2 posts tagged “horror”
You know... Most times, i love the series shown on cable movie channels. The Sopranos... i've been hooked for years. Six Feet Under, too - though there are still parts of the series i regret i have not seen. Huff is insanely addictive. Now, it's Dexter. The pain of waiting a week for 53 minutes of progression is back once again.
But there's an extra added twist this time. Dexter is actually based on the novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter. i so want to read this book, and the sequel, but... being a more visual person, i have decided to wait six more weeks until season 1 is over. i'd hate to spoil any surprises.
And now we're watching some random ass movie on TV called 2001 Maniacs with the creepy big killer guy from Fargo who also played Lucifer in Constantine. Robert Englund is in it, too. And Eli Roth and "Dr. Mambo" have made a guest appearance. i am intrigued. If you don't get the Dr. Mambo thing, you obviously haven't seen (and need to see) Cabin Fever.
Life is... life. Warcrack, which is supposed to be a source of amusement, has become quite aggravating lately. Our server, at least, seems to be falling apart, but i suspect it has something to do with the expansion pack. My pals are scattered around, and that makes me a little sad. But, thanksgiving is this weekend... sort of. MY thanksgiving anyway. i'm having people over on Saturday - though at this point i have no idea how many - and doing my yearly cooking ritual. i have my entire week planned out, just like last year, so that i don't get stressed out.
Ok, Robert Englund is wearing a Confederate flag eyepatch. i need to watch this movie.
In preparation for the release of Birthday this December (which is already pre-ordered with 2 day express shipping because i'm an impatient motherfucker), i've decided that i'm going to start re-reading the Ring trilogy once again.
This is one case in which i believe the books really ARE better than the movies. Any one who enjoyed the movies at all should read them, because there's simply so much more to the story. None of the movies made have ever gotten the story right - not the two American versions, not the four Japanese movies, not even the Korean version, which came the closest. i'm very excited about Birthday's release because it's a collection of stories in the Ring universe, one of which was the basis for Ring 0, which is my favorite of all the movies. (You get to see her as the troubled, misunderstood character she really was, not the demonic figure the other movies had made her out to be.)
Anyhoo. Even if you didn't like the movies, or didn't see a single one, it's such an interesting story that i'd recommend the books to anyone... especially Loop. Everything you think you know isn't wrong, just... skewed.
