Wow! February flew by. Here’s my horror movie watched list for the month: Old Favorites: From the Fear Itself series: Community, Eater, Something with Bite Jenifer (Masters of Horror series) What We Do in the Shadows New to Me: The Beast of Bray Road (2018)(Documentary) Bone Tomahawk Repo! The Genetic Opera Wolves What was on…
January 2019 – Horror Movies Watched
2019 is another year to watch old favorites, catch up on what’s been missed, and anticipate what’s coming next. Horror movies I watched in January: Old Favorites:Bad Moon The BatFair Haired Child (from the Masters of Horror series)Once BittenSilver Bullet New to Me:Alleluia! The Devil’s CarnivalEight Legged FreaksFury of the WolfmanJigsawScream of the Wolf What…
Recommended Movie – Alleluia! The Devil’s Carnival
Reviews and recommendations on the Compelling Beasts blog are my honest opinion. I purchase the books, comics, and movies that I recommend and review and I do not accept free copies for review. I waited much longer than I’d intended to watch Alleluia! The Devil’s Carnival and I’m sorry I didn’t watch it sooner. As…
A Crazy Elf for the Holidays? The Christmas with Cookie Movies
Reviews and recommendations on the Compelling Beasts blog are my honest opinion. I purchase the books, comics, and movies that I recommend and review and I do not accept free copies for review. As usual, the Christmas season went by too fast, but I still got in some of my old favorite Christmas movies and…
New To Me Christmas Horror Movies
Reviews and recommendations on the Compelling Beasts blog are my honest opinion. I purchase the books, comics, and movies that I recommend and review and I do not accept free copies for review. Christmas is my favorite time of year to watch holiday themed horror movies. Maybe because they’re non-traditional, but Christmas themed horror movies…
Recommended Action/Paranormal Movie: The Night Crew
Reviews and recommendations on the Compelling Beasts blog are my honest opinion. I purchase the books, comics, and movies that I recommend and review and I do not accept free copies for review. In the Night Crew, a woman, Mae (Chasty Ballesteros), escapes from a weird mob boss, Aguilar (Danny Trejo), and ends up in…
Recommended Villain — Killmonger
Reviews and recommendations on the Compelling Beasts blog are my honest opinion. I purchase the books, comics, and movies that I recommend and review and I do not accept free copies for review. The best villains are usually the ones who don’t do evil for the sake of it. They have good reasons for their…
Recommended Series: The Haunting of Hill House
Reviews and recommendations on the Compelling Beasts blog are my honest opinion. I purchase the books, comics, and movies that I recommend and review and I do not accept free copies for review. The Haunting of Hill House starts out scary but with each episode it becomes more than a horror series. It’s a well…
Serena Joy – Neither Sympathy nor Satisfaction
The Handmaid’s Tale has quite a few villainous characters–many women in a world where females are oppressed. Serena Joy so far is the worst of the worst. Like every great villain, she adds spice to the story. Things become more interesting–and frustrating–when she’s around. Serena is an intelligent woman who used her powers of persuasion…
N.J. Walters: Shapeshifter Love
Shapeshifter Love Anyone who is familiar with my books knows I love writing paranormal stories. I’ve written all kinds of shifters—lions and tigers and bears, oh my, and some dragons and werewolves, too. My Legacy series was my first foray into the world of shifters. I created a world where werewolves and vampires might own…
Cobra Kai – Villain Turned. . .Amazing Antihero?
If a month ago someone had told me that I would end up loving Johnny Lawrence from the original Karate Kid movie, I would have laughed. He was the epitome of everything I loathed. Back in the 80s I had been a kid on the receiving end of verbal bullying and there was no way…
Top Five Favorite Shark Movies
Ever since the first time I saw Jaws as a kid, I’ve been a fan of shark horror movies. Yes, back then the thought of a shark attack crossed my mind even in a swimming pool, but that didn’t stop my fascination with shark movies. I eagerly watched every entry in the Jaws franchise and…