What does it truly mean to make life? Religious leaders and others would say that only God (or insert your chosen Deity here) can give life. But in the modern age of cloning where scientists created Dolly, a clone of a sheep but none the less alive and able to function, the question of who … Continue reading The Current Modern Day Prometheus
Happy Halloween friends.What’s your favorite scary movie?Or book? This Halloween, I wanted to see what made the list of scary things to watch or read. So let’s go down Mouse’s top ten list. Top ten scariest movies: I went searching for what could be listed as the scariest movies of all time. I didn’t want … Continue reading Trick or Treats
Long from the days of his Comedy Central sketch comedy, Jordan Peele has made a name in Hollywood by creating banger horror or psychological thriller movies that not only terrify you but pull up the uncomfortable fear that lurks deep down. "You done messed up Aaron!" copyright 2012 Monkeypaw Productions He has moved from movies … Continue reading Welcome the first horror anthology of the season!
Once upon a time, when I was younger, I was introduced to a marketing technique that was popular in the 1950's/1960's.My mother is a fan of what is now, the older horror movies. Movies that had Vincent Price and Claude Rains, and Boris Karloff. Christopher Lee before everyone knew him as Grand Moff Tarkin or … Continue reading A new (old) movie experience
There's a new fad going around recently in the book world. Not only print books but in e-books where, I think, it's probably easier to do. Yes friends, the choose your own adventure books are back. Some of us remember the ones like this. Where we'd read up to a certain point and then if … Continue reading When did choose your own adventures books come back in style?
2024 was the year I tried my hand at reviewing Advanced Reader's Copies of new independent or small press books coming out. I wasn't looking for anyone in particular, but I was approached by someone at Book Sirens, a group that connects readers with authors who are willing to read their books and review them. … Continue reading The Year in ARC’s
Two core memories happened while I was reading Don’t Let the Forest In by C. G. Drews, my last book of 2024. After the final sentence was read and closed the book, the short story by Frank R. Stockton The Lady or the Tiger came to mind.The book tells the story from the point of … Continue reading Amongst the vines and thorns
Jeneva Rose has a Tik Tok. That's where I first saw her, talking about drama that happened to her first, then to her books. And that's where I heard about Home is Where the Bodies Are. I had no idea what the story was about, but Jeneva Rose was a trip and I loved the title … Continue reading Getting along with your siblings is murder.
I’m a child of the ‘80’s’80s. Nostalgia is huge with me these days. When there comes a book called 80’s Ghost by V. S. Lawrence that promotes a haunting mystery of a small town high school fire in the 80’s, you have my attention. The story revolves around Chrissy, Rodney, and Bill. The three of … Continue reading Totally Spooky
You know how you walk into an IKEA and it's just a maze of furniture? Arrows on the floor that tell you which way to go and eventually it dumps you out at a huge warehouse where you have to find the boxes for the items you want to pick up. It's huge. One could … Continue reading Big box furniture stores are creepy enough!
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