tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291354210441448985.post1578622268892762554..comments2023-11-02T01:48:36.112-07:00Comments on Rebecca Mahoney - Writer: Trick or TreatBecky Mahoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16891727235981320025noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291354210441448985.post-73333613274312638772012-10-31T08:26:47.716-07:002012-10-31T08:26:47.716-07:00Hey Jess! Sounds like you've got quite the bal...Hey Jess! Sounds like you've got quite the balancing act to contend with every time you pick out a movie! That's so sweet that the fifteen-year-old is not above movie night with his little sis, though. So since you said HalloweenISH, I will stay away from the straight-up Halloween stuff.<br /><br />Have they seen Monsters Inc yet? Pixar movies were pretty much made to straddle the age gap: there's plenty that would keep older brother occupied, too. If not, their newest movie, Brave, just came out on DVD, and there are enough supernatural goings-on to keep it within the realm of Halloweenish.<br /><br />This might be pushing it for the fifteen-year-old if he's not a fan of "girlier" movies, but my four-year-old host sister in Tokyo was obsessed with the movie Kiki's Delivery Service, which has an English dub version in the States. It's really sweet and light fun, and the protagonist is a witch, so it's still seasonally appropriate! Becky Mahoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891727235981320025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291354210441448985.post-49744474915507821672012-10-30T20:41:07.427-07:002012-10-30T20:41:07.427-07:00Wow, thank you! I've never head of any of thes...Wow, thank you! I've never head of any of these; time to go to the library. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09060437543150527148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291354210441448985.post-40291128349614291462012-10-30T15:43:22.733-07:002012-10-30T15:43:22.733-07:00I'd like a Halloweenish movie that is family-f...I'd like a Halloweenish movie that is family-friendly, but entertaining enough to keep the attention of a four-year-old AND a fifteen-year-old boy (the boy is goofy and not above kid-stuff...for example, he enjoyed watching the first Alvin & the Chipmunks movie with his little sister). Thanks!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121018905141253640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291354210441448985.post-72805118514343169642012-10-30T11:43:47.542-07:002012-10-30T11:43:47.542-07:00Ohoho, I'll give you three! One middle grade, ...Ohoho, I'll give you three! One middle grade, one YA, and one adult urban fantasy.<br /><br />THE CAVENDISH HOME FOR BOYS AND GIRLS by Claire Legrand: I assume you've read CORALINE already, and this is definitely its spiritual successor. When perfectionist Victoria's best friend and "project" Lawrence goes missing, she tracks him down to the titular home, where children go in one way and come out another - if they come out at all. Eerie, surreal, thoroughly original middle-grade horror.<br /><br />THE PRICKER BOY by Reade Scott Whinnem: I'm still trying to get this book the love it deserves. It had me afraid to look over my shoulder while I was reading it. It follows a group of friends just on the cusp of abandoning the campfire stories and urban legends that propelled their childhood in a New England lakeside community - until those legends come back for them. But whether it's a monster stalking them, or the all-too-real horrors that have started to seep into their adult lives, Whinnem keeps you guesses.<br /><br />SMOKE AND MIRRORS by Tanya Huff: This one is hilarious AND terrifying. It's the second book of a really sharp, funny urban fantasy trilogy about Tony Foster and his attempts to balance his job (a crew member on a syndicated vampire detective show), his hunt for a normal boyfriend, and his connection to all things paranormal. Needless to say, meta abounds everywhere. The first book is decent and not scary, the third book is great and not scary, but the second book, a classic haunted house story, is awesomely terrifying. I stayed up all night reading it because I was too scared to put it down!Becky Mahoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891727235981320025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291354210441448985.post-75270435314431436092012-10-30T10:44:32.192-07:002012-10-30T10:44:32.192-07:00Okay, I'll bite. :) I'd like a book that&#...Okay, I'll bite. :) I'd like a book that's keep-you-up-at-night scary that isn't House of Leaves. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09060437543150527148noreply@blogger.com