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Deck the Hall with Horror: 66
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Movie Review: We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018)
Link to Letterboxd review, which is fully quoted below. 5 stars Mild spoilers. “The sound of their hate is another kind of fire moving through the bones of our house.” Shirley Jackson was a genius. Taissa Farmiga’s ability to completely transform herself, mannerisms to appearance, continues to mesmerize me.
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Happy Christmas Chaos: 65
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Book Review: The Devil Aspect
The Devil Aspect, by Craig Russell: Bookshop, Audible (15 hrs, 23 mins) The Devil Aspect by Craig Russell My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is an incredibly fascinating deep dive into another world, that of an insane asylum in Czechoslovakia, housed in an ancient and storied castle. This hospital
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Movie Review: Omen IV: The Awakening (1991)
Link to review at Letterboxd: very minor spoilers Omen IV: The Awakening (1991), originally (if my memory serves) a made-for-TV movie–if so, a very well done one I have great affection for this movie, even though the characters seem unaware of the Second Coming of Christ at the end
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Movie Review: Near Dark (1987)
Finally saw this classic dark vampire film. It’s really a vampire western. There’s even a tumbleweed. Review from Letterboxd (with minor spoilers): Young Bill Paxton hurts my heart in the best way. Lance Henriksen is beautiful and fascinating. That backlit silhouette scene (you can see it in the
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Movie Review: Seven aka Se7en (1995)
Link to Letterboxd review, which is fully quoted below. 5 stars, seen multiple, multiple times. Many spoilers abound. “We are not what was intended.” —John Doe’s diary Not noticed before: Excerpt from his diary: someone tapped on his shoulder on the subway and wanted to talk to him. John
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Hounds of Love: 64
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Movie Review: Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)
Spoilers abound. From Letterboxd (please feel free to follow me there): Thoughts upon rewatching: 1. Ray Wise is awesome in horror. 2. It’s early in the year for a state football championship, way too early. 3. Where are the rest of the cheerleaders? Driving home? 4. Does the “lady
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Vintage Knitting Resources
You know I adore history, and I knit when my body will let me. When I can’t knit, there is always the pastime of looking at knitting patterns…and the cross-over hobby of researching and perusing historical knitting patterns. Here’s some pretty and fascinating resources I’ve found.
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Episode 32: What the Dickens
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