Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
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Scary Movies: Night Creatures
Another Hammer feature, this was our family movie last Saturday. Hammer movies are great–atmospheric and with fine acting (often from mainstays Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee) and good production values, despite generally being fairly low budget. Night Creatures is an odd one, as unlike… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Night Creatures”
Scary Movies: Bride of Frankenstein
Another of our movies from last year’s horror movie festival, and one of the few horror sequels to actually top the original. It roughly covers the second half of Mary Shelley’s novel, though not very faithfully. But the movie version introduces several ingenious little… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Bride of Frankenstein”
Scary Movies: Frankenstein (1931)
One of our movies during our annual horror movie festival last year, and a true classic. After Universal’s huge success with Dracula earlier in 1931, the film company searched for an immediate follow up, and settled on Mary’s Shelley’s 1818 morality tale of a… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Frankenstein (1931)”
Scary Movies: Creature from the Black Lagoon
We watched this movie during our Halloween film series last year. The kids liked it a lot, and I found it entertaining if cheesy. I believe I’ve read that the special effects in this movie were innovative, as it was the first time movie… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Creature from the Black Lagoon”
Scary Movies: Phantom of the Opera
This was our family movie last Saturday. It was scary enough my son had to leave the room at one point! This was the version done by Hammer in 1962, and according to Wikipedia had an unusually large budget for a Hammer film, including… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Phantom of the Opera”
Scary Movies: The Wolf Man
My daughter really likes this one for some reason, so we’ve seen it the past two Halloweens in a row. I, however, found it to be the most disappointing movie included in Universal’s two-volume classic monster collection. Compared to the likes of Dracula and… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: The Wolf Man”
Scary Movies: King Kong
Now here’s a true classic, whose imagery has embedded itself in our culture, and which has been re-made multiple times. Surely I don’t need to describe the plot, right? A giant gorilla, discovered by the obsessive Carl Denham on mysterious Skull Island, whom he… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: King Kong”
My Favorite Peanuts Strip
Still experimenting/enjoying the new scanner. Here’s my favorite Peanuts strip of all time, a Sunday strip from August 1960:
