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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.

Cloverfield (2008)

Review by CJ

Director:
Matt Reeves

Starring:
Michael Stahl-David, Jessica Lucas, Mike Vogel, T.J. Miller, Lizzy Caplan, Odette Annable

Other notable appearances:
Ryan Key

Running time:
85 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Blair Witch

 

The footage left behind by a group of friends trying to save another friend during a monster’s attack on New York City.

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Stranger Things: Season Two

Review by CJ

Courtesy of Netflix

Director:
Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer

Writer:
Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Justin Doble, Paul Dichter, Jessie Nickson-Lopez, Kate Trefry

Starring:
Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Noah Schnapp, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Dacre Montgomery, Sean Astin

Other notable appearances:
Paul Reiser, Catherine Curtin, Cara Buono, Randy Havens

Running time:
45-62 minutes

Number of episodes:
9

 

One year after the people of Hawkins banded together to fight a shadowy evil from an alternate dimension, Will Byers (Schnapp) has visions of an evil that is fighting to make its way back into their lives. Can the awakened of Hawkins save their town again or will this be their final roll?

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The Girl Who Lived by Christopher Greyson (2017)

Review by CJ

Page count:
329

Format:
eBook

ASIN/ISBN:
B076FNQWTF / 978-1-68399-303-2

 

Ten years ago Faith escaped from the person that killed her father, sister, best friend and best friend’s mother. Now, she is the girl who lived only to jump from one institution to another. After her most recent release from a mental health institution, Faith returns to her hometown and believes that she sees the man responsible for her life’s turmoil — the problem is that he saw her too.

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The Strangers (2008)

Review by CJ

Director:
Bryan Bertino

Starring:
Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman

Other notable appearances:
Gemma Ward, Kip Weeks, Laura Margolis, Glenn Howerton

Running time:
86 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
You’re Next, Vacancy, When a Stranger Calls

 

James (Speedman) and Kristen (Tyler) return to his family’s secluded holiday home after a wedding where James unsuccessfully proposed. As if things weren’t awkward enough, a trio of masked assailants start harassing the couple.

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CJ’s Halloweenathon 2017

Greetings, boos and ghouls. For a few years now, I have held a massive horror movie marathon on Halloween. In its first year, the event was inspired by a local cinema that was showing a 20 hour horror movie marathon. I loved the idea but the films looked pretty average, so I decided to create my own.
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