2015 New Years Resolutions

I rarely do this, but for the next year I am making me some Resolutions....

1. Write more especially in my blog... I think I may discontinue the Vanilla One which was more of my adventures in the Cam girl world and the spiffy girls I met and the not so spiffy ones as well.. Too many headaches and drama could ensue there.. But I do have this here blog... Which I shall devote more time for... Rather than deal with the pressure of writing of daily I may write 2 or 3 times a week. I will post my thoughts on horror movies, books, life, sports cards what not....

2. Save more Money... I am getting better at this, but I could be doing lots better my soft goal for the next year will be to save $500 dollars by the end of the year

3. Take more Me days and take a day or two off work...The last time I missed work was 2 days back in Feb. When I was sick before that I can't remember, so yes, I will be taking a day off here and there and kick back and relax more.

4. Read more books- I read around 25 last year in 2015 I want to shoot for the stars and read about 50 so almost a book a week.

5. Get closer to completing my project of 3 years.. Getting the complete 1969 Topps Baseball card set, I am a little over half way there, and it's been a labor of love for the most part.

6. Rediscover my Love of Cooking

I am sure there are a few more I could think of, but that is about all for right now

So until next time

Peace
Love
And a bowl of Apple Jacks :)

Book Review: The Lords of Salem-Rob Zombie

Today I am reviewing the movie tie in novelization of Rob Zombie's movie The Lords of Salem. Now I read this before watching the movie so I wouldn't have the whole the movie didn't have this part in let down or any of the letdown that most of the time comes from movie adaptations of books.

Now I love movie tie-in novels because they more often then not go into more detail about what is happening than a movie can and since they are more likely than not based on an early draft of the movie script it offers a what if about what was left out.

That being said, let's get into the review:

The plot basically revolves a recovering drug addict radio DJ named Heidi who comes across a demo from a mysterious band named The Lords, of course, this story taking place in the home of the infamous Salem witch trials, there is more then meets the eye to the Lords music and all sorts of strange stuff starts to happen not only to Heidi but certain members of the female population of Salem.

My thoughts: The beginning set during the time period of the witch trials sets up the rest of the story very nicely and while the book does take a while after that to pick up steam again after Heidi received the demo, it picks up nicely with only a few spots where it feels as if it is dragging. I really dug the end of the story and would be interested in a sequel to the story to find out what happens next.

Final Rating: Overall, I give this book 3.75 out of 5 stars and recommend you to check it out if you have seen the movie and what more detail of what happens or if you want to see the movie but want to read the book before you do. Also if you are a horror fan this comes recommended.

And with that I am out of here...

Until next time faithful readers:

Be Cool
Be Kind
Be Spiffy
And remember Never be afraid to call out stupid people

Movie Review: Sadako 3D

Today I will be posting my thoughts on Sadako 3-D which is the sixth movie in the Japanese Ring series which was based on a series of book by Koji Suzaki which has spawned 7 movies in Japan, Manga, three tv series, 3 American made movies and a Korean movie.

The movie sets its itself up pretty nicely with a man dumping a body into a well and goes from setting up the mythology of the cursed video and how it came to be.

A few deaths follow as a result of the video and the police are investigating along with our heroine Akune (played by Satomi Ishihara) all of which leads up to the final confrontation with Sadako.

I can't go into much detail without giving the whole thing away because it is fairly predictable in certain spots, I will say thou there is a sequel that is set and sure enough there is a Sadako 2.

Now I will say that Sadkao does take its sweet time before getting started which is something I didn't mind because I am a huge fan of Japanese horror movies and they are for the most part about the atmosphere and build up and it works. Enough happens to keep you interested until the final twenty five or so when all hell breaks loose.

Directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa, this movie is absolutely beautiful and the 3-D while there may not be all that much, what there is used to great effect.

While there was nothing overly scary in my opinion, there may be one or two scenes that may produce a quick jump scare.

Overall, this movie is worth a watch (it is available on Netflix) if you are looking for a horror movie to watch on a dark, stormy night while curled in a blanket with your girlfriend/boyfriend, dog or whoever you want to watch it with.

I give this one 3.5 out of 5 Stars.

So what are you waiting for go watch it already!!

Until next time 

Be Cool 

Be Kind

Be Spiffy

And don't be afraid to call out stupid people

The story I am working on (preview)

Here is a little preview of the story I am working on. If you would like, you can leave me feedback down below in the comments section. Well, here goes a sneak preview of the so far thus untitled story I am working on.

He stood atop of the building smoking a cigarette, a light rain falling from the sky, down below him, he saw the police blocking off the street and rolling a roll of evidence tape around the long abandoned building across the street. Yet another murder, another senseless victim. As much as it pained him, he had learned long ago that he couldn't save them all, as much as he wanted to, he was just one person well one vampire really.

 Long ago he had dedicated the rest of his existence to protecting the innocents of this world. His mind started to drift off for a brief moment to the day his world changed when he was given the gift of everlasting life, but his attention quickly turned back to the scene.

He saw a detective climb out of a car and walk over to the body. He knew this detective, it was Detective Brooke Colson, he had been following her career for a while. Actually, if you want to be accurate he thought he had been following her for a while, a guardian angel of sorts I guess you could say, he briefly thought back to the day he first met her as a child when he saved her from the worst kind of predator you could imagine. Suddenly he smelt something in the air, it was a scent he recognized all too well it was the sickening sweet scent of evil.

He looked back down at the scene as Brooke quickly took charge, he sensed the rush that Brooke got whenever she got to a scene and started an investigation. She got a certain amount of satisfaction when it came to getting justice for the innocents, much like him. She was talking to the responding officer, he could have easily heard what they were talking about, but for now he just wanted to observe.

