Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
Category: nfp
Scary Movies: A Quiet Place: Day One
My daughter wanted to see this one, so I took her to the theater. Marketed in previews as a fairly typical horror movie, A Quiet Place, Day One was surprising in that it took a turn about halfway through to focus on the developing… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: A Quiet Place: Day One”
Scary Movies: Nightmare Castle
This is an Italian movie from 1965, directed by Mario Caiano as his tribute to gothic horror. It stars English horror queen Barbara Steele in a dual role, which is great, as she is by far the best thing in this movie. It’s a… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Nightmare Castle”
What I’m Reading: Much Ado About Nothing
My daughter recently had to read Much Ado About Nothing in her ninth-grade English class-her first Shakespeare play! A little odd they didn’t read Romeo and Juliet. Isn’t that always the first Shakespeare kids read? Maybe that’s too sexy for kids today, I don’t… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Much Ado About Nothing”
Scary Movies: Blood Demon
This West German movie from 1967 is known by several different names. It was released as both Blood Demon and The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism in English-speaking countries. Neither is very accurate, as there is no blood demon in this movie (except in… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Blood Demon”
What I’m Reading: In Pursuit of Gotham: Culture and Commerce in New York
In Pursuit of Gotham: Culture and Commerce in New York is a 1992 collection of ten scholarly essays by William A. Taylor, a cultural historian. The essays examine the culture of New York from about 1890 to 1930, when, according to Taylor, America had… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: In Pursuit of Gotham: Culture and Commerce in New York”
What I’m Reading: Nature’s Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West
Nature’s Metroplis: Chicago and the Great West, by William Cronon, is a thorough, detailed book about the history of Chicago. Yet it doesn’t give an account of the labor movement, the ward system, mayors or aldermen, or the elevated trains, and only the barest… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Nature’s Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West”
Scary Movies: Five Nights at Freddy’s
This one looked terrible to me in the previews, but my son really wanted to see it, so off to the movie theater we went. A movie based on a video game franchise isn’t exactly a recipe for quality. Moreover, this is a horror… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Five Nights at Freddy’s”
Scary Movies: The Thing From Another World
After reviewing both versions of the Fly in the past couple weeks, and finding both the 1950s and 1980s versions to have a lot of merit on their own terms, now we come to another later-remade movie I was hopeful about. After all, I’ve… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: The Thing From Another World”
