Dead but not gone, and going to eat you
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Reread. Binge-reading the series over the weekend.

Having saved the universe in the first book, saved his brother and girlfriend in the second book, half-human half-alien Cal just wants to have a quiet day pouring drinks for the non-humans at the bar. No such luck. Niko's girlfriend Promise finds them a job at the museum - a 15th century cannibal named Sawney Beane has resurrected - from his own ashes. And he's back to killing people.

Finding him is only half the problem. Figuring how to kill him is much harder. Can Cal kill him with snark? There's a good chance. On the other hand, Cal seems to find a new girlfriend this book. She might be more dangerous than old Sawney.

Oh, and the aliens who were all killed off? Ya missed a few, buddy. Oops.
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Shell make you dance is she wants to, but then shell leave your corpse behind

Turns out fighting a NHE in the middle of a crowded bridge is just enough to get John, Caleb, Gray, and Zahira grounded. Desk duty is never fun, but for Caleb, being stuck in the middle of an office that is alternately wetting their pants when he walks by or tagging his door with insults, it seems like cruel and unusual punishment. Gray just wants to eat something, but that isn't exactly new. So when they get a call out in the middle of the night about a dead body found in suspicious circumstances they are pretty damn thrilled. Not that Caleb needs to see another dead body any time soon.

But dead bodies and inhumanly flexible dancers are only half the problems that Team Gray will face. With enemies at front and back it might take a miracle to pull this one off.

Not to mention Gray is gonna get a bit bitey if people don't stop hitting on/threatening Johnbut that might just be the hunger speaking.

Oh but this waiting for books to be published (or, you know, written) thing kinda sucks. I love this series and have been eagerly awaiting the continued fate of our trio of boys (and drakul) after their oh-so-public run-in with the Raven Mocker in book one (of series 2). Though I guess I should call it a quartet of peoples/drakuls since Zahira seems determined to stick around (yay!).

But, yeah, as a surprise to no-one, Barillo continues to be a pain in everyones nicely-rounded butt-cheeks, and has no compunction about telling John, Caleb, or Gray just how he feels about them. Which mostly involves threats of imprisonment and other not very fun things. Nothing like working for a boss that wouldnt mind at all if you were to drop of the face of the planet (with a foot-shaped bruise on your a**).

This early in the series we cant quite be sure who is on the side of angels, demons, or just plain-annoying bureaucracy, but there are quite a few contenders for the Things That Will Come Back to Bite Their Lovely Tushies.

(Look, all I am saying is no-one is that friendly and welcoming unless they are secretly evil and set on world domination. Trust me, I know from experience. Self-help groups are where evil and bad coffee go to breed.)

At this point in the series (both the finished first one, and the ongoing second) I have no clue who isn't reading these books, but heck, if you are out there I suggest you rectify that horrible horrible mistake right now. John, Gray, and Caleb are refreshingly unique, entirely hot, and more than a little addicting. These books keep me on the tips of my toes (and not in a Im gonna make you dance your ass (toes, and probably feet) off kind of way).

And my only complaint is the fact that I have to wait months between books to find out what happens next.
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Director Zach Snyder has succeeded in bringing to the screen a faster, hipper version of the original classic told by George Romero in the 70's. Gone are the slow lumbering zombies that were plowed into in the original version and tossed about like rag dolls. In this version, you'd better put your zombie down or it will chase you down full force. The idea is that the recently dead zombies have the capacity to run full-force and their lust for flesh is insatiable. This film, like the original 'Dawn,' never dwells on what caused the phenomenon, but for the uninitiated, something, is causing the recently dead to return to life. In Romero's original 70's version, it was a radioactive

meteor, and it was all the unburied dead that were returning for human flesh. In this version, only those bitten by a zombie carrying the infection, would die and return to life as a flesh eating ghoul. I enjoyed the music choices in the film's soundtrack, Johnny Cash and some other classics. The cast was very likable including the talented Ving Rhames, Sarah Polly,

