Halloween Horror Movies

Everyone knows there are a plethora of movies I can name on this post, but I'm going to keep it to just a few. In this post I'll write the name of the movie, and a short summary from some sort of website which I will cite.

 The Rocky Horror Picture Show: RATED R

Fasten your garter belt and come up to the lab and see what's on the slab! It's The Rocky Horror Picture Show Special Edition, a screamingly funny, sinfully twisted salute to sci-fi, horror, B-movies and rock music, all rolled into one deliciously decade.

(Summary from Amazon)


Friday the 13th: RATED R

Despite repeated warnings to stay away, a group of fun-loving but none-too-bright teenagers set out to reopen the eerie Camp Crystal Lake, which closed 20 years earlier after a series of bizarre and unexplained deaths. Now someone is lurking in the woods, spying on the happy campers, and plotting a gory, grisly revenge on those who would disturb the camp's slumber.

(synopsis from ruinedendings.com)


The Fog: RATED R

The inhabitants of Antonio Island, off the coast of Oregon, are about to unveil a statue honoring the four men (Castle, Wayne, Williams and Malone) who founded their town in 1871. Nick Castle is one of the descendants of the men, and owns a fishing charter company, using his vessel, the Seagrass, for tourism. When his girlfriend Elizabeth Williams returns to the island after spending six months in New York, a bizarre series of events begin to occur, including several gruesome deaths and the presence of a mysterious fog. When Elizabeth slips in Nick's boathouse and falls into the sea, she finds an old journal from 1871, written by Patrick Malone, one of the town's founders. It tells how a man named Blake bought half the island for use as a leper colony. While bringing his people to Antonio Island in their clipper ship, the Elizabeth Dane, Blake is betrayed by Castle, Wayne, Williams and Malone. The four men locked Blake and his people in the vessel, stole their money and possessions, and then set fire to the ship, killing everyone aboard. In the present day, the ghosts of Blake and his crew have risen from their watery grave to seeking revenge on the descendants of the four men.

(synopsis from imdb.com)


The Nightmare on Elm Street: RATED R

Nancy is having nightmares about a frightening, badly-scarred figure who wears a glove with razor-sharp "finger knives". She soon discovers that her friends are having similar dreams. When the kids begin to die, Nancy realizes that she must stay awake to survive. Uncovering the secret identity of the dream killer and his connection with the children of Elm Street, the girl plots to draw him out into the real world.

(synopsis from imdb.com)
The Excorsist: RATED R

Something beyond evil is happening in a little girl's room. Regan has brutally changed both in the way she looks and the way she acts, with violent outbursts on everyone who comes in contact with her. Her worried mother gets in contact with a priest who comes to the conclusion that Regan is possessed. The top priest who can deal with an exorcism, Father Merrin, is called in to help save Regan from the demon inside her

(synopsis from imdb.com)

~M.A.Chase♥

October

Happy October!

This month is Hallows Eve, the time to be anything you want to be, to go around and eat candy, and scare people to death without getting in trouble!

This month of October I'm going to write Halloween related posts. Here is my list! As I post them this list will be updated with links and I will also have a sidebar widget.

• October 19th: Introduction (this post)
• October 20th: Halloween Horror Movies
• October 21st: Monster Profile: Werewolves
• October 22nd: History of Halloween
• October 23rd: Halloween related books
• October 24th: Monster Profile: Vampires (not the sparkling kind)
• October 25th: How the Jack-o-lantern came to be
• October 26th: Halloween short story
• October 27th: Monster Profile: Witches
• October 28th: Scary Stories
• October 29th: Costume top 10
• October 30th: Halloween is tomorrow!
• October 31st: Happy Halloween!

It's a lot to look forward to! I actually can't wait to write them!

~M.A.Chase♥

NaNoWriMo

*psst* Hey, hey!

Guess what everyone!

Next month is NaNoWriMo!

I'm super excited. I LOVE NaNoWriMo! It's so much fun to try to write a 50 000 word book in only 30 days. =D I already outlined my whole book! I'm super excited to start. I have my synopsis up already.

If anyone has a NaNoWriMo and wants to add me as a Writing Buddy, search for Roxaslover14. You'll find me fairly easily.

Is everyone as excited for NaNoWriMo as I am? Comment on this post with your NaNoWriMo name if you want to meet some new writers!

Anyone who hasn't heard of NaNoWriMo and is interested here are a few things you need to know about it.

• It's a once a year thing every November in which you write a 50 000 word book in 30 days
• You can put in your word count each day so people can see your progress!
• To join click here and click "Sign Up!" on the top right corner under the language settings.
• Edit your author info and if you have a synopsis already write that one in too!
• It's a fun way to see how much you can write!

Have fun and I can't wait to meet a whole bunch of new people!

~M.A.Chase♥

My 100th post/ Immortal Beloved Review

Yup, this is my 100th post. I know, pretty small amount considering how long I've been blogging. I'm doing a play for competition at school so I'm rehersing a lot. Rehersal=no reading.


