Tag Archives: horror

Horror.

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Julia Barrett

Guillermo del Toro knows horror. He knows what frightens us and he uses that to his film-making advantage. I can’t even watch a trailer for his movie without running from my computer, screaming in terror. Remember Pan’s Labyrinth? A child, … Continue reading →

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The Walking Dead Season Premier- more questions than answers…

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Julia Barrett

which is not necessarily a bad thing. I simply haven’t yet decided if it’s a good thing. SPOILER ALERT! We missed a lot. Seriously, I’m missing a lot of information here. The writers skipped over the entire winter, leaving us … Continue reading →

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I dream dead people.

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Julia Barrett

What is up with this? For the past three nights I’ve dreamed of dead people. It’s not like I’m trying to dream of dead people. I don’t climb into bed thinking, gee, I’d sure like to dream of dead people. … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Monsters.

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Julia Barrett

There’s a huge difference between horror and gross. Aliens is horror. Aliens vs. Predators is gross. Aliens grabs you by the whatever and squeezes until you squeal. The movie evokes so many emotions, dialing up the fear factor until it … Continue reading →

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This post is brought to you by dark things II, Cat Crimes…

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Julia Barrett

Tales of Feline Mayhem and Murder. This scaredy cat-horror anthology was collected and edited by Patty G. Henderson, with a foreword by Robert V. Walker. It’s all in the name of charity- the proceeds go to The Cat House on … Continue reading →

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