Dorothy Must Die is a nice Twisted Take

When I started reading "Dorothy Must Die" I hadn't realized it is actually a middle book in a trilogy by author Danielle Page.  That being said, don't feel like you need to read the first in order to get a grip on the situation. 
Amy Gum is the story's main protagonist who once again is brought to Oz by tornado, only Oz isn't that magical place we remember from the movie.  Dorothy has become one hell of a dictator and is harvesting magic and destroying Oz while she does it!  With help from the Tin Woodman, Scare Crow and Lion Dorothy is ruling with an iron fist.
Amy is taking in by the army (what's left of it) of "Evil" witches with the task of being the one to kill Dorothy.
I won't spoil this creative novel by laying out the plot entirely like you can prob find on a wiki site, but I will say that this is very much worth reading.  I enjoyed seeing an almost Tim Burton take on the classic characters and the adventure in which comes along with it :)

my score 7/10

Simpson's Treehouse of Horror XXV ads another Classic

 

 What would Halloween be without another Tree House of Horror from the Simpsons??  Being a 30 year old I can honestly say I've grown up with Lisa, Bart and Maggie and look forward to their Halloween episode with much delight every year.  Now granted there have been "off years" were they didn't pack as much punch as pos, but I've I may quote Bad Santa "They can't all be winners can they?" 

I honestly think my favorite was Tree House 19 with the parody of It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, but there are too many to count as far as why I love this show! I mean come on, we the fans with the sense of humor that it takes to enjoy the Simpsons are prob the same kinda people who can turn around and watch a great horror movie right?

If I had to grade this year's episode it would def be solid B+ maybe even a A-.  Either way I was happy and think it was way better than last year's.  The main event segment were we saw a parody of "The Others" was one of the best in Tree House history in my opinion and I must have watched it 3-4 times already :)  

You can love them or hate them, but either way The Simpsons aren't taking the tree house down any time soon and I can not wait for #26 next year!

A Good Marriage = A Movie Worth Checking Out.

I have mentioned numerous times on the podcast that the state of our horror genre is in an interesting state.  This is true because VOD (video on demand) movies seem to be peaking more (at least of mine) interest than the scary movies in the theater. 
That being said when I herd that Steven King was writing the screen play for A Good Marriage my ears perked up a Lil bit and I got excited to see this movie.  The last time King wrote the script for a movie based on his book was Pet Cemetery and damn that is a scary movie! 
This is based on a short story in King's anthology novel Full Dark No Stars which I've read and as most of his work is very well done. 
The story basically is based on what a wife would do if after 25 years of marriage, you discover the person sleeping next to you is cereal killer.  I enjoyed the chemistry between Joan Allen and Steven Lang as they play out what I think most people would be feeling in that situation.  Now granted most people prob wouldn't take the road in which the wife chooses to, but it makes for a good film anyway.
The other nice thing is since the script is penned by King based on a story by King there isn't anything lost in the translation.  Long story short if you enjoy Steven's work you will enjoy this movie, and if you haven't read the short story before, the cast packs enough punch to keep you engaged throughout the film.
My score 6/10

Just Wanted to say Hello

Hi there horror heads!  This is Jimmy from the Horrific Network, officially starting a blog were we will put up reviews of movies, books, comics, music ect. that we don't have time for weekly on the show.

Hope you enjoy whats to come!