Blair Witch (Movie Review)

Release Date: September 16, 2016

Genre: Horror

Synopsis: A young man and his friends venture into the Black Hills Forest in Maryland to uncover the mystery surrounding his missing sister. Many believe her disappearance 17 years earlier is connected to the legend of the Blair Witch. At first the group is hopeful, especially when two locals act as guides through the dark and winding woods. As the night wears on, a visit from a menacing presence soon makes them realize that the legend is all too real, and more sinister than they could have ever imagined.

Alex Wingard, director of the recent release, Blair Witch, hasn't disappointed me so far with his ventures into the V/H/S/ series and You're Next. I find his movies rather thrilling and something that keeps me on the edge of my seat. 

Blair Witch did no different.

It had me jumping, covering my ears and eyes at the same time, and cowering in my seat. I laugh at the thought because I must look awfully ridiculous sitting in my seat with my knees tucked to my chest. 

Like shiet. This movie really got met the guts -- Disgusting, revolting, puke-worthy (Just kidding) but it was terrifying to the point that i had to close my closet door and hide under the covers that night. I also had my best friend walk me to my car because I just couldn't deal with the fact that the witch could come after me and be plotting some alternate vendetta against me. 

4.8 out of 5 stars. 

Blog you later, awesome nerds.

Lights Out (Movie Review)

Release Date: July 22, 2016

Genre: Horror

Synopsis: When Rebecca (Teresa Palmer) left home, she thought that her childhood fears were behind her. As a young girl growing up, she was never really sure of what was real when the lights went out at night. Now, her little brother Martin (Gabriel Bateman) is experiencing the same unexplained and terrifying events that jeopardized her safety and sanity. Holding a mysterious attachment to their mother (Maria Bello), a supernatural entity has returned with a vengeance to torment the entire family.

Absolutely terrifying and yet all-around thrilling. 

The last time that I watched a horror movie, I yawned and closed my eyes -- Before I knew it, the movie was over. But this was one movie that kept delivering the blows, one after another. I had no break to run off to the bathroom or fall asleep.

Besides, this came out on the birthday and it is so hard to say no to not watch it. 

Lights Out is something that I can watch all over again, know what scary parts there are but still be on the edge of my seat, buried behind my hands, or someone else. Cleverly created, they finally created the movie that was widely anticipated in 2013 with their advertisements. 

Diane is something that I will always fear because dark memories will always reside in peoples' minds. Even the happiest of people can have that one moment. After all, there is no you without me. 

With a good 4.8 out of 5 stars, get ready to hide under your blankets, close your doors, and keep your lights on. 

Blog you later, awesome nerds.

The Darkness (Movie Review)

Release Date: May 13, 2016

Genre: Thriller

Synopsis: Peter Taylor (Kevin Bacon), his wife Bronny and their two children return to Los Angeles after a fun-filled vacation to the Grand Canyon. Strange events soon start to plague the family, including young son Michael's increasingly erratic behavior. The Taylors learn that Michael brought back some mysterious rocks that he discovered inside a cave. Unfortunately, something followed them home as the clan now find themselves in a battle with a supernatural force that preys on their worst fears.

To be honest, I really wasn't feeling this movie. I am usually a horror buff but this did not satisfy my needs at all. I personally think it was because the acting was horrible and the plot line was straight up confusing but I hated every single moment of this movie. 

The Darkness brings horror movie cliches' to life and sometimes they are not even relevant. A review that I read before venturing into the movie myself was that: 

A kitchen-sink horror movie so over-the-top that even the actual kitchen faucet runs mysteriously. - Scott Tobias, Variety

Now personally, this movie did not thrive to the potential that it could have been. This movie family was straight up the worst of the worst. It faces autism, bulimia, alcoholism, and adultery but this evil force brings them all together. Why? I don't know. They were already falling apart before the haunting started. 

This was so god awful that I caught up on some sleep in the movie and woke up with a headache after. It tries to teach you that you should not be afraid of the dark and the things that lurk and it did accomplish that because you were either laughing or straight faced with indifference throughout the entire movie. 

