October Horror Fest - 3/31 - Tales from the Hoods 3 (2020)

 

Lets say it... It's a racist movie.

I understand this is a movie made by black for black and to black people. But can't they make a movie without criticizing white people? 

It's very offensive, well two of the stories are rather offensive to white people. The first tale it's an interesting take. A guy wants to buy an apartment in a condo so he can sell it to another guy and transform it into something profitable. If people don't go the easy way - lets go the hard way. 

The second story it's one of the racist things I've saw. Most story it's about a white racist guy being... racist while sitting on a bunker while other people are watching him. I deduced what's happening.. so basically it's like a zoo where they put white racist or mysogist guys and black people look at them. 

Then we have two more tales.. One also it's a bit racist anti-white and the last it's about karma. There is also one tale that goes between all of these tales.

Overall.. don't watch it unless you are a racist person.

I won't deny that some stories are good BUT I can't praise this like I wouldn't praise the other way around.

October Horror Fest - 5/31 - Movie Review: Books of Blood (2020)

 Well this was a very interest intake on horror. I enjoy clive barker and it's novels. I've read some of the book of blood short stories so I eagerly sat and watch this. This is a compilation of  several stories interconnected. This is not like VHS where there is a tale and other not-connected are told (or even tales from the hood). These tales are all connected. There are multiple main characters each one with his /her tale and then they are all connected in some way.

It was very good. IT made me watch without pause and I really wanted to see the ending of each tale that was indeed very good. I won't dwell much but one tale it's about two gangsters who are trying to find the Book of Blood which they know it's highly value and unique. You've got a girl who his out of meds and is hearing and seeing things until she finds  a nice little hotel. This hotel is run by two very friendly people and you know what that means.

The third story is about a woman who has lost his son and his job (even before) is hellbent on discover frauds that deal with the supernatural - until she finds a young teen. 

I advise to watch the movie. BUT I Highly advise you to find and read all 6 books of blood.

October Horror Fest 2/31 - Hubbie Halloween (2020)

 I really enjoy this more than I think I should. In this story we follow Hubbie a somewhat retarded (at least awkward -

maybe autistic - man in the middle 30's. He is easily spooked and thinks himself as the police of Halloween. He tries to warn people of the troubles that Halloween brings. Due to his demeanour of course he a punch bag for everyone in town, including kids. 

This is a comedy with some hints of  horror (like kids horror) like in the RL Stine (but not spooky).

Here we have this awkward man, armed with a swiss-alike thermos where it could be a soup, umbrella, gun etc as he investigates some disappearances throughout the town. He is help by Violet (Julie Bowen) who is a hot momma and for some reason loves Hubie. 

It's very interesting - although Sandler voice is quite bad. Why the voice? I don't understand.

It's a light-hearted story full of comedy and fantasy. It's avaiable on netflix.

October Horror Fest 1/31 - V/H/S (2012)

Incredible or not I've never watched this trilogy of filmes. 

V/H/S was a rare find a
nd I really enjoy the format it was created. Basically it's a compilation of short movies (7) within one movie.

Basically all tales follow the premise of Found Lost Tape. The main narrative we follow a group of misfits that pass their time destroying houses and even more serious criminal classes like assaulting sexually a woman. They also videotape those things. In this tale they found a house where a old man is dead.

Then each tale is presented because within that house they found dozens if not hundreds of tapes. One of the elements stay in the living room watching those tales.

You've got one tale about a group of friends who hit on a couple of girls (one of them is quite strange) and something odd begins to change as that strange woman transforms into a succubus of some sorts. She then kills two of the guys and a strange sexual ritual begins. Very interesting. 

The second tale is quite odd and I bit some part of LGBT community is upset.- But if so, then fuck them because you can have heterosexual, gay or trans people portrayed as killers. I will not even going to enter the JK Rowling debate which of course is nonsense.  Overall the tale is a tale of love as well as is of betrayal. Good.

The third story is quite strange to be honest. It's a tale about a group of friends going to a field trip, camping of some sorts as one of them tries to scare them with a story. A really interesting twitch appears and that evil doer it's quite interesting. Wish more stories were written with him.

The next tale it's very interesting because we see in the perspective of a young teen speaking with the boyfriend and she think the house is haunted and she even finds that something is controlling her. After some interesting encounters we understand this story deals with aliens and incubators.

The last story deals with a group of teens masqueraded and they go to a Halloween party but instead find a haunted house and there are some people performing an exorcism of some sorts. They save the girl but then poltergeist happens and everything goes downhill. Very cool.

Overall, it's a good intake of horror with pretty much every time of stories you can imagine. There are nudity in almost all stories which it's always a plus and never really that far-fetched.

