I’ve been in fap rotation for
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Born in Somers Town, London, United Kingdom, in 1797, her story, Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus, lives on in a million minds. It is amazing how much it is quoted in film and fiction. It’s a very effective archetype, the artificial/undead monster given life by an egotistical human seizing divine power. I recently saw a
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The Grind Show by Phil TuckerMy rating: 3 of 5 stars The Grind Show is an early novel by Phil Tucker that explores a world where demons cohabit with humans. Only a few human beings can perceive them, both through sight and esp. For other humans, these demon fighters are insane. Our protagonist is one
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Rosemary’s Baby by Ira LevinMy rating: 5 of 5 stars Ira Levin specializes in disturbing tales of enormous vision. As such, Rosemary’s Baby is a quintessential tale of terror, standing beside giants like Frankenstein and Dracula, because it creates a new, oft-imitated horror form. The book is essentially a psychological conflict set in New York
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Harvest Home by Thomas TryonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars Let’s take a successful, but troubled couple (Ned & Beth Constantine) with a daughter (Kate) who has emotional issues that manifest in physical illness out of the city and put them in the country where all their problems will be solved. Give them a rainbow
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