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"Josh held the knife in both hands like a dagger and positioned it's tip above her right eye. The blade shimmered in the last rays of sunlight she would ever see. The eye beneath the tip bulged with either fear or hatred-the influence steering him didnt say which, and he got the feeling it really didn't care. " page 197
EEkkkkk!!
Are you scared yet?!
*hides behind Robert Duperre*
WAIT!!
*gasps and realises Robert is the one who created this house of horrors so she jumps behind Greta*
*Greta give Darkfallen a sadistic grin revealing jagged teeth*
NOES!!! Help he has converted my Greta!
Yep that is pretty much what happens when you invite a zombie to dinner...they tend to get hungry for a little more then what's on the menu and wind up eating your friends...not pretty. lolz!
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Gretaand Darkfallen: Hello ROb!! And welcome to the Wastelands!!
Rob: Hey guys! Thanks for having me! Why's this place so dark, though?
Greta: Never mind that. It is most awesome of you to join us on movie night!! Darkfallen!! Prepare the bat cookies!!! OUr guest has arrived!! Chop chop!! I hope you like bat cookies. We were totally out of Puppy Dog tail popcorn so we had to improvise.
Darkfallen: What am I, your slave or something?
Greta: Uhhh yeah! It's your turn remember!! Now bring us the platter of bat cookies!
Rob: Sounds tasty! Oh, and DF, could you get me a beer or something?
Darkfallen: Sure. That's the last time I sign something without reading it. Rob, word to the wise. Don't sign anything Greta gives you without a lawyer.... she already owns half of my soul.
Rob: Wait a minute...why did she tell me I had to sign a waver before I came in? Does that mean...
Greta:*snickers*
Darkfallen: Oh, no.
Greta: Anyway, tonight we are going to be watching one of my favoite scary movies.... PET SEMETARY!!! YES!!
Rob: Excellent! That's a great flick!
Darkfallen: That's not what I rented
Greta: NO! I will not watch Constantine again, damn it!! YOU made me watch that last week! WE're watching Pet Semetary.
*Darkfallen wrestles Greta to the ground and stuffs bat cookie into her mouth.*
Rob: Uh, guys...
Darkfallen: As Greta was saying... tonight we will be watching Constantine. THe most awesome scary movie ever.
Greta: WHat? DUde! Matrix Boy doesn't hold a candle to Church the Cat.
Rob: I'm with Greta on this one. That movie kinda blows.
Darkfallen: Are you forgetting that Gavin is in this movie?
Greta: Oh right!! YEs!! Hobbit man meat!! RAWR!!!
Rob: ...
Darkfallen: Coolness!! So, Rob, pull up a chair...
Greta: HE can sit by me!!
Darkfallen: NO! HE can sit by me!
Rob: Um...girls, please don't fight....not over me, anyway...
Greta: Ooow!! Let's put him on the couch!!
Darkfallen: YES YES!! Come over here ROb
Rob: *grins sheepishly* Okay.
*both pat cushion in between the 'we're pretty sure they had their shots' girls* Greta: SO, Rob, before we start our man fest horror movie.... which we're sure you're excited about .... we were curious ---
What was your favorite scary movie as a kid?
I loved loved LOVED the Twilight Zone movie. You know, the one where Dan Ackroyd turns into a scary demon thingy in the last vignette and the gremlin on the plane? Yeah, that one. Well, I would sit there in the living room with my hands over my face, peeking between my fingers, trying to be brave enough to watch. All the while this was happening, mind you, my younger sister was beside me, poking fun at me for being such a coward. She was five at the time. Little meanie.
What scary movie scared you so much you were afraid to go to sleep?
It's an oldie, but Videodrome, this older flick with James Woods, scared the living hell out of me. It haunted my nightmares for weeks afterward. Really gross, too, which affects me even more than being scary sometimes.
What scary movie franchise (example: Nightmare on Elm Street) do you get uber excited about when a new one is about to come out?
Hm. Not really sure. I used to get all excited for Friday the 13th movies, because a friend and I had a little thing going where we'd break down cliches, body count, and method of killing, but that hasn't happened in a REALLY long time. So now, I'd have to say...probably none of them. Can't stand "Saw" after the first one. Hostel...same thing. However, there IS a new "THING" coming out...a prequel to John Carpenter's 1981 classic! And I"m SUPER FREAKING PUMPED about that!