October Horror Fest 2020 - Prelude

 Let us try to remake this blogger series I've done for two years but this time I will include Anime, Books, TV series and movies.

I am already readying Bentley Little - Dispatch
And a couple TV Series...

Anime Review: Summer 2020 Yahari Ore ; ReZero; Maou; Kanojo, Uzaki Chan and much more

 Well I haven't been making reviews for a while on anime but I want to at least review a couple of animes per season.

This season brought us Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Kan. To me this show was sufficient (but thank the lords there were more haha).

Finally the end of this saga and what an ending. This anime is one I would advise to anyone who is entering anime ALTHOUGH this could be too much. Finally we see Hachiman coming into fruitation and we all knew which girl he would choose. Unfortunately one of the girls would become sad and of course we all knew Yui Yuighama become the third wheel.

Then we had other follow ups like Re:Zero which really delivered and it was very interesting to watch Subaru and the rest of the gang again. A third season is int he making. I am just sad that there isn't any Rem (or almost none). This is another anime, unfortunately not ended that I had no qualms suggesting to anyone.

Enen no Shouboutai, Sword Art Online Alicization also return and they are no better or no worse than the previous season. 

Regarding new shows we've got Deca-Dence that to me didn't delivered but MAL is crazy about it. Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha is also a good solid fantasy show where our protagonist is almighty - quite literally but to me it worked (SAO per example I didn't enjoy that).

Kanojo, Okarishimasu - in one way I really enjoy the show. The animation was very good; the girls were interesting - each her own way - even the blonde bitch. But the main character is a total wreck. I still enjoy it.

Uzai-Chan wa Asobitai is a very interesting romantic comedy (no third wheels) so you know what is going to happen in the end - not these season haha. She had some great... assets. Let's be real, some of us where watching due to be echi.

The God of High School is a show that I was enjoying the first three episodes or so then it really grow in magnitude and gods were fighting and I was lost at times. I believe this show could have been without a doubt a long 24 or 50 episode stuff. BUT alas...

Dokyuu Hentai HxEros I started watching but lets be real, we were all watching because of Ecchi stuff and nudity. So after watching 5 eps I said to myself I would be watching after the uncensored stuff comes out.

On the other hand Peter Grill already had an uncensored version and it was quite good to be honest. All girls were hot. The same applies with Ookami-san with only 3 episodes 5m each it was our porn of the week that we are all used by now. The other one was Kyojinzoku but it was a gay stuff and I don't enjoy gay porno sorry. Didn't even try.

Monster Musume no Oishasan; Umayon are crap. But one of the worst was Gibiate. It could be good but it's not. The special effects were crap and the story was not that great. Not even the characters were that interesting.

Regarding last season stuff we've got Fruit Basket 2nd Season. I enjoy first season, this one is interesting but true be told our main character is boring as fuck. And every time EVERYTIME someone talks to her she becomes apologetic for existing. I don't like her. It seems a third season is required to finish the story. At least other characters were interesting.

Then I also finished Fugou Keiji: Balance:Unlimited and I know MAL loves it but meh. It's just meh. It's like the above MAOU as our main protagonist it's not invincible but full of money. Boring.

The one I most enjoy of this "before" animes was Ahiru no Sora. Really interesting characters  as they grow and change.  Our main protagonist is central in the beginning but then the focus gradually expands and we are introduced to other characters each one could be easily the main one. Even a girl has a main spotlight more focus on romance but very relatable. I hope for 2 season.

Then we've got  Houkago Teibou Nisshi- Just meh. Cute Girls doing Cute Things

Shokugeki no Souma last season. I believe the manga ended here. It was interesting to watch all her lives. The ecchi is top but the ending (is as the manga) but I hope for some... romance?  Oh well, either way. Shounen food was never tastier haha

Appare-Ranman! started bad, then covid happened. 5 months after they return and it was mildly interesting and then it end. I hope for some romance but alas...

Book Review: Dragons of the Dwarven Depths - Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman

 A weak novel in all regards.

This is a story between two novels that were release back in the 80's. Dragonlance was my gateway to fantasy to be honest and due to it I've now got more than 3000 books. So, it has a special place in my heart. Raistlin my favourite character of all times. Everyone I encounter I compare to him.

So returning to this world was interesting BUT as you are setting a novel between existent world you cannot be too ambitious because there a plotline and development.

I believe the creation of this three additional novels were not that smart - they were milking the cow. Oh well, about the novel. The Dragon General was killed and the first novel end. The second started with all the fuzz about what to do with the people who escape the dragon general mines and how they come to have the Hammer of Kharas.

Overall a nice view on Flint and the Dwarves. Raistlin has some spotlight as Tas. The rest are just there. Of course Raistlin & Taz are the favourite of all so...