There were no jump scares or scream points and that was what I spent $10 on for a 1.5 out of 5 star movie that was made to be a horror movie. 

Blog you later, awesome nerds.  

Blog Tour: Cheerleading Can Be Murder - Carissa Ann Lynch

Published Date: April 5, 2016

Genre: Horror

Synopsis: Getting on the cheerleading squad is hard enough without a psycho on the loose...

For Harrow High freshman Dakota Densford, life should be easy. All she has to worry about is talking to cute boys and remembering her locker combination. But when cheerleading tryouts draw near, she learns the cards are stacked against her—spots on the varsity team are limited. Dakota faces her competition head-on, but when her life is threatened, that takes the competition to a whole new level.

High school is never easy, and freshman year is off to a rough start…

Between Dakota’s uniform being ripped up and masked vandals trashing another girl’s house, everyone is suspect. To complicate matters further, Dakota has a thing for Andy McGraw, but she finds him locking lips with another girl.

The harassment continues, and when Dakota finds suspicious flyers inside her best friend’s locker, she doesn’t know what to think. The principal’s unfeeling, overachiever daughter, Brittani Barlow, will do anything to secure her place on the team. But Dakota’s neighbor, on the other hand, definitely fits the profile of a sociopath.

Cheerleading has become a game of life or death.

This book slightly reminded me of The Dead List by Jennifer L. Armentrout on all levels. Cheerleading Can Be Murder will keep you on your toes and the suspense will be high as you try to figure out who the killer is. Though, I have to say that the book wasn't the thrilling high that I was craving for. Personally, it could have wrung out the chapters to make you wait longer and hate the characters even more. 

As you try to figure out the killer, there are hints of a romance as well. Cheesy but cute. You know, it is one of those things. However, the competition is deadly and fierce. Who will get the limited spots on the squad? With a rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, I will blog you later, awesome book nerds. 

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Movie Review)

Release Date: February 5, 2016

Genre: Horror/Thriller

Synopsis: 

In the 19th century, a mysterious plague turns the English countryside into a war zone. No one is safe as the dead come back to life to terrorize the land. Fate leads Elizabeth Bennet (Lily James), a master of martial arts and weaponry, to join forces with Mr. Darcy (Sam Riley), a handsome but arrogant gentleman. Elizabeth can't stand Darcy, but respects his skills as a zombie killer. Casting aside their personal differences, they unite on the blood-soaked battlefield to save their country.

Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen was a fantastic book. I was already in love with Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. Why? Their romance was so tangible and I loved every single moment within the book. In fact, I lived vicariously through them. 

When this book was released, I was a bit hesitant to read the book... In fact, I didn't even see it in a bookstore until when the announcement for the movie was released. I bought the book, read a few pages in, then decided to watch the movie first. 

Damn. They chose the best people for the cast for this movie. 

Not only were the zombies creepy, it had a crazy storyline throughout. You had to watch the whole thing to understand everything that was going on. Mr. Darcy already had this sulky, bad-boy attitude about him and it made him 100 times better as he started to soften up by slowly falling in love with Elizabeth Bennet. And of course... Visa versa.

A perfect way to have started off Valentine's weekend. 

It wasn't just a regular horror film but it actually made me connect with the characters. It made me tear up and sniffle. It made me laugh. I was feeling so emotional that day... It was a bad situation. But my personal thoughts were that they could have stopped the movie at a certain point but they didn't... They had to continue on and I think I smell a sequel coming out.... STOP IT. Don't do it! You'll ruin the movie!

This is a movie that I would definitely add to my collection and that is exactly what I am going to do as soon as the DVDs are released. Zombies are my morbid fascination of how slow and scary they are. But this movie, it incorporated the crazy ideals of The Walking Dead and World War Z in some aspects. I am going to rate this a solid 4.2 out of 5 stars. Tell me your thoughts? 

Blog you later, awesome nerds!

The Witch (Movie Review)

Release Date: February 19, 2016

Genre: Horror

Synopsis: 
In 1630 New England, panic and despair envelops a farmer (Ralph Ineson), his wife (Kate Dickie) and four of their children when youngest son Samuel suddenly vanishes. The family blames Thomasin (Anya Taylor-Joy), the oldest daughter who was watching the boy at the time of his disappearance. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, twin siblings Mercy (Ellie Grainger) and Jonas (Lucas Dawson) suspect Thomasin of witchcraft, testing the clan's faith, loyalty and love to one another.

