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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 Good Dinosaur (2015)

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Director:
Peter Sohn

Starring:
Raymond Ochoa, Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand, Jack Bright

Other notable appearances:
Steve Zahn, Anna Paquin, Sam Elliott, Peter Sohn

Running time:
93 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
The Lion King, Ice Age, The Pagemaster

 

On an Earth where the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs missed the planet, dinosaurs are the dominant species. Arlo (Ochoa) comes from a family of Apatosaurus farmers, but his constant fear prevents him from being able to make his mark.

During a storm and flash flood, Arlo is swept down river. Far from his family and accompanied by a wild human child, Arlo must overcome his fears if he ever hopes to get home.

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American Horror Story: Season Three (Coven)

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Director:
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Michael Rymer, Michael Uppendahl, Jeremy Podeswa, Bradley Buecker, Howard Deutch

Writer:
Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Tim Minear, James Wong, Jennifer Salt, Jessica Sharzer, Douglas Petrie

Starring:
Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Taissa Farmiga, Emma Roberts, Gabourey Sidibe, Jamie Brewer, Lily Rabe, Evan Peters, Kathy Bates, Denis O’Hare, Angela Bassett, Frances Conroy

Other notable appearances:
Stevie Nicks, Mare Winningham, Alexandra Breckenridge, Danny Huston, Grace Gummer, Patti LuPone, Lance Reddick

Running time:
40-51 minutes per episode

Number of episodes:
13

 

Witches in a New Orleans coven must defend themselves from destruction by forces both internal and external.

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American Horror Story: Season Two (Asylum)

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Director:
Bradley Buecker, Michael Uppendahl, Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, David Semel, Michael Rymer, Michael Lehmann, Jeremy Podeswa, Craig Zisk

Writer:
Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Tim Minear, James Wong, Jennifer Salt, Jessica Sharzer

Starring:
Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Lily Rabe, Lizzie Brocheré, Zachary Quinto, James Cromwell, Joseph Fiennes

Other notable appearances:
Britne Oldford, Clea DuVall, Chloë Sevigny, Naomi Grossman, Adam Levine, Jenna Dewan Tatum, Fredric Lehne, Joe Egender, Ian McShane, Frances Conroy, Dylan McDermott

Running time:
40-46 minutes per episode

Number of episodes:
13

 

The story of Briarcliff Mental Institution, its patients and its staff as led by Sister Jude (Lange), Doctor Arden (Cromwell) and Monsignor Timothy Howard (Fiennes) in the 1960s.

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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)

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Director:
Burr Steers

Starring:
Lily James, Sam Riley, Bella Heathcote, Douglas Booth, Jack Huston

Other notable appearances:
Lena Headey, Sally Phillips, Charles Dance, Matt Smith, Suki Waterhouse

Running time:
108 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Shaun of the Dead, Zombieland, Pride and Prejudice with gore

 

Elizabeth Bennet (James) is a young lady in the 19th century who is skilled in the arts of decorum, literature and zombie defence. Can Elizabeth and her four sisters please both of their parents by marrying well and staying alive during a mounting zombie invasion?

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Witch Hunt by SM Reine (2014)

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Page count:
234 pages

Format:
Kindle ebook

ASIN:
B00I9IM9MW

 

Office of Preternatural Affairs Agent Cèsar Hawke wakes up after a night of drinking with a hangover and a dead waitress in his bathroom. Neither his agency or local law enforcement believe Cèsar is innocent and his own memory was compromised by alcohol. If he is to get out of this, Cèsar must team up with his partner Suzy and the necrocognitive Isobel to reveal what actually happened.

Witch Hunt is the first book in the Preternatural Affairs series.

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