Rated R; 89 minutes; $32.98; Amazon

I believe that I have mentioned a time or two on here about my love for the western genre (books & movies). Unfortunately, this is a dying genre, with exception of the occasional theatrical film, the only way to find a decent "wild west" movie is to look for the ones that go direct-to- VOD or direct-to-DVD.

Last month, Momentum Pictures released the western Forsaken to DVD and Blu-ray. Directed by Jon Cassar (24), the film stars Kiefer Sutherland (24), Donald Sutherland (The Hunger Games films), Brian Cox (X2: X-Men United), Michael Wincott (Alien: Resurrection), Aaron Podle (The Scent of Rain and Lightning) and Demi Moore (Ghost

The only special feature on the single-disc Blu-ray is the Making-of Featurette.

Forsaken follows a very familiar plot that occurred in countless western flicks of the 1950s, in which the prodigal son returns home after the Civil War. In this film,  John Henry (played by Kiefer Sutherland) returns to his hometown in search of a more meaningful life. He left home many years ago to join the Civil War, but found himself drifting around to town to town afterward; eventually his wild ways led to a death of an innocent, so he put away his guns and came back home.

Sadly, John's homecoming is not a pretty one as he learns about his mother's death upon arriving at his family's small farm. His father, Reverend William Clayton (played by Donald Sutherland), doesn't exactly have welcoming arms for him, but, nevertheless, the Reverend prays that John will stay away from his gunsling ways.

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  Writing, Cross Stitching (Yep, guys can embroidery), Cooking, Fishing, etc. 

128 pages: Amazon

Wow! This year has really went by fast. It seems like it was yesterday when I first started my Thursday ReReads posts, but now here I am reviewing book 14 of the Rotten School series (only two more books left).

This entry is titled "Night of The Living Creepy Things," which is a spoof of the famous zombie film "Night of the Living Dead," though the plot doesn't involve zombies.

The story centers on the greatest horror director, B.A. Gool, visiting Rotten School to give a speech about his films, and to make a great announcement - he will be judging a horror film contest on Halloween Night. The student that makes the scariest film will win a  role in B.A. Gool's next movie. And of course Bernie Bridges, aka Rotten School's 4th-grade schemer, is determined to win the contest.

But there's one little bitty problem - Bernie cannot come up with a scary idea.

It seems all the other students have already taken all the best ideas, like "Attack of the Toad People" and "Horror Zoo."

Pocket Star; 87 pages; Amazon

It's difficult to keep up with all the fantasy/supernatural; novels that are on the market these days. While I do like reading this genre, I tend to stick with a few select authors, such as Kim Harrison, the author of the Hollow series. What attracted me to the series to begin with was that most of the title's are a spin of a Clint Eastwood movie title.

Sadly, the Hollow series ended in 2014 with the final installment, The Witch With No Name. However, book one of the Peri Reed Chronicles was released last year (the paperback will be coming out on April 19th!), titled The Drafter.

Available today as an ebook, is Waylaid, a short novella that mixes together the author's two series!

Yes, I'm well aware that The Drafter is set in a futuristic green world of Detroit and that the Hollow series is set in a world were vampires, witches, werewolves and other supernaturals walk among us. Kim Harrison uses a little magic to zap Hollow's Rachel Morgan quite literally into Peri Reed's living room.

Being yanked out of your reality and into a world where no supernatural creatures (well, except for Jenks) exist, doesn't fly very well with Rachel; so naturally she wants to get back to her own world as soon as possible.

Not Rated; 86 minutes; $27.97; Amazon

Available today on DVD from RLJ Entertainment is the slasher flick The Hoarder. Directed by Matt Winn, the film stars Mischa Barton, Robert Knepper, Valane Keen, Charlotte Salt and Andrew Buckley. The only special feature is "The Making of The Hoarder" featurette.

The film centers on Ella (played by Mischa Barton), a woman who fears her fiance is keeping a secret from her. Late one night,  her best friend Molly (played by Emily Atack), Ella goes to a warehouse on the outskirts of town to snoop around in her fiance's storage unit. Shockingly, she comes across a horrifying sight of a disfigured man shortly before Molly vanishes.

