The Orange Witch by Melissa Stagi-Zepeda
Monday, October 21, 2013
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TRANSFORMERS PRIME: BEAST HUNTERS - PREDACONS RISING DVD
This All-New Movie on DVD also includes 3 Collectible Trading Cards Inside!
Bonus Feature – A Look Behind The Scenes
Giveaway Details:
By L. Ron Hubbard
Director: Jim Meskimen and Tait Ruppert
Voice Cast: Yasmine Hanani, Corey Burton, R.F. Daley, John Mariano, Jim Meskimen, Tait Ruppert,Fred Tatasciore, Josh R. Thompson and Michael Yurchak
Studio: Galaxy Audio
Release Date: October 21, 2013
ISBN: 978-1592123292
Running Time: 2hrs 38mins.
Review:
Galaxy Press has been releasing L. Ron Hubbard's short stories onto audiobooks, featuring a talented voice-cast and outstanding sound effects. All the short stories used come form the Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s, a time when the newsstands were covered with pulp magazines containing great adventures from well-known authors to amateur writers.
Coming out tomorrow is "The Sky Devil" by L. Ron Hubbard, which originally appeared in the September 1935 issue of Top-Notch. At a running time of over an hour, the story centers on the American pilot Vic Kennedy, who happens to find himself on the wrong side of the Greek war after he had personally brought in the rebel leader to the ancient city of Alexandria, but he now finds himself as an outsider. He has nowhere to go as the British won't let him stay, the French don't want him and the Greek wants him dead!
Wounded and with his plane running low on fuel, Vic makes the decision to land in the Sahara oasis, heal his wound and get more fuel. At least that was his original plan until he crosses path with a beautiful captive princess. Her father (the King) is forcing her to marry an ugly man, whom she doesn't love. When she meets Vic, she mistakes him for a genie known as The Sky Devil. Vic will be praying for a real genie or a miracle if he is going to survive the Sahara and save the princess.
Plain City Peace, Book One
By Stephanie Reed
Publisher:Kregel Publications
Pub. Date: September 19, 2013
ISBN: 978-0825442155
Pages: 288
Buy Link: http://ow.ly/ptivJ
Blog Tour: http://litfusegroup.com/author/sreed
Review:
In 1971, Betsie Troyer had high hopes of marrying her sweetheart Charley Yoder, which is until a family secret crashes her dream! Her parents leave the Amish country while Betsie and her sister Sadie are left with their aunt, until their parents return, if they ever do, since they have left the Amish faith.
Her life takes an unexpected turn when she takes board with an English family, the Sullivan’s. The mother of the family practically abandons the family in a pursuit of becoming an actress. Betsie feels as if she was brought to this family for a reason and helps out around the house, even befriending the twelve-year-old daughter, Shelia, and the oldest, Michael, who has recently dropped out of college, something that has upset his father. Since this is the 70s, Michael is afraid of being drafted into the Army.
Betsie is trying to keep her parent's secret from coming out, but at the same time she has decided to stay true to the Amish faith, no matter what situations and challenges are thrown at her.
My original plans was to get caught up with a few reviews, but between running errands for my Grandma, taking down and installing new curtain rods for my mother, and mowing my yard, the majority of my weekend was gone. I was too tired today very do much, though I did get one other post written and I got caught up on last week's Vampire Diaries and The Originals, and of course I watched The Walking Dead tonight.
Halloween is next week and I still need to get a few more bags of candy. Then I'll have to put together at least 120 treat bags. I won't decorate the yard until a day or two before Halloween, as it has been raining cats and dogs all week.
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Directed
by James Wan
Starring
Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ron Livingston, Lili Taylor
Release
date July 19, 2013
Running
time 112 minutes
Budget
$20 million
Box
office $309,894,466!!!!!!!
I
was so sure that The
Conjuring
would be scary that I was nervous going into the dark theater. And I
did not come away unscathed. Months later, the film still troubles
me, but not because of how scary it was. The pathology of this film,
to quote Hannibal Lecter, is a thousand times more savage and more
terrifying (like the $box office compared to the $budget). I even
feel like I have been cursed by the experience of seeing it. Because
I keep asking myself, what were they thinking when they made this
film, and why can’t I think like that and make that much money?
Scary
movies about the paranormal are made scarier by the subtlety with
which unnerving and unsettling events are evoked and unfold. The
makers of The
Conjuring
did not adhere to this formula. In fact, the film is a masterpiece of
subtlety eschewed.
Soon
after the Perron family moves into their new house, it’s obvious
that something isn’t right. The creepy antique grandfather’s
clock ticks like the Telltale Heart in the wee desolate hours.
Suddenly it stops. That’s even worse. But wait, there’s more!
EVERY clock stops at the same time! Wrist watches, electric clocks,
the oven clock, the egg timer. That’s even scarier, right? Well,
maybe if it means that aliens have invaded, like in The
War of the Worlds,
and made every mechanical device crap out (except Tom Cruise’s
car). But in that case not knowing the time is the least of your
worries.
It’s
the middle of the night again. Mrs Perron (Lili Taylor) is standing
at the top of the stairs investigating a strange noise. The suspense
is unbearable. Uh oh. It seems that since moving in a week ago she
has managed to frame every photo ever taken of her five daughters and
crammed all of them on the wall going down the staircase, and
suddenly they all fly off the wall. The ensuing maelstrom of glass
shards rivals the scene in Deep
Blue Sea
when the shark smashes into the wall of the undersea laboratory, but
how scary is it given that The
Conjuring
is not an underwater film (conceptually or financially)? That much
broken glass is more of a janitorial nightmare than a paranormal one.
The holidays are getting closer and closer. The department stores already have the artificial Christmas trees set up and the indoor/outdoor Christmas lights are stocked on the shelves. As soon as Halloween is over at the end of next week, the holiday candies, toys and other items will be on the shelves. The majority of people wait to the last minute to do their gift shopping, but they can save time and money by shopping earlier online, but the question you should ask yourself is “What do I buy for a loved one?" Kids are easier to buy for as you can always get them the newest and coolest toy, but it is gets harder and harder to come up with the perfect present for teens and adults.
Therefore, I've compiled a list of three unique gifts as possible presents.
Teenagers love playing their video games, but I'm sure parents don't want them sitting on the floor too close to the television because the cord to the controllers won't reach the couch. A great way to solve this problem is with the Cuddle Buddies bean bags! Bean bags come in a variety of colors and you can buy an additional cover so you don't have to worry about anybody spilling their soda or dropping their pizza slice onto it and leaving a stain. Bean bags can also make a great gift for a college student too.
Therefore, I've compiled a list of three unique gifts as possible presents.
Cuddle Buddies bean bags
Teenagers love playing their video games, but I'm sure parents don't want them sitting on the floor too close to the television because the cord to the controllers won't reach the couch. A great way to solve this problem is with the Cuddle Buddies bean bags! Bean bags come in a variety of colors and you can buy an additional cover so you don't have to worry about anybody spilling their soda or dropping their pizza slice onto it and leaving a stain. Bean bags can also make a great gift for a college student too.