I have no idea what I watched. Absolutely no idea. This movie was a confusing second take on The Crucible and as the movie started to build up with momentum, it just dispersed. They did nothing with that crazy scary feeling. Like boom. Gone.

More or less, it didn't reach the horror movie requirement and didn't even reach the rules of a psychological thriller. Like I said, this movie was confusing as hell as we watched on how this family took on the crazy mindsets of their family.

As creepy as the atmosphere was, I didn't understand half the things that they were saying. But there were things I learned:

1. Black Male Goats = Lucifer

2. Creepy children is a no no

3. Don't pray towards the woods

4. Don't joke about the book of Satan

5. Don't ask the goat to talk to you

6. Never again eat apples.

That's just the gist of the things that could go wrong during this movie. There were disgusting hints of insanity that happened way back when and as great as the storyline was, they botched the movie. They botched it. There were only a few jump scares and regardless of how everyone is saying that this movie was deliciously scary and created... I couldn't and I mean it, could not disagree anymore.

I am disappointed that I did pay the money for this movie. It was a rip off and the failed recreation of The Crucible. So with a rating of 2 out of 5 stars and a warning that if you love horror movies like I do, this movie is not for you. It was not created for our benefit. 

If you guys do go watch the movie, "tell meh" what you thought about the movie in the comments below.

Blog you later, awesome nerds.

The Boy (Movie Review)

Release Date: January 22, 2016

Genre: Horror

Synopsis: 

A young American named Greta (Lauren Cohan) takes a job as a nanny for an 8-year-old boy in a remote English village. To her surprise, Greta learns that the child of her new employers is a life-size doll. They care for the doll as if it was human, which helps the couple to cope with the death of their own son 20 years earlier. When Greta violates a list of strict rules, a series of disturbing and inexplicable events bring her worst fears to life, leading her to believe that the doll is alive.

There are two things that I want to point out about this movie. 

1. I absolutely adore Lauren Cohan especially from The Walking Dead because who doesn't like zombie killing machine? 

2. I hate, hate, hate, hate, hate dolls. They creep me out with their vacant stares. It's almost like they are staring into your souls. Yeah... Nobody likes that. So when I know someone who loves and collects them, I back away very slowly. 

This movie was a mix of horror and romance. Who doesn't like that combination? Especially in the time of death, love is still in the damn air. Can you blame them? Lauren Cohan is an amazing actress and I don't know what I would do if she just left The Walking Dead. 

However... This movie reminded me a delightful mix of Annabelle and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I can honestly say that I wasn't disappointed in this movie. I was hiding behind my hands most of the time because I ran out of food to munch on when I nervous. I'm a nervous eater... Yikes.

The horrific storyline was fantastically put together from the creepy home to the strange people to the history. I almost wanted to cry and I practically did after watching this movie. I hate driving home alone at night. It truly terrifies me. But what am I going to do? I'm a horror movie buff. 

When the movie first started off, I got the vibe of the classic horror movie... Girl unknowingly goes into bad situation. Bad situation happens. Everyone dies except the girl. Oh yay. BORING. But this movie gave you a major twist in the head that it messed with you psychologically and ended up saving the entire film. Thank God. 

This movie was a solid 4 out of 5 stars but I am still debating whether to add it into my horror movie collection. 

Blog you later, awesome nerds. 

Krampus (Movie Review)

Damn, I feel like I haven't written a movie review in a really long time. Well here it is tonight in the spirits of Christmas. 

Have you heard of the story Krampus? When the Christmas Spirit is lost, he doesn't allow St. Nick to come to gift the good kids. No... He never gives but he takes. 

