Director:
Rob Letterman

Starring:
Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, Ryan Lee, Amy Ryan

Other notable appearances:
R.L. Stine

Running time:
103 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Scooby Doo, Jumanji, Night at the Museum

Zach (Minnette) is the new kid in Madison, Delaware when he and his mother move there to start a new life after his father’s death. He quickly makes friends with his quirky neighbour Hannah (Rush) despite warnings from her overprotective father.

When Zack thinks he hears Hannah being attacked by her father, he and his new friend Champ (Lee) go to Hannah’s house to investigate. There they find Hannah safe along with several notebooks by YA horror author R.L. Stine.

After opening one of the notebooks and releasing the Abominable Snowman of Pasadena, Zack and Champ realise that Hannah’s father is in fact YA horror author R.L. Stine. They manage to get the Abominable Snowman of Pasadena tamed, but during the kerfuffle another book is opened. Someone else is on the loose. Someone hellbent on revenge. Someone who is … no dummy.

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Director:
Gil Kenan

Starring:
Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Saxon Sharbino, Kyle Catlett, Kennedi Clements, Jared Harris, Jane Adams

Other notable appearances:
Susan Heyward, Nicholas Braun

Running time:
93 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Poltergeist (1982), The Exorcist, The Conjuring 

The Bowen family move into their new home. From the moment they move in unexpected events begin to occur. However the occurrences gradually increase until they culminate in youngest daughter Madison’s (Clements) abduction. The family seek the assistance of supernatural investigators, but will they be able to save Madison from their otherworldly housemates?

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Page count: 434

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Scribner

Jimmy Gold is the Holden Caulfield of the Finders Keepers world. He is a literary icon that appeals to misfits and outcasts spanning generations. From the man who murders Jimmy’s creator to steal his money and notebooks to the boy who finds the hidden trunk of money and writing while the former is in jail for an unrelated crime.

However, when the boy runs into the recently released man it becomes a battle of life and death. The boy’s sister goes to Bill Hodges (previously seen in King’s Mr Mercedes) for help when her brother starts to act strangely. But can Bill help someone whose obsession rivals that of a man willing to kill for it?

Continue reading Finders Keepers by Stephen King (2015) →

Director:
David Nerlich, Andrew Traucki

Starring:
Diana Glenn, Maeve Dermody, Andy Rodoreda, Ben Oxenbould, Fiona Press

Other notable appearances:
Real crocodiles in place of CGI ones

Running time:
90 minutes of your life that you will never be able to reclaim

Grace (Glenn), Lee (Dermody) and Adam (Rodoreda) are on vacation in the Northern Territory. They decide to go on a boat tour with guide Jim (Oxenbould). When a giant crocodile knocks over their boat and eats their guide, it’s up to the trio to find a way out before they become the main meal.

Continue reading Black Water (2007) →

Director:
Joss Whedon

Starring:
Robert Downey Jnr, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Olsen, Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Other notable appearances:
James Spader, Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, Cobie Smulders, Paul Bettany, Anthony Mackie, Stellan Skarsgård, Stan Lee, Josh Brolin

Running time:
141 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Avengers, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy. You might notice a theme here …

The Avengers assemble to defeat a sentient peacekeeping android built by Tony Stark and Bruce Banner after the android realises the most effective way to keep peace is to destroy humanity.

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