Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
Category: nfp
Scary Movies: Prometheus
Prometheus came out in 2012 as a prequel to the Alien franchise, set a couple hundred years before the other movies. I’ve reviewed nearly all the movies in the series here, and they really run the gamut. The first Alien movie is one of… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Prometheus”
Scary Movies: Trick ‘r Treat
Here’s a Halloween-themed horror movie that’s been highly recommended to me by other horror fans a couple times over the years, so I was eager to see it. I think it could be filed under the category of cult classic. It was certainly cleverly… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Trick ‘r Treat”
What I’m Reading: Softly, As I Leave You: Life After Elvis
Softly, As I Leave You: Life After Elvis is a 2025 autobiography by Priscilla Presley detailing her life post Elvis. This memoir picks up from where Priscilla’s first book: Elvis and Me, left off. Priscilla broadly describes leaving Elvis in this memoir so she… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Softly, As I Leave You: Life After Elvis”
Scary Movies: World War Z
Thanks for this review go to our guest reviewer, the lovely and perceptive Corinne Dion! Corinne has interests in horror and opera, among other things, and will be providing occasional reviews on this site! World War Z, an action horror film that premiered in… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: World War Z”
Scary Movies: Halloween
Every year I have a themed horror movie festival with my daughter in October, and this year’s theme is Halloween itself. So what better movie to start with than Halloween, the film named after the holiday? Now, I have to admit, slasher films are… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Halloween”
Scary Movies: 28 Years Later
This latest sequel in the 28 … Later zombie franchise reminds me of 2024’s A Quiet Place: Day One in that it starts off as a regular horror movie, but ends up as something else entirely, and it’s a little hard to describe what,… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: 28 Years Later”
What I’m Reading: No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller
No One Would Listen, a 2010 autobiography, is a financial thriller written by the Madoff Ponzi scheme whistleblower, Harry Markopolos. This book gives a first-hand account of the massive fraud investigation into Bernie Madoff, an infamous admitted mastermind of the largest known Ponzi scheme in history,… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller”
What I’m Reading: Gwyneth: The Biography
Gwyneth: The Biography, a 2025 biography by Amy Odell, is a well-researched and thorough read on Gwyneth Paltrow’s life so far. Ms. Odell’s deep dive into Gwyneth’s extraordinary world of privilege and opportunity provides glimpses of Gwyneth from childhood into middle age. The book… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Gwyneth: The Biography”