Release Date: December 4, 2015

Genre: Thriller/Comedy

Synopsis: 

While the holiday season represents the most magical time of year, ancient European folklore warns of Krampus, a horned beast who punishes naughty children at Christmastime. When dysfunctional family squabbling causes young Max (Emjay Anthony) to lose his festive spirit, it unleashes the wrath of the fearsome demon. As Krampus lays siege to the Engel home, mom (Toni Collette), pop (Adam Scott), sister (Stefania LaVie Owen) and brother must band together to save one another from a monstrous fate.
Okay, so I put comedy because not only was I stressed about some factors, there were some parts that had you going WTF every other moment because I mean there were gremlins running around, there were these cute little gingerbread cookies, the idealogical American family stomping through their siblings home, etc. 

I laughed so many times that I pretty sure that I am either sleep deprived and just really loving this movie. I mean, I cringed at some parts because those little helpers of Krampus were creepy as hell. I mean come on, a satanic ritual with these freaks wearing some sort of a pitchfork symbol on their heads? Like what?

Krampus, himself, was scary as hell. His bland eyes. His disgustingly long tongue. Let's be honest, I freaked out in the movie theatre when we ran into the jack in the box and some freak of a doll-bat hybrid. 

Anyways, I jumped. I laughed. I enjoyed.

This movie was a good 2.8 stars out of 5, not necessarily meaning it was horrible but I wouldn't want it again with those little gremlin freaks running around there and getting in your face. You feel?

Oh and there's this fantastic looking horror movie coming out called The Forest. Based on a true story because it derives from Japan and if you type in Suicide Forest into Google, you're bound to find the story.

Anyways, blog you later, awesome nerds!

The Conjuring (Movie Review)

First off, Happy Hallow-Freaking-Ween, awesome nerds! Tell me what you guys are up to for tonight or just in general for this weekend!

Release Date: July 19, 2013

Genre: Horror

Synopsis: 

In 1970, paranormal investigators and demonologists Lorraine (Vera Farmiga) and Ed (Patrick Wilson) Warren are summoned to the home of Carolyn (Lili Taylor) and Roger (Ron Livingston) Perron. The Perrons and their five daughters have recently moved into a secluded farmhouse, where a supernatural presence has made itself known. Though the manifestations are relatively benign at first, events soon escalate in horrifying fashion, especially after the Warrens discover the house's macabre history.

Damn... This movie was so intense that my heart dropped in my stomach every single time that I watch this movie. Thankfully, it was with family members who like to joke about malevolent spirits and just dreadful stuff so we could never take this seriously. 

But even after you turn the lights on for The Conjuring, it will have you haunted by the images that played on the screen. Since this was my second time watching the movie, I knew when to scare the shit out of everyone because in regards to the fun of Halloween. 

Scary movies with the family is impossible to turn down and if you ever meet us, well, you will be changed forever. Just kidding. My family isn't that bad.

Anyways, this movie was actually quite terrifying and it's not because of what happens in the movie, although heart-dropping, but the story of Ed and Lorraine. Their family encounters some of the most horrific things and sadly, as does their daughter. As a kid, anything like this would be traumatizing to watch the ending of The Conjuring would make me not want to hug or kiss my mother after what I had seen.

Another thing is that the actual history of this house makes me jump in my skin every single time. If you do your history on the background story of this movie, it definitely will having you watching your back as you feel someone watching you or just question everything.

I am going to rate this book a solid 5 out of 5 stars. I would rate it higher but that's impossible. I think that this movie is a must-watch especially if you are a horror movie buff. I can't live through scary moments but I can handle a few scary movies, here and there.

A giveaway is happening until November 1, 2015 at 12:00AM MST for the awesome book, Sharon M. Johnston's Divided. Here is the Rafflecopter information: http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/fc149a120/

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Paranormal Activity : The Ghost Dimension (Movie Review)

I came to this movie, bought the damn ticket just to see the ending and final conclusion to the Paranormal Activity series because I figured that somewhere along the way, they would need to stop making these eventually. But no. No. They remake them with the same goddamn plot line and it will make you want to bash your head into your chair multiple times. 

If you're looking for a conclusion, don't waste your money. You'll just be having a couple jump scares here and there and honestly, it's not worth it. Like, "OHHHH SNAP! There is Tobi's legs! Oh crap! He did it again!"Come on... If you're going to make a movie that is supposed to be truly terrifying, go out with a damn bang. 

