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Re-Evaluate Your Fears In ‘Fearless’ By Ashley Lister – Book Review

Plot In his novella, Fearless, Ashley Lister takes the very thing that drives horror and bends it, toys with it, removes it completely. Lister takes a very simple, clever idea and presents it in a fast-paced, exciting, and horrifying way. The novella contains three sub-plots that weave around each other with each one being important and exciting on its own while working within the larger plot. This is not only impressive, but makes the book incredibly exciting and never lets up. Characters Ashley Lister does a clinic in this book on dialogue and characters. He makes us care about the characters, builds them up, makes them real. He builds their personalities, relationships, humor, their world and then uses our own emotions against us as his own tool for horror. The people in Fearless feel so real and carefully created that I truly cared for them as I was reading. A story is only as good as its characters and, thanks

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Capt McNeely

Jul 4, 2021

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Film Review: Sanctuary (2019)

The Northern Horror Fest will be held July 21, 2021, in Bergenfield New Jersey. The event will showcase independent horror/thriller films, one of the films that will be at Northern Horror Fest is the short horror Sanctuary and yours truly was lucky enough to get the chance to check it out thanks to the film’s director Lee Shorten (The Terror: Infamy, The Man in the High Castle)! Sanctuary follows Olivia (Harumy Tanajara) a young woman who believes she’s receiving warnings about the impending apocalypse by her dead brother by way of coins, all the while trying to convince her boyfriend/husband Thomas (Luke Sykes) the warnings are genuine. I’m going to keep this spoiler-free as much as possible as I do feel this film is worth checking out. Overall for a short, a lot was shown within that time to fill you in on the background of the character of Olivia and her unseen Brother. I like that the film does

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Capt McNeely

Jul 3, 2021

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‘The Savage Instinct’ Blends Fact And Fiction To Make Very Real Horror – Book Review

Plot I love historical fiction novels. I love seeing how the author takes reality and mixes it in with their fictional characters and ideas. Author Marjorie DeLuca’s use of the true horror story of the serial killer Mary Ann Cotton and blending it with the true horror of Clara’s abusive relationships not only makes for a strong plot, but a very heavy and dark, clever and truly wrenching horror novel. This plot does not feel like fiction, it feels real and hits real emotions. The friendship between Cotton and the fictional Clara makes so much sense and works so well within the novel that it is hard to see where the fiction and fact line is. Both women are desperate, troubled and damaged. The reasons are different, but we see a murderer and a victim bound together by their pain and loneliness. The plot is developed and well presented to make for a powerful book about freedom, pain, abuse and

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Capt McNeely

Jul 2, 2021

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Bring Cryptids Into Your Home With ‘Cryptid Crate’!

Whether or not you believe in them OR love the lore from around the world of these beings that live unbeknownst to science, Cryptids are fun and potentially scary at the same time! But with that, wouldn’t it be great to bring some cryptid joy into your life more? How about Monthly? Well, Cryptid Crate is here for that! Cryptid Crate is a monthly subscription where every month the crate is themed with Cryptids or the Paranormal and contains collectibles, apparel, art, books/films, and other miscellaneous cryptids/paranormal items to collect or show off! Cryptid Crate was awesome and sent me some random items from past crates to show off to you! A book by John L. French titled When the moon Shines, the first of five volumes of the Systema Paradoxa series that features a story taking place during prohibition and features two cryptids (the Snallygaster, and Dwayyo), a collectible coin featuring The Wunk, a creature described by early lumberjacks

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Capt McNeely

Jul 2, 2021

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Product Review: GWAR’s Buds Of Gods

GWAR. What’s the first thing you picture when you hear that name? The correct answer is a band of interplanetary barbarians and our masters, but a metal band that stood steadfast against time without blinking and inspired many metal bands is acceptable as well. Hearing GWAR and CBD together in one sentence probably does not come to mind right? Surprisingly it’s a thing and a true Scumdog would want to check out! I present to you GWAR’s Bud of Gods. I want to give a big shout-out and thank you to GWAR and Consequence for making this review possible. I was sent GWAR Bud of Gods aluminum dugout. The design is sleek and fits comfortably in my pocket. The rotating top has a nice strong magnet that keeps it shut and everything inside as well as holding the cleaning tool. The only thing I don’t like about the pipe is the spiked end makes cleaning a bit hard. Along with

