My Favorite Christmas Movies

 

I will admit that I’m not a big holiday movie person.  It was kind of hard to come up with 10 for this list.  A few of these are movies that I watch every year though.  And since it’s me, a couple of them are horror.  These are in no particular order.

 

 

Buddy was a baby in an orphanage who stowed away in Santa’s sack and ended up at the North Pole. Later, as an adult human who happened to be raised by elves, Santa allows him to go to New York City to find his birth father, Walter Hobbs. Hobbs, on Santa’s naughty list for being a heartless jerk, had no idea that Buddy was even born. Buddy, meanwhile, experiences the delights of New York City (and human culture) as only an elf can. When Walter’s relationship with Buddy interferes with his job, he is forced to reevaluate his priorities.

Elf is definitely one of my top 2.  I watch it at least once every holiday season.

31 Horror Movie Recommendations for Halloween!

 

I am a huge fan of horror movies, so I thought it would be fun to recommend some for Halloween.  This is not even close to all my favorites, but I hope you find some fun choices that you might not have seen before.  I could honestly list 100+ that I’ve seen!

 

These are in no particular order.  I can’t share photos for all of them because of space, but there will be descriptions for each movie.  You’ll see a lot from the 80’s on my list.

 

Halloween (1978)

The year is 1963, the night: Halloween. Police are called to 43 Lampkin Ln. only to discover that 15 year old Judith Myers has been stabbed to death, by her 6 year-old brother, Michael. After being institutionalized for 15 years, Myers breaks out on the night before Halloween. No one knows, nor wants to find out, what will happen on October 31st 1978 besides Myers’ psychiatrist, Dr. Loomis. He knows Michael is coming back to Haddonfield, but by the time the town realizes it, it’ll be too late for many people.

Review of The Darkdeep by Ally Condie and Brendan Reichs (digital arc) Plus a movie and tv show rec!

 

 

The Darkdeep by Ally Condie and Brendan Reichs

 

When a bullying incident sends twelve-year-old Nico Holland over the edge of a cliff into the icy waters of Still Cove, where no one ever goes, friends Tyler and Ella – and even ‘cool kid’ Opal -rush to his rescue… only to discover an island hidden in the swirling mists below.

Shrouded by dense trees and murky tides, the island appears uninhabited, although the kids can’t quite shake the feeling that something about it is off. Their suspicions grow when they stumble upon an abandoned houseboat with an array of curiosities inside: odd-looking weapons, unnerving portraits, maps to places they’ve never heard of, and a glass jar containing something completely unidentifiable.

As the group delves deeper into the unknown, their discoveries – and their lives -begin to intertwine in weird and creepy ways. Something ancient has awakened… and it knows their wishes and dreams – and their darkest, most terrible secrets. Do they have what it takes to face the shadowy things that lurk within their own hearts?