Release Date: October 23, 2015

Genre: Horror

Synopsis: 

Ryan Fleege (Chris J. Murray), his wife Emily (Brit Shaw) and their 7-year-old daughter Leila (Ivy George) are preparing for Christmas in their new home. After discovering an old-school camcorder in the garage, Ryan quickly learns that it can record strange apparitions that are invisible to the naked eye. When young Leila starts talking to an imaginary friend and displaying strange behavior, the couple soon find themselves in a terrifying battle with a supernatural force.
The ending really, really, REALLY disappointed me... Well the whole movie did but mainly the ending. It's like putting Poltergeist with Grave Encounters... Like, there is no such thing as original. It pans out the exact same story as it happened in every other damn Paranormal Activity. DO NOT MAKE ANOTHER ONE! You'll just disappoint people even further.

Shh... Sh... SHHH. Don't try to argue that it was a good movie.

That little girl though, she needs some Jesus in her life... Or some Prozac. But the ending... It made me want to just get up and leave the theatre and throw a huge tantrum. Like, are you kidding me?

Generous enough, I will rate this a 2.5 out of 5 stars. This is being nice.

Anyways, I will blog you guys later, awesome nerds.

Crimson Peak (Movie Review)

Release Date: October 16, 2015

Genre: Fantasy/Mystery

Synopsis: 

After marrying the charming and seductive Sir Thomas Sharpe, young Edith (Mia Wasikowska) finds herself swept away to his remote gothic mansion in the English hills. Also living there is Lady Lucille, Thomas' alluring sister and protector of her family's dark secrets. Able to communicate with the dead, Edith tries to decipher the mystery behind the ghostly visions that haunt her new home. As she comes closer to the truth, Edith may learn that true monsters are made of flesh and blood.

Young Edith is an aspiring writer who applied ghosts as symbolic meanings in her books. But no, ghosts are real. She had come to that conclusion when her mother came back to her room.

Oh did I forget to mention that her mother had died? Yeah, that is pretty damn traumatizing for a 7 year old (I think). Honestly, this movie was long and you kind of figured out what was going on by the middle of the movie. 

Horror movies should never be as predictable as this was but I was glad that they kept the sexual tensions down to a minimum and the horror, to what they could, to a maximum. Although, the director obviously shied away from wanting this movie to be labeled as a bad horror movie, this was really just full of jump scares. 

I mean, it is almost Hansel and Gretel meet incest and then spark jealousy as Sir Thomas Sharpe meets and marries Edith even though she has a perfectly good suitor in the way beginning that obviously is very interested in her.

Edith is somewhat of a strong character that you will want to watch this movie. I would not add this movie into my collection of horror or any genre for that matter but I really liked to watch this. 

I'm going to go ahead and rate it a solid 3 out of 5 stars. 

Blog you later, awesome nerds and sorry for the late post. You know, college stuff. 

The Girl From The Well - Rin Chupeco (The Girl From The Well #1)

This is my heebie jeebies of the year. I saw The Ring when I was about 7 or 8. I saw The Grudge when I was about 14. Dexter when I was in high school. Yes. I just binge watched these. I never knew where these stories came from but they were quite terrifying. 

Honestly, I thought I was going to be just fine and be able to handle a real-life horror movie by going to a haunted house. It wasn't alright. I have never hyperventilated in my life and nonetheless, a panic attack. When I saw the version of their Ring in the elevator get up close and personal with me, my heart plummeted to my stomach. I tripped over the steps inside the maze and I just about died every turn. 

I found myself to be a horror movie fanatic but it seems that I can't even handle being in one. I believe The Chainsaw Massacre guy felt pity for me while I was out of breath in the maze. I broke down in the middle of it and started crying.

Yes, yes... I know. Actors cannot touch you and you can't touch them. They aren't real. They can't get you. I've heard it all while my friends were comforting me. It doesn't make it any less real for my panic. So I wanted to dedicate this review to my friends who refused to leave my side even when I wanted them to go through the scarier one with clowns and shit. 