Trapped in a maze-like warehouse, Ella is determined to find her friend, but she must deal with a handful of storage unit customers, all of which have their own share of problems; included a corrupted detective (played by Robert Knepper).

To make matters worse, Ella must out think a psychopath hoarder who wants to add her to his unique "collection."

$9.99 each; Blog Tour, Amazon

There are many little bitty holidays and events that occur in the springtime, including Mother's Day, Father's Day, Memorial Day, graduations etc.. Arriving in bookstores just in time for these events are six Pocket Prayers books by bestselling author Max Lucado.

The Pocket Prayers titles are:

Pocket Prayers for Dads (co-written with Mark Mynheir) - 40 simple prayers that bring strength and faith.


Pocket Prayers for Moms (co-written with daughter, Andrea Lucado) - 40 simple prayers that bring peace and rest.

Pocket Prayers for Friends (co-written with Betsy St. Amant) - 40 simple prayers that bring joy and serenity.


Pocket Prayers for Graduates (co-written with daughter, Andrea Lucado) - 40 simple prayers that bring hope and direction.

Pocket Prayers for Teachers (co-written with blogger Jennifer K. Hale) - 40 simple prayers that bring peace and renewal.


Pocket Prayers for Military Life (co-written by Mark Mynheir) - 40 simple prayers that bring faith and courage.

PG-13; 85 minutes; $9.98; Amazon

I grew up in a small Missouri with nothing to look forward to on the weekends except for watching whatever movies that the cable channels were playing. Remember, this was the 90s and there weren't as many cable channels. Back then you could actually find a decent movie to watch; whereas now as days the only thing that is on television is horrible reality shows.

Anyhow, the first time I watched the 1993 horror-comedy My Boyfriend's Back was on cable (with commercials) during my teenage years. I vaguely recall what the film was actually about, well, until I viewed the film on Blu-ray last month.

Mill Creek Entertainment released My Boyfriend's Back on a single-disc Blu-ray on March 1st. There are no special features or extras.

Directed by Bob Balaban the film centers on a unpopular teenager Johnny Dingle (played by Andrew Lowery), who finally gets the courage to ask his crush, Missy McCloud (played by Traci Lind), on a date after she had broken things off with her boyfriend (played by Matthew Fox). Unfortunately, Johnny gets killed in a convenience store robbery before he could go on a date with Missy.

Luckily for Johnny, he rises from his grave shortly after the funeral, but there is one little problem  - he is now a zombie!

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Rated R; 100 minutes; $25.99; Amazon

Arriving on DVD on April 5th from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is the British science-fiction thriller Identicals. Directed by documentary maker Simon Pummel, the film was released to limited theater screens,Digital and On Demand on March 25th. It stars Nick Blood (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D), Lachlan Nieboer (Charlie Countryman), Nora - Jane Noone (Brooklyn), Michelle Asante (London Boulevard) and Tony Way (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo).

Special Features on the single-disc DVD includes:

Discussion with Writer/Director Simon Pummell

Visual Effects Breakdown

Set in a strange futuristic world, Identicals centers on Slater (played by Lachlan Nieboer), a man who witnesses his girlfriend's abduction by the Brand New-U Identifies, a network that helps people have a better life by walking into the body of someone else.

After a confrontation with Nadia's look-alike (played by Nora-Jane Noone), Slater is accused of murder, well that is until the Brand New-U Identifies offers him a choice - take the rap for the murder or upgrade his life.

Slater chooses the latter and becomes an Identical. Sadly, he can never let his past disappear, and he ends up searching for his only true love, Nadia.

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Have you ever ventured out of your comfort zone in terms of reading a genre you have never read? If so, did you get hooked on that new genre?

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  I mostly read horror novels (Stephen King, John Saul, etc.) when I was a teenager, but after I first read a Beverly Lewis novel when I was in my early 20s, I quickly became addicted to Amish-romance genre.