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A pop culture devotee who is happiest watching any incarnation of Star Trek, reading Stephen King or Joe Hill novels, viewing great movies [primarily from the action, horror, adventure or science fiction genres], or flipping through a DC comic. Dream jobs would include: Starfleet Captain, joining the Green Lantern Corps, Pokémon Master, Disney Princess or plumber for the Mushroom Kingdom.

The General Theory of Haunting by Richard Easter (2017)

Review by CJ

Page count:
306

ISBN:
1977001246 

 

When only a handful of staff from Knights & Knights publishers arrive for their New Year’s week away at an isolated mansion, the attendees assume they’re snowed in for a dull holiday. When the history of the building begins to awaken, they find out how very wrong they were. 

The General Theory of Haunting is the first novel in The Snow Trilogy series.

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Emotions Explained with Buff Dudes by Andrew Tsyaston (2018)

Review by CJ

Page count:
111

ISBN:
9781449486938 

 

In the debut collection of Owlturd Comix, we join Shen on his journey through life’s ups and downs with social anxiety, sleep deprivation and a wide range of other emotions.

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Dracul by Dacre Stoker and J.D. Barker (2018)

Review by CJ

Page count:
512

ISBN:
9780735219366 

 

In the year 1868, Bram Stoker is a young man of 22 who enjoys taking in the theatre and writing reviews for a local publication. His world and that of his siblings is turned upside down when they rediscover their nanny Ellen, who looked after them as children, nursed Bram from the brink of death when he was a sickly child then disappeared without a trace.

Bram and his family must unravel Ellen’s secrets if they are to save themselves and everyone they hold dear.

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The Nun (2018)

Review by CJ

Director:
Corin Hardy

Starring:
Taissa Farmiga, Demián Bichir, Jonas Bloquet, Bonnie Aarons

Other notable appearances:
Ingrid Bisu, Charlotte Hope, Sandra Teles, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson

Running time:
96 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Annabelle, The Evil Dead 2, Lights Out

 

Father Burke (Bichir) and initiate nun, Sister Irene (Farmiga), head to a remote Romanian convent to investigate the suicide of a nun.

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