Published Date: May 1, 2015

Genre: Horror/Young Adult

Synopsis: You may think me biased, being murdered myself. But my state of being has nothing to do with the curiosity toward my own species, if we can be called such. We do not go gentle, as your poet encourages, into that good night. 

A dead girl walks the streets.

She hunts murderers. Child killers, much like the man who threw her body down a well three hundred years ago.

And when a strange boy bearing stranger tattoos moves into the neighborhood so, she discovers, does something else. And soon both will be drawn into the world of eerie doll rituals and dark Shinto exorcisms that will take them from American suburbia to the remote valleys and shrines of Aomori, Japan.

Because the boy has a terrifying secret - one that would just kill to get out. 

The Girl from the Well is A YA Horror novel pitched as "Dexter" meets "The Grudge", based on a well-loved Japanese ghost story.

Honestly, this book was not as creepy as hell as it could have been. The story behind Okiku is very tragic and it gave me more insight on the Japanese folklore. I believe that it was the cover that creeped me out more than anything else. Would I rather have not read this and wasted my time? Yeah, probably. But I need my share of here jeebies. I'm probably never going to read this again so maybe I will put it up as a giveaway or just sell it at a cheaper price...

It was supposed to be artistically written but all it did was make me bad with the formatting. The story itself is creepy but everyone had different versions throughout the book and I felt bad for the main guy. 

I thought this was going to be some kind of tragic romance but I realized how creepy it would be a for a 17 year old boy and the ghost of 300 some years to be in love. I guess it was more maternal than anything. 

I am going to go ahead and rate this a 2 out of 5 stars. The only reason it is at a 2 is because it was creepy and it is nearing Halloween which is one of my favorite holidays of the year. Technically, every holiday is my favorite because hey, no school and more reading. It's a low rating because of the writing style and made it seem very childish where I had to put the book down several times just to get my brain together again.

I can see Dexter because of the fact that she revenged her own death amongst other killers, making them suffer just as she had. I could see the Grudge and the Ring because those are the classic Japanese girls coming out of the most random shit and making you jump in the movies and killing everyone while housing malevolent spirits within themselves. I'd rather binge watch the movies once again.

Anyways, blog you later awesome book nerds.

The Green Inferno (Movie Review)

Let me just say this, if you want the blood and gore. You won't get it here. Yeah, there were some parts that made you cringe or gag. Eli Roth kept it PG-13 and I think the only reason why I believe it was rated as R was because you saw a penis here and there, touching, and boobs. Can't see the boobs unless you're over 17, right?

Release Date: September 25, 2015

Genre: Horror

Synopsis: 

New York college student Justine (Lorenza Izzo), a lawyer's daughter, meets a student activist named Alejandro (Ariel Levy) when he goes on a hunger strike on behalf of underpaid janitors. Smitten, Justine agrees to help Alejandro undertake his next project: to save the Amazon. She soon learns to regret her decision when their plane crashes in the Peruvian jungle and she and the rest of their group are taken captive by a tribe of hungry cannibals.

One of the movies that I will never add to my horror movie collection nor would ever watch it again if someone does have the audacity to buy it. I am not going to lie... I learned about the cannibalistic tribe but honestly they mistook the group to be part of the group that was destroying their homes. 

I will save you the $11 of watching it and give you what I got in.

College freshman wants to do something for the world, finds an activist group, flies to the Amazon, group chains themselves to trees, main girl experiences near-death experience, on plane ride back home, plane breaks down and crashes, tribe ambushes them, eaten one by one. Main girl survives. Of course she does. Of course she does!

I was expecting gore. I was expecting hardcore cannibalism but honestly, I either cringed at the screaming or I was laughing at the movie. There was a sweet cannibal kid that felt that what they were doing was wrong... Guess what he does?  

There was a funny part that does involve hyper-ness and the munchies... Can you guess what happens? Yeah, you just got the idea. I was laughing a bit to hard at that scene...

This movie was not god-awful but it wasn't a 5 out of 5 stars. We are going to go ahead and be generous and rate this movie a 2.7 stars out of 5. Do not and I warn... Do not spend money to watch this.

