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Mar 30 2015 0 Commentby Princess Dread

Two Introverts Take A Trip (How We Did It!)

Okay, so we had more of a visit than an actual trip. But it was still a daunting task to host my little brother on a visit to my place.

Not…

Mar 19 2015 0 Commentby Princess Dread

500 Movie Challenge: The First Wives Club

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This is one of my favorite films in the entire world. Everyone has a movie they’re able to watch over and over, and The First Wives Club is mine. It’s all about…

Oct 19 2014 1 Commentby Princess Dread

30 Movies in 30 Days: Ginger Snaps

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There’s a common theme in horror films: The plight of the weird kid. How they go about their lives, whether they’re really evil or not, and what (if anything) can make them “turn good.”

But what if “turning good” meant something was really wrong?

The gist: Ginger…

Oct 18 2014 2 Commentsby Princess Dread

30 Movies in 30 Days: Trick r’ Treat

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When I was a little kid, I used to watch the Halloween TV special called It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown pretty much annually.

The gist: It’s a collection of vignettes, all set on a particular Halloween night. There’s a fun little comic-book…

Oct 16 2014 2 Commentsby Princess Dread

30 Movies in 30 Days: The Pact

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Man, there’s lots of indie horror making its way into this Challenge! I may need to switch it up somewhat. In my defense, The Pact kept coming up in horror podcasts I trust, so it probably would have ended up on my playlist…

Oct 08 2014 2 Commentsby Princess Dread

30 Movies in 30 Days: Excision

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Oh, what a difference a day makes. I voiced my concern about doing something “useless” with my time by doing this Movie Challenge, and the world responded.

I now have actual encouragement coming my way. People are proud of…

Oct 01 2014 0 Commentby Princess Dread

Whatever Happened to Baby Jane DVD cover

30 Movies in 30 Days: Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?

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You guys have no idea how excited I am to get back to this challenge. I am unreasonably excited, y’all.

I have no idea why I was so excited to get back to this. My life isn’t that boring that…

Sep 15 2014 2 Commentsby Princess Dread

7 Movies in 7 Days: Poltergeist

Posted in Culture, Movie Challenge, Refinement

We had to end with the photo that inspired the challenge itself! It’s a classic, and set up to be one of the scariest horror films ever made. One of the great post-1970s horror films.

I’m happy to say that these assertions are completely correct.

The gist:…

Sep 11 2014 0 Commentby Princess Dread

7 Movies in 7 days: Thor

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This movie’s ridiculous. This movie is friggin’ ridiculous. But if you enjoy seeing superheroes fly around and be dumb, and you want to see some excellent CGI, then you will thoroughly enjoy Thor.

The gist: Thor and Loki are brothers. They are also…

May 18 2014 0 Commentby Princess Dread