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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.
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The Bye Bye Man (2017)

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Director:
Stacy Title

Starring:
Douglas Smith, Lucien Laviscount, Cressida Bonas, Doug Jones

Other notable appearances:
Michael Trucco, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jenna Kanell, Cleo King, Faye Dunaway

Running time:
97 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Rings, Jeepers Creepers

 

When college student Elliot (Smith) moves off campus with his girlfriend Sasha (Bonas) and friend John (Laviscount), he thinks his life can’t get any better. But their new home holds secrets that everyone is better off not knowing.

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Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

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Director:
Taika Waititi

Starring:
Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Mark Ruffalo, Cate Blanchett, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson

Other notable appearances:
Idris Elba, Karl Urban, Anthony Hopkins, Taika Waititi, Luke Hemsworth, Sam Neill, Matt Damon, Benedict Cumberbatch, Stan Lee

Running time:
130 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, What We Do in the Shadows

 

Thor (Hemsworth) must team up with brother Loki (Hiddleston) and the Hulk (Ruffalo) to stop his newly-unbound renegade sister and goddess of death Hela (Blanchett) from destroying Asgard.

Thor: Ragnarok is the 17th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

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1922 (2017)

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1922

Director:
Zak Hilditch

Starring:
Thomas Jane, Dylan Schmid, Molly Parker

Other notable appearances:
Kaitlyn Bernard, Brian d’Arcy James

Running time:
101 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
The Mist, Pet Sematary, The Invitation, A Good Marriage

 

Wilfred James (Jane) is a proud farmer who loves his son (Schmid) but has come to hate his wife, Arlette (Parker). Wilfred’s hate burns stronger when Arlette decides to sell the neighbouring land her father left her and take their son to live in the city. Wilfred’s fatherly instincts run as deep as a well and he will stop at nothing to keep his son.

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The Babysitter (2017)

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Director:
McG

Starring:
Judah Lewis, Samara Weaving, Robbie Amell, Hana Mae Lee, Bella Thorne, Andrew Bachelor

Other notable appearances:
Leslie Bibb, Ken Marino

Running time:
85 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Home Alone with a lot more blood, Scream, The Craft

 

Cole (Lewis) is the only kid his age who still has a babysitter. Once his peers see Bee (Weaving) though, they stop picking on him. Cole is told what babysitters usually get up to after their charges go to sleep and decides to stay up to see for himself. What he finds Bee up to though is far more insidious than making out with her boyfriend.

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Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything by Lydia Kang, MD and Nate Pedersen (2017)

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Page count:
352

Format:
ARC eBook

ASIN/ISBN:
B06XDX2X15/9780761189817 

 

Quackery takes readers on a journey through history’s most abominable and misguided medical treatments.

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