The Lost Boys

I still don't see the appeal to this movie. I guess its one of those cult movies, but maybe not a very popular one but this was just waaay to cheesy for my taste and i didn't like their vampire-ness at all.

Interview with the Vampire

O man I loved this book. I've always enjoyed the movie and I've been meaning to read this series for far too long so I love having this class as a reason to finally get too it. So.

Wow, how similar and different it was to the movie. The book, as usual, gives so much more depth to the characters and whats going on. Louie is faaaarrr more depressed and emotional than he seems in the movie. There is so much more thought behind all his actions and how he feels to live in his new life. This book focuses on whats right and wrong, is he truly evil, is he a part of the devil and how could god make such a creature. Something very interesting in relation to that that Armand said to him that everything is made from god, including the devil so everyone is gods child. You always think of the devil as its own creator when really his isnt. That struck me while reading that part..

Monster Island

oooo i did not like this book at all. Well story, it wasn't in book form. I hated every character. I felt no desire for anyone to stay alive i wanted them to die, because they all sucked. Gary was a pain in the ass, what did he expect, everyone to just accept him? He was a damn zombie of course they were freaked out. Half the time he was fighting the urge to not eat their flesh. Dekalb was a terrible character! What a weakling. His daughter was far better off without him. At least she could learn to grow some balls with those women in Africa. And that was pretty cool, that the only people to survive strong were women, you don't normally see that in zombie movies or books I'm sure. But after a while all those girls being badass and all on their missions...It got old fast. Then the deal with the ancient mummy guy Mael. I didn't like that at all. The only cool part was that there was some sort of magical mental link between Gary/Mael and the rest of the dead. That only those of some intelligence could access it and draw power from it by taking in the life force of the other dead beings. At least at the end Dekalb could be useful in the way that A-hole Gary wouldn't by cleaning up the mess of the zombies by absorbing their life force all over the world to get rid of them so man kind could start all over again.

Conventions of Horror

1. Spiderwebs

2. Pretty young busty woman

3. Dark lighting

4. Castle

5. Creepy assistants

6. Lightning

7. Creepy music

8. Night time traveling

9. Scared animals

10. Fast victim, slow killer, they still always catch up and kill the victim.

11. Power goes out