He lit another cigarette as Detective Colson approached the body and slowly pulled the tarp covering it down so she could get a closer look at the body. He saw her grimace a little when she saw the state of the body, even he, who had seen pretty much everything was taken slightly aback. The body was that of a young woman most likely in her early 20's, she was very beautiful even in death, he mused, he glanced at the hole in her chest, cut with a savage yet surgical precision, he didn't have to be a rocket scientist to know that heart was missing. He quickly scanned the area surrounding the scene, hoping the feeling he had was not right, that this was just some psycho mad man, which was bad enough but not as bad as what he felt was coming.

He saw painted on the wall the symbol, it has been around 100 years since he last saw that symbol, The Order of Obsidian was back. There would be more to die unless he gathered the remnants of what was left from the last time he had done battle with them, that is if any of them wanted to enter battle one more time...

Book Review #1: Spawn of Hell

Ah! the 80's the pinnacle of the horror boom.. Countless movies and TV shows came out during the 80's. Then there were the books! Not just by Stephen King, but also by a multitude of authors, some of which I will be covering in this here blog Today's book review is Spawn of Hell written by William Schoell

The cover looks promising enough an unknown creature coming out of the sewer opening up a manhole cover...and then there is the tagline. They dwell in darkness craving human flesh Thirsting for Human blood Now that sounds even more promising..but can it deliver? The answer is yes..in a way. The book is divided into two halves. The first half deals with the main characters David-a struggling artist and Anna-a famous supermodel going to a small town to find out how her brother died..all sorts of stuff happens involving the titular spawn of hell then it just sort of ends.... The second half picks up with Anna and David going to his home where apparently the titular Spawn of Hell originated from..it's there the story really picks up and we find out just how these things were created and more deaths and destruction occur.. I found the first half dull in certain spots and at times almost gave up on the book, but by the end, I was glad I didn't because the second half really picks up the pace and all the questions that were left unanswered in the first half are answered.. Overall it was a pretty good read, and I would recommend it, if you have cleared out the rest of your to read list and haven't made to the bookstore or have not picked up anything else to add to your e-reader.

The Island of the Dolls

*Since Blogger mucked up my last entry this is the re-do Version

Did that picture scare you?

If it did then the Island of Dolls may not be the place for you to go

But if your like then and it didn't scare you this sounds like a place to be added to the bucket list of things to do before you die.

From www.odditycenteral.com which is a awesome blog showcasing the offbeat and odd stuff in the world

Known as “La Isla de la Munecas”, by the Spanish, The Island of the Dolls is perhaps the creepiest tourist attraction in Mexico. Located within an extensive network of canals, south of Mexico City, the island is a place of mystery and superstition.

Almost every tree growing on the island is decorated with old, mutilated dolls that give anyone the feeling that they’re constantly being watched. The story behind the Island of the Dolls began when a hermit by the name of Don Julian Santana moved here. Although he was married he chose to live the last 50 years of his life alone.

Don Julian used to say he was haunted by the ghost of the little girl who had drowned in one of the canals around the island. Some say he used to fish the dolls from the water because he though they were real children, but the truth is he was collecting and placing them around his home as a shrine for the spirit that tormented him. At one point he even traded home grown fruit and vegetables for old dolls.

Ironically, in 2001 Don Julian Santana was found dead by his nephew, in the same canal that he said the little girl drowned in. Now his Island of the Dolls is one of the world’s weirdest tourist attractions. Some tourists who visited this place claim the dolls whisper and you must offer them a gift upon setting foot on the island, to appease their spirits.

Seriously thou this place sounds fascinating and awesome as well.

I would love to walk around looking at the dolls and taking pictures for my own personal scrapbook and to use as ideas for stories as well.

The one question I have is why hasn't anybody made a movie about this yet? Or have they and I am not aware of it?

This place is just screaming for a horror movie to be based on it..I can even give you a basic plot for the movie.

A group of tourist stumble upon a island completely covered in old dolls, the locals have numerous superstitions about this place but the tourists ignore the superstitions and offend the spirits inhabiting the island so the spirits possesses the bodies of the dolls to take their bloody revenge

Come on Charles Band this would be right down your ally, I know you know how to make a decent killer doll movie ( i have watched many of them you have made in the past (By the way Doll Graveyard very under rated in my opinion) Grab Jessica Morris (She is a must..she's hot and talented) and who ever else you want to cast and get this made a.s.a.p. I'll be the first in line to buy it with a sign saying Take my Money please..

Well that is going to do for now 

So until the next time my Horrificly Spiffy Readers

Be Cool

Be Kind 

Be Spiffy

Claw Machine

Jason Voorhies and Tiffany (Bride of Chucky)

These two awesome dolls are from a Claw machine. To put it simply these things are amazing..

The best part is somewhere out there sitting in some claw machine waiting to be brought home there are more!

There is a Chucky, Freddy, Beatlejuice,and some of the old Universal Monsters!!

So I will be on the lookout for these.

Oh and if anybody spiffy is reading this and comes across these and would like to send it my way I'd like that a lot!

Well that's all for now

So until next time

Be Cool
Be Kind
Be Spiffy

Welcome....

Hello all...I presume most of you that read this will be coming over from my other blog The Vanilla World of Spiffy....and for those of you who may stumble upon this other wise welcome...

Now some of you may be asking why do I need to blogs..

For one simple reason to post about my geeky love of things pop culture-ish especially when it comes to horror..

Here I will post notes about books I read games I played movies I have watched...

So check back from time to time why don't you?

Until next time

Be Kind
Be Cool
Be Spiffy