Our insidious opinions on various things from books to movies to products to…whatever suits the fancy.
Ratings: 1 bat = bleh 5 bats = fantastic
Heat levels: (for fiction) 1 flame = tame 5 flames = crackling hot
Title: The Woman in Black Director: James Watkins Genre: Horror/Supernatural suspense Rating: 5 bats Kudos to Director James Watkins for putting out a stellar supernatural suspense! I was a bit leery going in to this movie because of Daniel Radcliff as the lead – he just doesn’t do it for me. ...
Read more →Title: Underworld, Rise of the Lycans Director: Patrick Tatopoulos Genre: Urban Fantasy, Horror Rating: 4 Bats First, let me state that I’m not generally a fan of prequels. And to be completely honest, this was an unnecessary prequel because the flashbacks and info we received in the first two Underworld movies about summed...
Read more →Title: Grave Encounters Director: The Vicious Brothers Genre: Horror/Supernatural Rating: 5 bats For a budget of $50k The Vicious Brothers pulled off one banger of a supernatural film! The characters were well drawn and interesting, they argued but it was about valid issues they were facing, not the often childish arguments that are...
Read more →Title: Deep Sea Director: Howard Hall Genre: Documentary Rating: 4 Bats This documentary is partially narrated by Johnny Depp, need I say more? Okay, okay fine. Loved the visuals in it, great work! I really liked how they focused on the relationship between predator and prey. It was also intriguing how they introduced...
Read more →AuthoTitle: Sea Lord Author: Virginia Kantra Genre: Paranormal Romance Publisher: Berkley Sensation Series: Yes, The Children of the Sea Rating: 5 Bats Heat Level: 4 flames Sea Lord jumps back to the quality of Kantra’s first book in this series, Sea Witch. Writing quality is spot on with a fast and...
Read more →Title: Sea Fever Author: Virginia Kantra Genre: Paranormal Romance Publisher: Berkley Sensation Series: Yes, The Children of the Sea Rating: 3 Bats Heat Level: 4 flames After a great opening to her series in Sea Witch, Kantra returns with writing that is top-notch here – hence earning the 3 bat rank. I wish...
Read more →Title: Red Water Director: Charles Robert Carner Genre: Horror/Creature Feature Rating: 4.5 bats If you like shark movies – this one delivers. The characters were particularly well drawn for this genre and their story arcs and past were solid and believable. The actors did a fine job bringing their characters to life, especially...
Read more →Title: The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Novelists Author: Andrew McAleer (Editor) Genre: Non-Fiction Publisher: Adams Media Series: No Rating: 3 Bats Heat Level: N/A I liked the theory of this book and the answers the novelists gave were interesting. Above all, the neatest thing about this was how some of them...
Read more →Title: Hooked Author: Les Edgerton Genre: Non-Fiction, Writing Publisher: Writer’s Digest Books Series: No Rating: 5 bats Heat Level: n/a Besides loving Les Edgerton’s style and voice in general – the information in this book is a must have for anyone and everyone in the realm of fiction writing. An unfortunate but...
Read more →Title: Medusa, A Love Story Author: Sasha Summers Genre: Mythological Fantasy Publisher: Crescent Moon Rating: 5 Bats “It’s said love can change a person. Medusa wasn’t always a monster… Medusa is ruled by duty, to her Titan father and the Goddess Athena. She’s no room for the tenderness her warrior guard, Ariston,...
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