Author: deadaeris
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Overcaffeinated Thoughts
It’s 1:33am and I’m still up. I’m on my second Monster Energy drink of the day. I’m dog sitting Lily because mom is in the hospital and has been for a few weeks. Dad goes to see her, I take Lily on the weekends. This weekend I’m working on computers for my job, partially because…
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Don’t Read This Book at Night!
I absolutely love horror and sci-fi – even better when they’re mixed in the same movie, book, or experience! You can find me crocheting like a woman possessed while watching scary movies with my dog and cat. (My husband is nearby, gaming on his computer and laughing when I jump or squeak in fear.) When…
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Emma and Leslie are back for more!
Generally speaking, I’m not a girl who reads mysteries. Or, at least, I used to be a girl who didn’t read mysteries. Kelley Kaye’s Chalkboard Outlines series changed that for me. The two teachers at the center of the series are English teachers Emma and Leslie. Emma is a sweet Southern belle who drips with…
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On Change
Here we are….on the last day of the year. When I was younger, that felt magical. When I hit high school, it just meant the end of the longest break from school for the year. In college I became all about the resolutions. This year is different. I know I keep going back to it,…
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Catching Krampus
December 12th marked the beginning of Krampusnacht – the holiday event for Secret World Legends. Given my work schedule this week, and being without a car until we could take it in for service, I haven’t really gotten into the game until today. I thought I was burned out from the Halloween event, but seeing…
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HEEEEERE’S HOLLY!
I promise you, Charnel House Reviews is nowhere near dead! Despite an absence of several months, I have returned to bring you honest reviews on everything HORROR. For those of you wondering where I’ve been – it’s all been work related. For over a year I’ve been a temp with a local healthcare company. Myself…
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Walking With the Dead
All my life I’ve been interested in the idea of death and its associated imagery. I was absolutely in my glory when I came across Día de los Muertos, a Mexican holiday that celebrates the lives of lost loved ones. Full of skull imagery and bright colors, it felt tailor-made for me. Not to mention,…
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Dragging My Niece to H-E-L-L and Back!
For two years now Dipper has been trying to get me to play The Secret World. I tried it and loved the concept – it’s like playing a horror film or book. Everything is true – the Boogeyman haunts an amusement park with a dark past, Cthulhu knows your helicopter out of the sky, and…
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A sequel I couldn’t put down!
In fall 2016 Suzanne Robb released Dead by Midnight, a clever supernatural mystery set in a town where supernatural beings live with otherwise normal citizens. Robb uses humorous snips from reporter Lucy Lane’s articles at the beginning her chapters to introduce readers to the various locations and people in the town. These are very tongue-in-cheek,…
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Saccharine Insanity!
I’ve re-written the introduction to this post more than four times. I’m not even sure how to proceed now. You see, I’m not used to dealing with Artificial Intelligence, and to be quite honest, I’m somewhat of an alarmist about it. But more on that later. Let’s start with Artificial Intelligence – what is it…