Month: October 2019

Book Review – Branden Chowen on The Influence by Bentley Little

Title: The Influence Author: Bentley Little Published: 2013 Publisher: Cemetery Dance Publications Audiobook Narrator: Joe Barrett — Sometimes an author hits you right in the gut, and you’re forced to read more of what they wrote. That’s what happened to me with Bentley Little. After I finished The Haunted, I had to read more of…


#315Albums – No. 042 – The Pogue’s Rum Sodomy and The Lash (1985)

#315Albums is a list of 315 albums that appear on both the Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, as well as the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die book, edited by Robert Dimery. At its best, it is a representation of some of the greatest music ever released; at its…


Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street (2019)

Title: Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street (2019) Directors: Roman Chimienti, Tyler Jensen Runtime: 99 minutes — In 1984, the world was introduced to Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street. The film was a smashing success, and instantly had a sequel green-lit and released in 1985. This sequel was drastically different from…


#315Albums – No. 041 – Meat Loaf’s Bat Out of Hell (1977)

#315Albums is a list of 315 albums that appear on both the Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, as well as the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die book, edited by Robert Dimery. At its best, it is a representation of some of the greatest music ever released; at its…


#315Albums – No. 040 – Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young’s Déjà Vu (1970)

#315Albums is a list of 315 albums that appear on both the Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, as well as the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die book, edited by Robert Dimery. At its best, it is a representation of some of the greatest music ever released; at its…


Book Review – Branden Chowen on The Haunted by Bentley Little

Title: The Haunted Author: Bentley Little Published: 2012 Publisher: Penguin Putnam Audiobook Narrator: Dan Butler — It’s odd to think that I started collecting books before I was a movie collector because, until a couple years ago, one of my defining characteristics was my movie collection. When I was in grad school, though, I happened…


Book Review – Branden Chowen on The Boy Who Cried Werewolf by J.H. Reynolds (MonsterStreet #1)

Title: The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (MonsterStreet #1) Author: J.H. Reynolds Published: 2019 Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books — R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps series is what got me into reading when I was young. My parents would read to me at night, and I almost always asked for something from R.L. Stine as he was a favorite….