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Drifting – A Story – Part 8
It is possible to return, but nothing will be the same.
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Fright Week Films: The Simpsons Treehouse of Terror
I am aware I titled this series Fright Week Films and this will be a second consecutive TV-related post, but I did not realize that my fancy this week would lean that direction. Besides, The Simpsons’ Treehouses of Terror, now in their 37th iteration, are Halloween staples. Despite not watching a regular The Simpsons episode…
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Fright Week Films: Dracula (1992)
When I recently finished listening to Audible’s fully casted adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, I wanted to stay in that world. Enter Francis Ford Coppola’s Dracula from 1992.
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Fright Week Films: Crystal Lake (2026)
The Friday the 13th franchise is one of my comfort watch collections. They are campy flicks where you know what to expect but still get enough mystery around the character of Jason to feed the imagination. They are slasher horror films with supernatural roots. Peacock’s Crystal Lake is a prequel series that goes back to…
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Fright Week Films: Evil Dead (2013)
I cannot claim to be a die-hard Evil Dead fan. I have seen the original and Evil Dead II, and I stuck with Ash vs Evil Dead for a bit, but I do not know the ins and outs of the lore or even much outside the basics of how the films connect. The new…
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Drifting – A Story – Part 7
Theories and truths are tested while the crew of The Orange Nightingale gets bad news. Rash actions lead to surprises in the mist.
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Drifting – A Story – Part 6
Desmond finds familiar faces in unfamiliar surroundings while the crew of The Orange Nightingale starts an education in the future.
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Saturday Morning Cinema: Happy Death Day
You may watch the trailer and come away with low expectations. That was me, and I did not expect to be surprised by a movie combining slasher and time loop tropes. Alas, I was.
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Drifting – A Story – Part 5
Intruders assault The Orange Nightingale, and the crew struggles to discern friend from foe while their situation takes several unexpected turns.
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Saturday Morning Cinema: Halloween (1978)
1978’s Halloween is one of my favorite scary movies. While I’ve watched it enough to neutralize any of the “scare”, it’s a film to be appreciated for its legacy. The look, movements, and invincibility of Michael Myers is synonymous with Halloween.