Will I be reading the second and third? Yep. Nostalogia... 

Book Review: Vampire Hunter D Volume 06: Pilgrimage of the Sacred and the Profane - Hideyuki Kikuchi

 I don't know why I enjoy this series but I do. Unfortunately only twice I've managed to give a rating better than 3. This was not one of them. You've got D which is enigmatic as ever and he is travelling from one place to another while traversing a desert. Meanwhile they are joined by a old crone who is leading a young girl to her family after saving from some nobles. They are join by two mercenary brothers.

They've encountered several people along the way - all of them died.

With only 175 pages I think it felt longer like all other novels before it. The writing (the translating) at times felt a bit dense and as I said it felt longer novel. Since I don't read Japanese I don't know if it's the writing or the translator fault.

There are some information about D and what it means to be a Dhampir (half vampire, half human). I enjoyed that introduction. I will continue to read more novels from Vampire Hunter D. This don't detain me. If you have read the first five then you will like this one. Don't start here.

Book Review: Taken by the Flood - Agatha Christie

 

Another story where Poirot is absent for 60% of the novel. Not that good of a story to be honest. Nothing to say. The story revolves around several family members trying to get into a family inheritance after their benefactor died and his young wife inheritance everything.

With an assassination of a person who says he knows everything - not once but twice. There isn't anything moments and sincerely I would say this was one of the worst books by Christie.

I've said it before and I will say it again... Agatha Christie reasoning of not putting Poirot in the front row it's very upsetting. I know she later on didn't seem to enjoy writing books about Poirot - so it's a bit weird she still did it. Maybe for the money?

Oh well, only 10 or so books about Poirot.

Book Review: The Ritual - Adam Nevill

 

I am afraid that this is not a everybody horror-novel and it has some flaws that make it particularly boring. It has some uninteresting pages (with that awesome premises) but it failed short in the end.

You can watch the movie in netflix and be content. I think 1h30 of a movie or more than 400 pages seal the deal (althought I read before I watched) I think this book could be slice down to 250 or so - or if he wants it 400 pages then please develp more the supernatural stuff and terror factor.

Nevertheless, its not without merit - but In my opinion it should stand with 3 stars

Book Review: Imperial Glory - Richard Williams (Black Library)

 

Now this was a very gush of fresh air. Very interesting take on 40K Imperial Guard. With dozen of characters you could get a bit lost but overall a very interesting take. Basically the Brimlock Eleventh are on their last campaign after twenty years. From ten million soldiers only 1000 or so remain. One last campaign and they could settle in this new world. Their enemies are some feral orks.

the beginning of the novel we learn a bit of Brimlock characters and some of their history. As the story progress we follow four or five characters and each one was very interesting. As other people have stated you can divide the book in two. The first part, around 250 pages or so, it's very interesting. Cool setting, fluid action scenes and so on. The last third of the novel it's very fast ... Too much fast to my opinion. Made me wonder if he needed more 100 pages to make a more interesting tale. The ending made me wonder what it happened.

Nevertheless I would advise to anyone who enjoys 40K and imperial guard.

Book Review: Book of Skulls - Joshua Reynolds (Black Library)

Finally a novel that makes Gotrek justice.

First of all it develops Gotrek while not going against the timeline already in place. But we also learn a lot about Gotrek grudge that surprised me. Felix was really interesting character here. More bold. More akin a remembrancer while elfslayer or zombieslayer was more boring duo. It didn't really gone anywhere. Although here we see battles, we see dwarves, we see history, we see a glimpse of all.

The Chaos part were really interesting as well. We learn more about how a horde of chaos works. the politics, the champions, the mistrust - the lack of honor or good traits.

Enfin, really interesting. Josh Reynolds really surprised me here. Not since William King I enjoy more a Gotrek novel. 

Book Review: The Oubliette - J. C. Stearns (Black Library)

 A 2 sounds bad - but out of 10 I would rate 4. But since they don't have half stars I give a 2 because I gave 3 stars to The Colonel's Monograph (Black Library Novella Series 2 #10) or The House of Night and Chain and I liked those more.

This story is not horrifying per se. The politics are interesting (not as good as House of Night and Chain). It didn't felt like 250 pages - which is rather unfortunately because the last 50 to 75 pages were a rush. Ashielle transformation happens quickly and it looks like we missed some chapters. One page she is questioning her actions and the next she is full blown Machiavelli persona.

Overall the climax should have been better. A finale revelation mayhaps?

I would think the author was going one way and then went another. Ashielle felt flat in the end you know? But with 240 pages more or less you will not fail trying...

Btw, why the hardback editions? Damn it... They are expensive and books are way smaller in terms of pages....