Anyway, below is my review of Immortal Beloved. Enjoy.

Title: Immortal Beloved

Author: Cate Tiernan

Release date: September 2010

Rating: 4.5/5
Publisher: Little, Brown
Book Summary(Goodreads):

New name, new town, new life. Nastasya has done it too often to count. And there’s no end in sight. Nothing ever really ends... when you’re immortal. But this time is different: Nastasya knows that this new town must hold her salvation—or her death.
Nastasya was born into darkness, and has embraced it her whole life. Four hundred years ago, a tragedy robbed her of her birthright, and she’s been living a lie ever since. Now, four centuries of exploring the depths and limits of dark power has left Nastasya feeling sickened unto death. If she continues down this road, she will end up as a very dark, twisted, evil thing—with unthinkable power. Or she can begin the long, painful road toward light, and reclaim the destiny that others tried to destroy.
They’re rare. You may have never met one, never sat next to one on a plane, never eaten in the same restaurant at the same time. But the Immortals are there. Have always been there. Will always be there. Moving among humans, playing out their own cursed fate. Sometimes subtly, sometimes with huge, sweeping implications for mankind. But no one will ever know. Except you.

Review:
It's a good book.

The first sentence really grabs you:

Last night my whole world came tumbling down. Now I'm running scared.

I love Rayne. He annoys the crap out of Nastasya, but I can't help but to love him. He's adorable. A girl is throwing herself at him and he doesn't even notice. I laughed at that part. What guy wouldn't notice a girl throwing herself at him? An Immortal guy, perhaps?

I like that Nastasya when she first gets to River's she doesn't really understand what she's doing, how she's going to live with what happened 'that night' and how she is planning to stay away from Innocencio after what he'd done. She has to find herself and try to care about people, care about her life, care about someone special, care about what she does and what pleases her.

I gave this book a 4.5 because sometimes I had to push through a scene or maybe even just a paragraph in order to continue. It would just be one of those parts that are just too slow to manage.

I would recommend this book to everyone of my friends and make sure they read it.
~M.A.Chase♥The main character, Nastasya, is a strong character along with the rest of the Immortals. It's an empowering story in my view because it gives you a way to look at things. For example, Nastasya has always been partying, not carrying about herself, about her life. Then when she goes to River's house she has a whole new look on things. She doesn't need to run anymore, she can feel again.

The Duff

Title: The Duff
Author: Kody Keplinger
Release date: September 7th, 2010
Rating: 5/5
Publisher: Little Brown/Poppy
Book Summary(from GoodReads):

Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesn't think she's the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. She's also way too smart to fall for the charms of man-slut and slimy school hottie Wesley Rush. In fact, Bianca hates him. And when he nicknames her "Duffy," she throws her Coke in his face.


But things aren't so great at home right now. Desperate for a distraction, Bianca ends up kissing Wesley. And likes it. Eager for escape, she throws herself into a closeted enemies-with-benefits relationship with Wesley.


Until it all goes horribly awry. It turns out that Wesley isn't such a bad listener, and his life is pretty screwed up, too. Suddenly Bianca realizes with absolute horror that she's falling for the guy she thought she hated more than anyone.

Review:
I. Loved. It.
 
Can I just leave it like that? No. I can't. I need to TELL you why I loved it.
 
When I first opened the book and started reading I honestly thought I was not going to like it. I thought that the people who told me it ws good were wrong and that I had just started a book that I was going to write a bad review on (An example of that happening will have to be Hacking Timbuktu. Read my review and find out what I mean. -_-).
 
Once I pushed past the "boring first chapters" I fell in love.
 
It's an amazing book that involves a really powerful message (or did I just infer that?).
 
It takes you away. You want to find out what happens with her and her friends, her family and it even leaves you happy about what happened with Weasly. (I loved the ending :D)
 
I totally recommend this book for everyone who has free time and wants to read a really, really good book!
 
~M.A.CHASE♥

New YA book!

Title: Lethal Inheritence
Author: Thalia Newland
Release date: Not yet applicable

Ok, so I checked my e-mail yesterday and saw an e-mail titled "preview."

I thought it was an interesting title for an e-mail so I clicked it :D

It was from Thalia Newland wanting to send me a short sentence preview of Chapter One of her new book Lethal Inheritence.

Here is the little excerpt:

If last night was real then Ariel should be dead, but her mother has disappeared, there are bruise marks on her neck and that hideous beast in the photo looks frighteningly familiar.

It sounds really good just from that first sentence. I'm super excited and can't wait to hear again from Thalia.

If anything new comes up about this book I'll be sure to post!
~M.A.CHASE♥

Hey, long time no post!

I've been reading The Duff.

It's review should be put up by the end of tomorrow. I'm sending it back out Monday, (since there is no post on Sundays) to the next person on the Y.A. tour. Then I have to finish reading LINGER and send it out.

Three new reviews coming your way soon!

• The Duff
• Linger
• Immortal Beloved

~M.A.CHASE♥