Witch's Night Out
Voice Cast: Gilda Radner, Bob Church, John Leach, Naomi Leach
Tony Molesworth, Catherine O'Hara, Fiona Reid, Gerry Salsberg
Studio: Mill Creek Entertainment
Release Date: September 16, 2014
Retail: $9.98
ISBN: B00LU4URQM
Running Time: 124 minutes
Rating: Not Rated
Buy Link: Amazon

Review:

Arriving on DVD for the very first time is the 1978 Canadian Halloween special, titled Witch's Night Out, which is a sequel to the 1974 special The Gift of Winter. 

Witch's Night Out centers on a witch bringing two children, Small and Tender, along with their babysitter (Bazooey) to a Halloween party that is taking place at the witch's mansion. The witch decides to show them a good time by turning them into a werewolf and Frankenstein's monster. The local citizens aren't too happy about the party and they create a mob to catch any supernatural creature.

As an added bonus there are 10 bonus Halloween episodes:

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In my bleak version of the future, an apocalypse has occurred and there is no electricity, so all technology has become obsolete, including ereaders. All there is to read are the printed books that survived the destruction.

Thunder and the House of Magic
Director: Ben Stassen & Jermey Degruson
Voice Cast: Murray Blue, George Babbit,
Studio: Shout! Factory
Release Date: September 30, 2014
Running Time: 87 minutes
Rating: Not Rated
Buy Link: DVD, Blu-ray

Review:

Arriving on DVD and two-disc Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack from Shout! Factor and exclusively sold at Walmart stores on Tuesday September 30th is the animated film, Thunder and the House of Magic. Bonus Features include Origins, Character Animation, The Making Of the Soundtrack, Teaser and Trailer.

From directors Ben Assent (Fly Me to the Moon, Sammy's Adventures: Escape from Paradise) and Jeremy Degruson (A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventure) comes this charming fantasy adventure about an abandoned cat, Thunder (voiced by Murray Blue), who sneaks into a old mansion that is owned by Lawrence (voiced by Doug Stone), a retired magician. The mansion has a little magic of its own, as an army of automatons and gizmos have come to life.

Thunder believes this is the perfect home for him and introduces himself to Lawrence, whom takes an instant liking to him, but Lawrence's other pets, Jack the Rabbit (voiced by George Babbit) and Maggie the Mouse (voiced by Shanelle Gray) doesn't like Thunder.

Treasury of Bible Stories: Rhythmical Rhymes of Biblical Times
Magnificent Tales
by Kelly Pulley
Publisher: David C. Cook
Pub. Date: September 1, 2014
ISBN: 978-0781409179
Pages: 352
Buy Link:http://ow.ly/BotGV
Blog Tour: http://litfusegroup.com/author/kpulley

Review:

With all the technology (cell phones, tablets, laptops, etc.) there are way too many distractions for kids when they should be reading a book. Now if you have ever read the Bible, then you probably know that it isn't exactly kid-friendly. Available now to own from David C. Cook is the Treasury of Bible Stories: Rhythmical Rhymes of Biblical Times Magnificent Tales by Kelly Pulley. Throughout 20 different stories the author retells the Bible in a family-friendly manner with dazzling illustrations to go along with each story.
The stories include:

Before Amen: The Power Of A Simple Prayer
by Max Lucado
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date: September 30, 2014
ISBN: 978-0849948480
Pages: 192
Buy Link: http://ow.ly/BbwcL
Blog Tour: http://litfusegroup.com/author/mlucado

Review:

Arriving next week in bookstores is Before Amen: The Power Of A Simple Prayer by the best-selling author Max Lucado. Though I'm well aware of the author's non-fiction works, this is the first time that I have read one of his books. I have nothing against reading self-help-type books, but the ones with a Christian theme can sometimes feel too preachy and a little force. So I was a little skeptical about reviewing a book about praying. I signed up to review the title based on the author's name alone.

This is definitely the hardest review I have ever written on this blog, as it is difficult for me to sum up the book in words. Max Lucado tackles the struggles people go through when praying. Yes, praying should be easy to do, but with all the stresses in life (paying bills, looking for a better job, raising kids, keeping a marriage working, etc.), you might not have time to pray or at least you probably won't have time to give a thoughtful prayer.

In the times of struggles many people turn to the Lord to help them get out of a bad situation, but praying isn't that easy, as most people forget to invite the Lord into their lives. Once the Lord is there, he brings many gifts, including patience and joy. You don't need to give a lecture to the Lord on your problems, as a simple prayer can work wonders.

Here is a "quotable, repeatable, portable prayer" that Max Lucado mentions in the book:

Nashville: The Complete Second Season
Starring: Connie Britton, Hayden Panettiere
Studio: ABC Studios
Release Date: September 23, 2014
Retail: $45.99
ASIN: B00FR23MT2
Running Time: 948 minutes
Rating: TV-PG
Buy Link: Amazon

Review:

Arriving today on DVD is Nashville: The Complete Second Season, featuring all 22 episodes. Bonus Features include: Nashville: On The Record Music Special, bloopers and deleted scenes.

Season 2 picks up directly after the cliffhanger-ending of Season 1. Rayna Jaymes (played by Connie Britton) is left in a medically induced coma after being in the car accident with Deacon Clayborne (played by Charles Esten), who takes the blame for being behind the wheel.

Meanwhile, Scarlett O'Connor (played by Clare Bowen) rejects Gunnar Scott's (played by Sam Palladio) proposal and moves out of their apartment. She moves in with her childhood best-friend, Zoey Dalton (played by Chaley Rose), who recently moved to Nashville and later starts dating Gunnar.

Upcoming country-singer, Will Lexington (played by Chris Carmack), becomes Gunnar's new roommate. Though Will is gay, he begins a relationship with Layla Grant (played by Aubrey Peeples) to help his reputation.

Still grieving over her mother's death, Juliette Barnes (played by Hayden Panettiere) becomes obsessed with changing her image from teen singer to a serious adult country-singer, which doesn't go well with Edgehill's new CEO, Jeff Fordham (played by Oliver Hudson).

 The episodes on the five-disc set are:

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The Stress Cure
by Linda Evans Shepherd
Publisher: Revell
Pub. Date: September 16, 2014
ISBN: 978-0800722838
Pages: 208
Buy Link: Amazon

Review:

I think every adult has been stressed at least one time during their life. Whether it is about money, your job, your marriage, your kids or countless other things, the pressure can get to you. Stress can cause an increase in temperament, weight gain, headaches and sickness. There are many books written on the topic of stress, but very few of them will actually help a person cure their stress. Instead these other books will help them avoid the cause of the stress, which isn't very helpful at all because stress is everywere.

Arriving in bookstores last week is yet another book on the topic, titled The Stress Cure by Linda Evans Shepard, which uses a different approach - prayer. The author suggests never to ignore or avoid the cause of your stress, but instead to find peaceful ways to deal with your day-to-day problems. Most of our problems are not hopeless, so the author recommends seeking guidance from the Lord to get through the tough times.

Yes, this might be a Christian approach to curing stress, but it is a more simple and effective way than what is suggested in other books. Throughout the book, the author quotes from the Bible, as well as quotes by Max Lucado, Billy Graham, Charles Stanley and a few others.