Alright, I will blog you later, awesome nerds and I will be back with The White Rabbit Chronicles series by Gena Showalter in order to celebrate her upcoming book to be released on the 29th of September and Forever with You - Jennifer L. Armentrout, also being released on the 29th of September. 

The Visit (Movie Review)

Released Date: September 11, 2015

Genre: Horror/Thriller

Synopsis: 

Becca (Olivia DeJonge) and younger brother Tyler (Ed Oxenbould) say goodbye to their mother as they board a train and head deep into Pennsylvania farm country to meet their maternal grandparents for the first time. Welcomed by Nana (Deanna Dunagan) and Pop Pop (Peter McRobbie), all seems well until the siblings start to notice increasingly strange behavior from the seemingly charming couple. Once the children discover a shocking secret, they begin to wonder if they'll ever make it home.

No spoiling the newest thriller that has hit theaters. Whenever I see my grandmother now, I am inching away slowly. Honestly, I thought this movie was just another Hansel & Gretel movie because of the whole oven scene shown in the commercials and allowing them to eat as much as they wanted but it just had less candy houses and more video camera action. Near the end, you could tell something good was still going to come out of it but this movie made me cringing or flinching at every turn.

I wish that I could tell you my favorite part within it but all I will say is that it includes cookies, nightfall, and Yahtzee, the board game. Oh and of course Nana.

I give much praise to the cast of The Visit for actually giving me the heebie jeebies as I was walking to my car late at night. I would have reviewed this movie right after I got home but I kind of just fell asleep... Things never seem to go the way that I want them too.

Anyways, I rate this movie a good 3.5 stars out of 5 and I am also glad about the fact that it was not crazy expensive but I don't think that I could watch this movie. it was not necessarily a monstrosity but there were moments in the movie that had you questioning it. I do love good jump scares though.

Alright, I will blog you later, awesome nerds and I hope to back with The Voice of Gods - Eleanor Herman and City Love - Susane Colasanti.

Sinister 2 (Movie Review)

Release Date: August 21, 2015

Genre: Horror

Synopsis: 

Hiding from her abusive, estranged husband, Courtney Collins lives in a rural house with her 9-year-old twins, Dylan and Zach. Young Dylan receives nightly visits from ghoulish kids who show him disturbing images of families being slaughtered. It's all part of the grand plan of Bughuul, the evil spirit who recruits innocent children to murder their loved ones. The only hope for his intended new victims may be a former deputy who's familiar with Bughuul's fiendish work from the past.

In all honesty, I loved the first movie. It was deliciously terrifying and it leaves you feeling uneasy. However, with Ethan Hawke no longer as the lead, but a new family as they run and hide from the 'family man'. But there is something much more terrifying than an abusive man.

As much as I liked the movie and could give the movie itself a good 3.5 stars out of 5, I can understand why it only got a 5.6/10 on IMDb and a 12% on Rotten Tomatoes. It made me laugh more than be frightened and of course, it gave you a couple jump scares. 

I see this movie being a mix of The Ring, The Shining, and Saw. You have the creepy tapes that are meant to be watched as you are becoming 'initiated'. You have the creepy twins. You have the goriness. But I cannot bring myself to watch this again because not only was it not scary enough to leave me shuddering but because it was just bad. The only part that got me were re-watching the tapes with the twins. 

The more I think about this, the more I start laughing because this movie was an joke. I wish that I was creeped out more especially if I am paying $10.00 USD for it. 

Either way, I am indifferent on the movie. Not really scared or impressed and yet it was scary enough in its own way.

Blog you later, awesome nerds with the review on Storm - Brigid Kemmerer will be coming soon as well as Darkness Becomes Her - Kelly Keaton.

Cuckoo Song - Frances Hardinge

I think that the book was slightly confusing and very hard to get into in the beginning however, I give this book praise for some of the original ideas and giving me the funny goosebumps. Or elf-kisses as Jennifer L. Armentrout likes to call them. 

Just from reading the synopsis, I thought I figured out the book before I even read it but there were lots of turning points in this book. 

After reading this, I felt sorrow for Penelope Crescent because she was absolutely distraught. This book had me in a lot of emotions, mainly in tears from laughing. However, this book was definitely a creepy thriller. 