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Capt McNeely

Jul 1, 2021

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Twisted II Studios & Feardemic To Publish ‘Dark Fracture’

Feardemic and Twisted II Studios today have announced that they have reached an agreement where Feardemic will be publishing the highly anticipated first-person psychological horror game Dark Fracture to PC and consoles in 2022. Dark Fracture follows Edward, an employee of a body farm in the late ’90s who is suffering from a traumatic past that begins to interfere with his daily activities as the simmering troubles inside him begin to manifest. Players will have to navigate the body farm and dark parallel world inspired by the works of Zdzisław Beksiński and H.R. Giger while trying to determine who or what is real and who of Edward’s coworkers can be trusted all the while trying to solve the mystery of Edward’s psyche. Dark Fracture combines survival horror elements with physics-based puzzles as well as a decision-making mechanic that will determine Edward’s fate in the story. Procedurally Generated Paranormal Events will affect Edward’s sanity (meter) and can occur at any time

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Capt McNeely

Jun 28, 2021

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Ellie Douglas Fights Zombie Pets In Her Novel ‘Hounded’: Book Review

Plot This book is such a great zombie story! A new idea, a scary idea, and a very terrifying possibility. We love, trust, and baby our pets…but what happens when they turn into zombies? It’s so simple, but Ellie Douglas has really dug in and revealed what would happen in her gore-filled novel Hounded. I love the plot and I love how Douglas has taken something so uncomplicated and universal and made it into an extremely dark and twisted story. The plot moves forward quickly and the story works along with all the gore and violence. While this is new take on the world of zombies, much like other zombie stories, it explores human nature…the sickest parts of human nature. The animals are the villains, but the humans are the enemies. Characters For me personally, one of the most important elements of a zombie story is the characters. How invested in the doomed characters and I and how much do

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Capt McNeely

Jun 25, 2021

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‘Van Helsing & Friends’ Comics Bundle Available At Humble Bundle!

Humble Bundle and Zenescope Entertainment have teamed up to give fans of the Van Helsing comics a chance to own $271 worth of comics that inspired the TV series on SyFy while supporting charity! The Van Helsing & Friends by Zenescope Entertainment bundle is now live until July 15, 2021. Fans of both the “Van Helsing” and “Robyn Hood” comics will be excited as 16 titles are waiting to be theirs with titles such as Van Helsing vs Robyn Hood, Van Helsing vs The League of Monsters, Robyn Hood I Love New York, and more! Proceeds of the bundle purchase go towards Make-A-Wish Foundation that makes life-changing experiences for children with critical illnesses possible! Customers are also able to select a charity of their choice.

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Capt McNeely

Jun 24, 2021

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Piranha Bytes Announce ‘ELEX II’

Piranha Bytes and THQ Nordic have announced that the sequel to ELEX is in the works. ELEX II takes place after the events of the first game where the game’s hero Jax returns with dark news of a new threat coming to the lands of Magalan and has to unite the factions to face the new threat. ELEX II is an open-world RPG where players can explore the massive environment with unrivaled freedom of a jetpack that will allow players to go through the game’s story however they want. ELEX II has no set release day at this time but it will be coming out for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC.

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Capt McNeely

Jun 23, 2021

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‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Back On PlayStation Store After Disastrous Launch

CD Projekt Red had announced that Cyberpunk 2077 is back on the PlayStation Store after being removed shortly after the game’s launch back in December that crashed like a Space X rocket during a test flight. The game was pulled from PlayStation stores after the game was revealed to be, as described by many at the time, “unfinished”, as the game was full of bugs and glitches that made the game unplayable forcing many players to demand refunds. Cyberpunk 2077 is back on the PlayStation Store for PlayStation 4 with free upgrades to PlayStation 5 sometime this year for owners of the game both digital and disk. No word on other consoles as of yet.

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Capt McNeely

Jun 21, 2021

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