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Big week ahead.  Going out for pizza Wednesday night and jerk chicken on Thursday!  May try to squeeze some writing. The horror marathon continues with... Final Destination (2000) The survivors of a plane crash have briefly cheated death, but they will not be able to evade their fate for long. One by one, these fugitives…

The Other Side of the Door (2016) After losing her son in a tragic accident, a grieving mothers learns about a remote Hindu temple where visitors can communicate with the dead to say goodbye for the last time... Thoughts: A movie that runs through the gamut of standard scares. It hinges on our protagonist doing…

R-Point (2004) A platoon of South Korean soldiers falls victim to a curse while searching the jungle for the source of a mysterious distress call. My thoughts: A lot of interesting horror elements that never really come together in the end. 3/5 The Cleansing Hour (2019) Two entrepreneurs stage elaborate fake exorcisms until one of…

Cool - https://twitter.com/historydefined/status/1544045146232209409 Spooky - https://twitter.com/josephmwipf/status/1544082172188930048 Leaked photo from the set of Paddington 3 - The Birdman of Athosia - Today's Yes/No.  Aint nothing remotely turkey about this. Need me one of these.... https://twitter.com/UniverCurious/status/1539966532075364352 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1544308292561915905

The Horror Marathon continues! Cold Prey (2016) 5 young Norwegians head up to the mountains to snowboard. After one is injured, they decide to spend the night in an abandoned hotel. They are not alone. Thoughts: A cut above the usual slasher flick. 3.5/5 Oculus (2013) Kaylie suspects an antique mirror is behind the tragic…

Quiet day today.  As usual, we got up early and hit the Saturday morning farmer's market.  Akemi was on the lookout for her new favorite vegetable, lettage, a cross between lettuce and cabbage that makes for the most delicious cole slaw - but, sadly, they were out this week.  Instead, we picked up asparagus (crispy…

Working off a list of some 200 movies you helpfully recommended, I have commenced my Horror Marathon.  How long will I go and, more importantly, how many will I get through?  Who knows?! Evolution (2016) On a remote island, young boys are subjected to a series of strange medical treatments. One day, one of the…

For much of today, my twitter feed has exuded THIS energy - It started with an innocuous request for some off-the-radar horror movie recommendations - https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1541923492551135232 Which prompted an (I assumed) equally innocuous tweet - https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1542189262350667783 An hour later it was ON.  A lot of people did NOT appreciate this take, many of them inexplicably…

This morning... https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1541791194493198336 This afternoon... https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1541811361793155075 I feel like I've just gone three rounds with an opponent who has been relentlessly working my midsection.  Hopefully I'll have enough time to recover for tomorrow night's dinner with the guys. Today's Yes/No... https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1541772667929460736 Honestly?  Meh. I told Akemi I need this for the bedroom.... https://twitter.com/WeirdMedieval/status/1540663097572044802 Atlantean hand…

Waiting on those deals to close. Yep. Any day now... Boy, "Ancient" laptop is right.  I think it came pre-loaded with Space Invaders. https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1541256593483898880 This is where we planned to strand Atlantis in the unproduced Stargate: Extinction script... https://twitter.com/astrocatinfo/status/1540972390598967297 Pages from the script. Spooky-cool... https://twitter.com/historydefined/status/1541165519721697281 https://twitter.com/gunsnrosesgirl3/status/1541442692483350530 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1541517752166490112 Today's Yes/No... https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1541410024131633153