I definitely want to create a, well several lists about some of my favorite books within certain categories such as romance or thrillers. 

Published Date: May, 8, 2014

Genre: Fantasy/Horror/Thriller

Synopsis: The first things to shift were the doll's eyes, the beautiful grey-green glass eyes. Slowly they swivelled, until their gaze was resting on Triss's face. Then the tiny mouth moved, opened to speak. 

'What are you doing here?' It was uttered in tones of outrage and surprise, and in a voice as cold and musical as the clinking of cups. 'Who do you think you are? This is my family.'

When Triss wakes up after an accident, she knows that something is very wrong. She is insatiably hungry; her sister seems scared of her and her parents whisper behind closed doors. She looks through her diary to try to remember, but the pages have been ripped out.

Soon Triss discovers that what happened to her is more strange and terrible than she could ever have imagined, and that she is quite literally not herself. In a quest find the truth she must travel into the terrifying Underbelly of the city to meet a twisted architect who has dark designs on her family - before it's too late... 

I rate this this a solid 4.3 stars out of 5 because I felt the book's story creepiness in my mind. Even the cover is horrifying and maybe it is because I am afraid of dolls whether it is Barbie or Raggedy Ann dolls, even porcelain dolls. 

I truly do love this book but it was abnormally long and easily could have been divided into two or three books. However, I did love the sweet ending. It was truly a thrilling novel. 

I just started reading the City of Bones by Cassandra Clare because it was recommended to me by my little cousin and I take this very seriously just because she is not big on reading. So if she likes a book series, it was be thrilling. 

Published Date: March 27, 2007

Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Synopsis: When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder― much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing―not even a smear of blood―to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy?

This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It's also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into Jace's world with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know...  

Exotic and gritty, exhilarating and utterly gripping, Cassandra Clare's ferociously entertaining fantasy takes readers on a wild ride that they will never want to end.

Let's see where Cassandra Clare and The Mortal Instruments series will take me. 

I also have started to read the last book in the Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld, Extras and the first book of the Beautiful Creatures series by Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia. Right now, in transit is Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire and The Young Elites by Marie Lu. 

Thanks for reading awesome book nerds. See you on Friday and I will update you guys on how these books are going. 

The Gallows (Movie Review)

Much, much, much praise for one of the first original scary movies to scare me in a long time where I had to stay awake all night, trying not to think about it until I fell asleep.

The Gallows is a movie that is slightly based around the new scary challenge of the 'NEW' Ouija board and calling out to Charlie, but shhh, you mustn't say his name.

I would most definitely watch this a second time considering I watched this on opening night. I rate this movie a great 5 stars out of 5. 

Also, I would love to give a little round of applause for the family behind my friends and I for making us laugh when we weren't supposed too. 

Another horror/thriller movie that I am excited for is The Visit. This is the movie where some grandchildren go and visit their grandparents however there are strange occurrences in the home after 9:30pm. The trailer can be seen here: The Visit (2015).

The last movie that I am counting down the minutes too is The Gift where a couple cannot seem to escape their past. This trailer can be seen here: The Gift (2015). 

I am really excited for a lot of films to be released and I am sure that most of my money will go to seeing these films. 

A small list includes:

Paper Towns (July 24) [which I want to read the book before watching the movie]

Trainwreck [Featuring Amy Schumer]

Southpaw [I swear Rachel McAdams does not age]

Fantastic Four (2015) [We shall see how well this remake is]

Pixels [Adam Sandler]

Antman

Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation

I also heard that Magic Mike XXL [Channing Tatum is amazing, by the way] is a fantastic movie and do not judge but I do have the first movie. As well as Self/Less, Spy, Inside Out, Terminator Genisys, and San Andreas are great as well.

In this past week, I also watched MAX because who doesn't love movies about dogs? Well, I absolutely bawled my eyes out in the movie and I really haven't done that since Marley and Me. I rate MAX a solid 4.5 stars out of 5. 

There is no way that I could review this movie without giving away too much but I did love it nonetheless.

Thanks for reading everyone. Hope everyone is enjoying every minute of their summers so far.