My Most Anticipated Summer Blockbusters

M. Night Shyamalan is one of my favorite directors. Some say he's too predictable, too artsy, but I say he does psychologically creepy like no other moviemaker around today, except maybe Guillermo del Toro.
So of course, I was incredibly disappointed when I found out a day too late last year that he'd been shooting scenes for an upcoming movie just down the road from my house in Beltzville State Park, a favorite stomping ground for me, my husband, and our two dogs (click here for pics of Sirius and I at Beltzville). I threw a pretty sizeable tantrum. I could have been an extra. Or a groupie. Probably just a groupie, but still.
Therefore, I've been looking forward to seeing The Last Airbender, if only to test myself and see if I can recognize the scenes shot in my backyard.
The other summer blockbuster I'm looking forward to should be in my mailbox tomorrow. Justin Cronin is being called the new Stephen King, and stores are having trouble keeping his book, The Passage, on the shelves. Check back on my blog within the next few weeks, and I'll tell you if I think it lives up to the hype.

Jacquelyn Sylvan is the author of Surviving Serendipity, a book where damsels in distress are just so last season. Click the link to buy on Amazon!

Faux-sion

I'm going to do two posts today ... cuz it's my turn ... and I wanted an opportunity to put in my 'too sense' on the gaming topic.

Today's week is Fashion week, and I have a lot to say on the subject.

Like ... um ...

Lessee, I'm sure I have something to say on the subject.

Uh...

Okay, fine, I don't have much to say about fashion. My idea of fashion is whether to wear a red or a green Hawaiian shirt. My wife needed a court order to get me to stop wearing really short hide-nothing terry cloth shorts (actually, the main reason I stopped wearing them is because they stopped making them).

In my books, I rarely discuss what my characters are wearing, or much about what they even look like. I took Stephen King's advice about writing and only describe something if it furthers the story.

That way you don't get bored (eye wiggle).

When it's important, though, I do. It was important that you know the sorcerer (Thurman) only wears black clothes. In my story in "Missing", when Thurman disappears, the characters mention that since he took to wearing a camouflage jacket he might not be missing - they just couldn't see him.

Otherwise, they wear normal duds, so I don't take the time to describe them and can get on to the the general hilarity that is my writing.

But there is something I like about fashion ... yep, Super Models.

That's all, y'all.

Norm

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Not Just Any Friday! It's the 13th!!

Why I’m blogging about scary movies is beyond me. I’m the ultimate “Scary Movie Wimp!”

But, with Friday the 13th, the classic horror movie remake opening on, well... Friday the 13th, thought I’d try my best to find out why y’all love to be scared outta your socks!

Now, keep in mind, “F-13” is rated R, so I’m not giving any recommendations here. Just trying to figure out the attraction.

So, how about suggesting some titles that I might have a chance of watching and enjoying (without my head being under the pillow, fingers stuffed in ears to muffle the shrieks!).

Here are some suggestions I found on the Internet that don’t have such an “ICK” factor.

"Amityville Horror"
"The Birds" (Hitchcock)
"Psycho" (Hitchcock)
Any of the old Universal Studios horror flicks, like Dracula, Frankenstein, I Was A Teenage Werewolf (Michael Landon - before Little House on the Prairie!), Creature from the Black Lagoon..
"Bram Stoker's Dracula"
"The Others" with Nicole Kidman (One of my favs)
"The Sixth Sense" (Love this one!)
"The Wicker Man"
“The Shining” “Fire Starter” (King is always good for a scare!)
“The Fly” (Jeff Goldblum)

And, one that still scares me to this day! “The Incredible Shrinking Man.” Now, it may sound silly, but when I saw this as a kid, I had nightmares for months that I was going to shrink into nothingness!

Thoughts? Too tame? Let’s hear from you! Bwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaa...

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