The Graveyard Book..

Rattle his bones

Over the stones

It's only a pauper

Who nobody owns

I want to go live with Nobody Owens and Coraline in Neil Gaiman's magical world (minus Tori Amos) forever and ever. This book was so wonderful I was sad when I finished it. I have to say I liked it better than "Coraline," which is high praise indeed (but I also like "Mommie Dearest" a lot so take what I say with a grain of salt.) "The Graveyard Book" tells the story of Nobody Owens, nicknamed "Bod," who is being raised by the ghostly inhabitants of a graveyard. Had I read this book when I was a little girl my parents would have to have put a leash on me to keep me from running away to the graveyard. "The Graveyard Book" is almost like a "portmanteau" film (a word I vow to use everyday) in that it is made up of short, interconnected stories. And it is scary!!!! Really scary, and not just for kids. And it has Ghouls!! Ghouls might be my new favorite thing because they are much more interesting than Zombies, which really are not that interesting at all. If you read one book this year, and you have already read "Mommie Dearest," make it "The Graveyard Book." Tricks are for kids.

All the things that make life worth leaving....

The movie, not the blog, but you should check that out (http://www.thevaultofhorror.blogspot.com/)

"The Vault of Horror" is an Amicus film. Amicus was the other, non-Hammer studio producing horror out of England in the 70s. Amicus specialized in "portmanteau" or "omnibus" films...

He really didn't deserve this...

I didn't know what "portmanteau" meant either, and I looked it up and I still don't know what it means, but trust me on this. "The Vault of Horror" is the 2nd "portmanteau" film by Amicus, the first being "Tales from the Crypt," which I didn't see first because I messed up my Netflix Que.

Dr. Who the 2nd. He did deserve to die, and in a really nasty way..

Both films are based on EC Comics . I have been reading up on Horror comics (when I am not reading about Swedish Vampire Children,) and I have to say, I Love Them!! The bad guys always get their comeuppance, like they do in this film. 5 upper class British twits are trapped in a vault together, and they decide to pass the time by telling each other their worst dreams (as you do.) The one thing they have in common is that they all have done really nasty things. Well, except this one guy, whose only fault was being a neat-freak and an asshole who kind of looks like Anthony Hopkins. Anyway, their dreams all include their really horrible deaths. Or are they dreams? I won't spoil it. But neat-freak gets a hammer to the head, all for being an asshole.

The Lovely Bones

I really loved this book. The trailer kind of looks all over the place, but it's Peter Jackson, and I adore him. I even liked "King Kong" so there.

More Vampires (yawn)

Aw, this looks kinda cute and I love me some John C. Reilly. I have a post coming up for "Vault of Horror" (supercool) and "The Graveyard Book" (even more super cool) but the RA is beating my ass at the moment and all I want to do is sleep and watch The Travel Channel. So when I am feeling better you can expect some new posts, sure to be insightful and thought-provoking, as they usually are. (Yes I am kidding.)

The Graveyard Book

This book is so good that I just want to crawl into it and live there. But it has been suggested that I get out of the house for something besides work so off to the movies I go to see a non-horror film (500 Days of Summer.) Yes, I should see "The Orphan" but I already know how it ends (thanks internets.)

Grace

When is this movie coming out? I swear to God I just spend my life watching trailers for awesome films that are never going to be released. Sure, crap like "Friday the 13th" gets released, but I won't be able to see this until 2012. Whatever. Anyway, this looks like a horror film just for Women. And I love, love, love Jordan Ladd. I am glad she has fully embraced the genre.

Friday the 13th

Totally pointless.