All posts by CJ

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.

Neighborly: A Novel by Ellie Monago (2018)

Page count:
313

ISBN:
9781542096171 

Trigger warning:
Paedophilia

 

New parents Kat and Doug found a quaint home and moved into the perfect neighbourhood with flawless neighbours. But when Kat starts to receive increasingly threatening notes that allude to a past even her husband doesn’t know about, will she be able to convince Doug that the neighbours aren’t all that neighbourly or will she be left out in the cold?

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Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz (2003)

Review by CJ

Page count:
446

ISBN:
0-553-58449-9

 

Odd Thomas has a unique name and a unique gift — he sees dead people. While the dead are unable to speak, Odd uses his gift to interpret how to help them move on to the next life.

When Odd sees more bodachs, spiritual harbingers of death and destructions, in one place than he has in his life, he knows something big is coming. It’s up to Odd to use his psychic gifts to save the town he lives in and the people he loves.

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Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017)

Review by CJ

Director:
Anthony C. Ferrante

Starring:
Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Cassandra Scerbo

Other notable appearances:
Chris Kattan, Clay Aiken, Samantha Fox, Katie Price, Bret Michaels, Charo, Nichelle Nichols, Geraldo Rivera, Abby Lee Miller, Lisa Wilkinson, Karl Stefanovic, Olivia Newton-John, Tony Hawk, Tiffany Pollard, Margaret Cho, Jai Rodriguez, Fabio, Dan Fogler, Kathie Lee Gifford, Al Roker, Gilbert Gottfried, Dolph Lundgren and many, many more

Running time:
93 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Sharknado 1-4, Zombeavers, Sharktopus

 

While North America picks up the pieces after several sharknado incidents, Fin Shepard and his family travel to London where they unleash a new kind of sharknado.

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Final Girls by Riley Sager (2017)

Review by CJ

Page count:
342

ISBN:
9781101985366 

 

They are the Final Girls. Lisa. Quincy. Samantha. Three women who were the sole survivors of separate mass murders, lumped together by the media.

When Lisa commits suicide, Samantha decides that the remaining two Final Girls should meet. The more than Samantha turns her life upside down, the more Quincy begins to question her past and what she thought she knew happened the night she lived.

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He Never Died (2015)

Review by CJ

Director:
Jason Krawczyk

Starring:
Henry Rollins, Kate Greenhouse, Jordan Todosey

Other notable appearances:
Booboo Stewart, Steven Ogg

Running time:
99 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Pulp Fiction, From Dusk Till Dawn, Planet Terror

 

Immortal cannibal Jack has his life turned upside down by the daughter he never knew he had. When his past catches up with her, Jack must decide whether or not to put aside his life of bingo and sleep to save her.

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