How do you feel about modern horror movies?
Really, it's the same that they've always been. Some are good, most aren't. For example, "The Descent" is on my list of top-ten horror films of ALL TIME, and that just came out a few years ago. Also, I really, really want to see Guillermo Del Toro's "Don't Be Afraid of The Dark". So...yeah, horror movies have stayed pretty consistent over the years...at least since the late sixties or so. But really, even the bad ones I love. There's just something about the genre that just draws me in. Maybe it has something to do with the fact I was so frightened by them so long ago and was made fun of for it...
Darkfallen: Shh shh! That's enough! THe movie's starting
An ancient evil, trapped in the ruins of a lost Mayan temple for centuries, has been unleashed. It takes the form of a deadly virus, one that causes violent insanity in the living and the recently departed to rise and walk. It spreads around the globe, throwing the world into chaos and war.
As it progresses, those in the States who find themselves far away from the epicenter watch it unfold with unbelieving eyes. From Washington D.C. to Dover, New Hampshire, regular people are hurled into an existence outside their control, left to deal with catastrophic situations that they aren't prepared to handle. Life becomes a nightmare, and that nightmare is spreading.
First time author Robert J. Duperre presents this scenario with The Fall: The Rift Book I, the first of a four-part series. In this book, he throws his characters into a gambit; when the alternatives are life or death, self-preservation or the protection of others, what path will they choose? Is there a darkness that resides in everyone, from every walk of life, that is screaming for release? When society falls apart and we are left to our own devices, will we make the right decisions, or let the tide take us where it may? There is horror, there is death, there are the walking dead, and all around are choices.
The novel is illustrated by Jesse David Young, whose drawings capture the intense feel of the events happening within. There are twenty illustrations in all, as well as the cover art he provided. These add to the reading experience and help to throw you, the reader, head-first into the world they have created.
Darkfallen's thoughts:
Something you should probably know about me before we start this review here...My one true phobia in life is of the creepy crawly variety. Creepy crawly things you can see, microscopic creepers you cant...it doesn't matter. They both scare the bajeezus out of me. Like they scare me WAY more than say flesh eating dead guys?!
So what do you think happened when Mr. Duperre here mixed BOTH creepy crawlies (both microscopic and the crunchy kind) with flesh eating, not at all,
'Hi I'm a zombie'
But rather more like Run for your life!!!
Well I'll tell ya what happened. It lead to a very scared Darkfallen, huddled under her covers, armed with a bottle of germ-ex, a flashlight, and a bookmark.
Don't look at me like that. That bookmark saved my life on more than one occasion. Every time they tried to bite me I thunked them in the head with it and smashed em back in the book.
*winks*
But that's not what your here for right? You wanna know about the book. You want to hear the part where I tell you that even though this book both terrified and thoroughly discussed me, that I couldn't put it down. That I couldn't look away. That I was sucked into this nightmare so deep that I really did wake my husband screaming in the middle of the night.
Well it's true folks...every single part of it.
This book was nothing short of amazing. Robert Duperre has a way with words that sucks you in and makes you feel like you're there. And there is so much more then just horror spilled onto the pages. There is emotion in every form. There is pain, sorrow, lust, and maybe...just maybe a little love in there too. With just the right amount of poetic imagery to really make you feel it and BAM then you've got a book that will leave you begging for more. Not to mention the fact that Robert Duperre's zombies are a completely original take that I haven't seen done before. I mean YES they want to, and WILL eat you. But it's the beginning. The how it all started, that makes this book so unique. And the best part? The suspense. The fact that book 1 comes to an end with a cliff hanger that will lead you to want to strangle him, and a twist towards the end to keep you guessing and saying to yourself ...
Just what ARE these things?!?!
Do yourself a favor. Pick up this book. Hell pick up any of his books...I assure you, you won't be disappointed!
"The beautiful angel blinked a few times, as if trying to decide whether Luce was an apparition. Then she titlted her head ever so slightly at the man she was standing with, as if trying to send him a signal. Before he'd even turned all the way around, Luce recognized the clean, sharp profile. Cam." page 134
I'm still not that far int his book yet. I absolutely loved the first 2 books, and I am really hoping to say the same for this one!
