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Review – A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay

  This one was a really fun read. A Head Full of Ghosts is a novel about the Barrett family and the tragedy that befell them. Their eldest daughter Marjorie begins displaying odd behavioural changes and after psychiatry doesn’t help, the father enlists the help of an exorcist. The Barrett family is also going through […]

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The Wailing: Movie Review

Dusty battles the flu and watches the much-hyped South Korean supernatural horror film, The Wailing.

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The Conjuring 2: Movie Review

Synopsis: Based on the Enfield Poltergeist case, one of the more famous hauntings in British history.  An adorable little British family is being haunted by a demon, and one of them is possessed.  Whatever are they to do?  Good thing the Warrens are on the case! Thoughts: I’ll admit to being hesitant about this movie.  […]

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“I Don’t Believe Sellers Have to Disclose Previous Satanic Worship on the Property, but a Head’s Up Would Have Been Nice”

I’m a children’s reference librarian at the Wellesley Free Library. It is an absolute dream. I help little ones find truck stories and Lego books and even get to fill in for story time if one of the full-time librarians is out sick. I typically work in the library’s main branch (across from Town Hall), […]

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What Comes Next: Here Comes the Devil

In this series, I take a look at what happens to characters after the credits roll.  Beware of spoilers.  There will be spoilers. You can read about the origin of this series here, and my original review of this movie here. Before I get started, let me start with this: in all likelihood, the possessing […]

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Here Comes the Devil

Netflix description: Grieving parents rejoice when their missing son and daughter return after disappearing on a family trip to Tijuana.  But they’re not the same children they once knew, even though everything looks normal on the outside. My thoughts: This movie was completely bonkers for the first 30 minutes or so.  I got 20 minutes […]