Day: July 3, 2013

Chaos and crisis.. the world is at war

But wasn’t it always?
I now have a niece who just became a nurse.
I have a nephew who just became a Marine.
Things fall into place, somehow..

Even with the chaos and crisis, like Egypt’s newfound Arab Summer and Coup-d-e’tat … things seem ‘ok’ on the Fourth of July.
But just ‘ok’..
This year, it feels strange. Edward Snowden.. spying.. the NSA.. what have we become here? Lady Gaga sings about the home of the free and land of the gay.. it often seems we’re more divisive than ever.. but when we unite, it’s often unification against the weak.
I will have some more thoughts coming on this year’s July 4th observance.. Once I develop them.
They are quite complicated this year.. indeed.

From the high desert, Artbell51 tweets

You read that headline correct, radio great Art Bell has now joined Twitter. He even joking this Facebook page, but finally he has arrived into 2013 now that he is excepted the newest form of short phrases and brief new snippets..

Here is a screen cap taken directly from Mr. Bell’s Facebook page:


Meanwhile the website artbell.com maintains three red white and blue exclamation points, causing some to wonder if the unveiling of the site will take place on 4 July.

The matter what the plans are you can be sure of one thing: the suits at Premiere radio are cautiously watching from a safe distance..

Over the DOME

Last week, the HORROR REPORT didn’t review UNDER THE DOME so well.. as a matter of fact the acting was worse than the typical made for TV Stephen King special.. week number two wasn’t much better.

And audiences are responding..

Though UNDER THE DOME is still considered a success, the ratings dropped 12% compared to the first week.. Apparently at least 12% of the folks who watched it originally didn’t care much about what exists under the dome or how the residents will get out.

Experts say 12% isn’t a big deal since the original ratings were so high (no one to go but down) .. but if week three has a big drop, the DOME may start cracking..

I didn’t care much for the book, unfortunately. I thought maybe the TV version would be decent.. But so far I’m not impressed..

THE CONJURING looks really, really good

Sometimes Hollywood can be creative. I say sometimes only because its creative brain appears limited lately.. we have been handed solid storylines of destruction–booms and doom that occurred at box offices before.. and will again. So often, viewers and reviewers get the same storyline over and over again. This summer, the White House blew up and … we snored. Box office bust for WHITE HOUSE DOWN–though it was promised to be big.. It was certainly expensive.
But what  have we here? 
A little good horror movie that we’re told is ‘based on true events’–and we have been told that before. This time, though, it may have been based on some true events.. even if those true events are only true in the eye of the beholder, or the lens of the paranormal ghost hunter..
Six new clips have been released for THE CONJURING.. each one looks a little better than the previous. James Wan may have developed a decent movie from this supposed real story.. 
Summer appears to be the new Halloween for horror. So many movies now for the past ten  years or so have been released in middle to end of summer. And sometimes they do very well. 
Way back in the stone ages of 2001, when we didn’t know Victor Salva was sort of creepy in a not so good way, JEEPERS CREEPERS surprised by becoming a summer sleeper. And since then Hollywood realized it can capture an audience of young teenagers off from school and ready to peak at movies that their parents need to get them into.. 
I didn’t see THE CONJURING –unfortunately big studios haven’t noticed THE HORROR REPORT enough to give me the access–but I read the reviews from others who are praising this as creative and refreshing.. I assume, only based on these reviews and some amazing clips, that I will find the movie to be filled with fear and wholesome horror.

Children’s horror

Life can be scary.. so as a result adults attempt to often limit those needless scares from a child’s already frightened youth. Until a grocery store sells coloring books featuring macabre images from SILENCE OF THE LAMBS and PSYCHO..

According to reports, the supermarket chain Tesco, in the UK, was forced to say sorry after coloring books for children featured images from horror flicks, including those mentioned above.

Also included with the bloody pages: HELLRAISER,  THE SHINING, CLOCKWORK ORANGE..

The store says the books were for adults, but placed in the children’s section by mistake..

Which brings up the even more profound question in all of this: They have coloring books for adults?

Turns out they do. If you want to buy the, go here to AMAZON. No need for Tesco when you can get them direct.. right..?