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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Redshirts by John Scalzi (2012)

Review by CJ

Page count:
320

Format:
Paperback

ISBN:
9780765334794

 

In the year 2456, ensigns Dahl, Duvall, Hanson, Finn and Hester are assigned to the flagship of the Universal Union, the Intrepid.

Soon after beginning their new assignments, the ensigns discover that all is not what it seems on the Intrepid. High death rates, miraculous discoveries and remarkable officer recoveries are just some of the regular anomalies. It falls to Dahl and his friends to save not only themselves but all of redshirt-kind.

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