FAVORITE MOVIES 2024
I track and rate movies on letterboxed. Follow and add me on there! 10. Into the Fire One of the best true crime documentaries I’ve seen, helped along by one of the best narrators you could ask for. I think she pushes things a little too far at times; but it helped...
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FAVORITE MOVIES 2024
My list of favorite moves I watched in 2024.
THE CURSE OF CAMP COLD LAKE
Goosebumps #56: The Curse of Camp Cold Lake started out so good. Right up until the last 10 pages or so, i though it was going to be one of my all-time favorites. Then the twit ending came along and ruined it for me.
GOODNIGHT KISS 2
Fear Street Super Chiller #10: Goodnight Kiss 2 was a mess of a plot with a frustratingly stupid protagonist. I was tempted to phone in this review as a result.
THE BLOB THAT ATE EVERYONE
Goosebumps #55: The Blob That Ate Everyone is a very middle-of-the-road and forgettable Goosebumps book, but it held a lot of promise.
DON’T GO TO SLEEP!
Goosebumps #54: Don't Go to Sleep was a really unexpected and fun read. It dives into some trippy shit and delivers one of the better books in the series.
THE OVERNIGHT
Fear Street #3: The Overnight made me glad to have read this series out of publication order. It was refreshing to come back to an earlier entry. While imperfect, this book did a great job with developing its characters and building tension.
CHICKEN, CHICKEN
Goosebumps #53: Chicken, Chicken was not nearly as bad as I expected it to be. In fact, it started strong and had some great body horror scenes. But it really lost it's way in the final act.
HOW I LEARNED TO FLY
Goosebumps #52: How I Learned to Fly was an unexpected entry in the series. It wasn't perfect, but I really enjoyed the ending and the powerful little message at the book's core.
THE WICKED HEART
Christopher Pike's The Wicked Heart is a very messy book, both in it's plotting and it's intentional gore. This is not Pike's best; it reads more like a rushed rough draft than a finished novel. That said, there are some solid ideas at it's core, so I can see why it might be an ideal book for adapting.
BEWARE, THE SNOWMAN
Goosebumps #51: Beware, the Snowman did an excellent job at building an atmosphere, but it relied too heavily on faulty character logic and delivered an unsatisfying twist at the end.
THE NEW YEAR’S PARTY
Fear Street Super Chiller #9: The New Years Party was the first Fear Street book I ever read as a kid. I was given a copy as a birthday gift. So it seemed appropriate to review it on my actual almost-New-Year's birthday.
FAVORITE MOVIES 2023
I didn't watch a ton of movies this year, but I did track them all and we rebooted our movie club at long last. It should come as no surprise to anyone that this list is mostly gay and mostly horror.
FAVORITE BOOKS 2023
My list of favorite books of the year is here. I even ranked them even though it seems kinda feudal. I loved everything that made the list. I hope it helps some you find your next favorite book.