Meki Pfeifer and others whose names escape me. This film largely centers in a shopping mall in which our heroes meet and try to hole up in, much like in the original film. Meanwhile outside the locked doors of the mall, the crowds of zombies are multiplying by the hour and time is running out. This film has gore, but no where near the gore you might think. Fans of the original 70's version may be disappointed, because that one had excessive and at times unnecessary over the top gore. This film was more action-packed, and being a fan of the original, I was surprised to find myself liking it.
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As much as I want this jerk to be eaten alive, I kind of want him to stay alive so I can keep hating him.
But still, they really should throw him out of the helicopter.
Great short read!
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they are eating it, but i am still catching them all in traps.  im not sure what else to write other then the packaging was a little bent up.
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As the cover implies this is a ZOmbie film (flesh eating Dead).  Most of them use bad acting (or dubbing in many cases), loads of gore, and some strange atmosphere.  THis movie takes a different approach to the Zombie tale involoving a guy who is going steady with his girlfriend, is a photgrapher, and british (or at least new england). One day as he is taking some pictures of Nature he stumbles upon some ruins.  WHile expoloring them he sees what looks like a dead girl.  HE goes to help her and he is bit as she is a zombie.  Taking cue from later ROmero films he is infected with a virus that will make him decay and crave human flesh.  Trying to resist these urges he soon relizes that his life is in a downward spiral.  He kills and eats in his place where he has plastic on the floor as to not stain the carpet. Than theres the infamouse masturbation scene.
OVerall this is a cult film.  It is hard to judge something like this because like many movies out there they require almost a cult following to enjoy.  IT's not a bad film considering it to be low budget, yet at the same time it's not the greatest thing to cross in to the Zombie Genre.  IT's average for a ZOmbie film, but has a nice new approach.
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Saw the death metal merchants play live here recently. Until a month or so ago, I had sort of forgotten about this band, which of course features former Cannibal Corpse vocalist Chris Barnes. I still run across patrons at metal shows that didn't know that. Only downside about this seven track EP is that it's WAY too short. I mean, 25 minutes. Come on! Nonetheless,'Alive And Dead' is still a semi-worthy title. Tunes I liked the most were their head-riveting cover of Judas Priest's "Grinder" and a couple of the live cuts, "Suffering In Ecstasy" and "Beneath A Black Sky". Should appeal to fans of Cannibal Corpse, early Celtic Frost, Nuclear Death, Cradle Of Filth and possibly King Diamond.
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Upside: Killed the mouse the very first night I set the trap
Downside: I felt kind of sorry for the mouse. He was just trying to get a bite to eat.

I spotted a mouse. The traps I used last time were white plastic tubes that completely enclosed the dead mouse and were for one-time use. I couldn't find them so I took a chance on a pair of these.

I was pretty sure I had only one mouse this time but since I got a pair of traps I set them both out: One along the baseboard of the kitchen under the overhang of the cabinet doors. One on the kitchen counter against the wall. Both were baited with peanut butter (Jif with Omega-3).

The one on the floor got him. I was able to drop him into a plastic bag and into the garbage without touching him.

I reset the trap and replaced it where it had been. I left the other where I had originally put it. No more mice seen. Traps are still loaded with bait and ready to go. If I haven't gotten another mouse in a month or so I'll put them away until next time I see a mouse.
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Volume 2 of One Buck Horror delivers again. If you're down on your luck and only have a buck to spend consider selecting this over food. I had a few stand-outs.

Sean Logan's "Holes" is definitely creepy and the pusher is a memorable character. David Bischoff's "Beastie" walks slightly in the shadow of Stephen King's Pet Cemetary, but the direction ends up being different and interesting. It ended too soon and I wanted more. Despite its disturbing scenes, Michael Penkas' "The Afterlife of Ellen Easterling" has a charming, approachable feeling.  Maybe it's the dead woman's name. The mood of the story emulates her state of being - floating above, half-touching everything. That one was my favourite.
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I'm vegan.  Life is sacred.
EXCEPT FOR CREEPY CRAWLING/FLYING DEMON-SPAWN!  Then it's war, God, guns, and country!
I like it well enough for fly and gnat hunting.  It looks to last longer than those awful plastic things that tend to break off in chunks. Nice whippy action.  However, I am wishing had some info on how to clean off bug guts and keep the leather in shape.  (Unless bug guts -are- the best thing in leather conditioner.)

For bigger game I've fell in love with Enoz's Sergeant Swat monster killing machine.  Made the 'mistake' of killing a regular housefly with ESS and am still trying to find the various body parts. Ha!

So I now have a handgun and a bazooka in my anti-bug arsenal.  God bless America.  :)
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It's fish food, I'm not going to taste it. The fish ate it. Then it died. But he was sick.
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Claims it may take up to 48 hours to start killing. Noticed dead critters in less than a day. They snatched these things up like candy.
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Something ate the bait, didn't find anything dead. Not sure if it worked. This may not be tomcats problem, rats and probably mice too are becoming resistant to pesticides. A couple of dogs or barncats might be the next best choice.
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This is the 3rd book in Cookbook Nook series by Daryl Wood Gerber. This is also my first time reading this series and author. The book could be read without reading the first two books but would be much better reading the first two to get a better feel of the town and to get to know the people. This book was hard to put down and sad that it came to an end. I will have to wait for the 4th book in the meantime I will go back and read the first two.

It is just before Halloween. The various stores are busy decorating there windows. There are black cats and howling dogs. There is a murder that both Jenna and aunt Vera are bound and determined to figure out.  Then throughout the book there are scrumptious treats being eaten and some of the town folks were happy to share there recipes with us. Enjoy this Halloween story. I sure did.
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First one came dead.  They shipped out another one, he was pretty cool but then he molted twice, and started to get an attitude.  He started eating his tank mates.  I put him in a quarantine tank and he died a day later.
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Dont talk to your food, the vampire Anton keeps reminding himself. It is good advice that he has difficulty following, because, after all, eating should be fun. The fun ends, however, when he is discovered in an abandoned warehouse in Phoenix and is staked and his body burned. At least it seems that is an ending to Anton, until several years later in Los Angeles when a series of murders sets off an alarm in the Special Investigations Unit of the FBI. If history is repeating itself, the players from the Phoenix episode will need to work together. Unfortunately, the government cover-up after Phoenix ruined the career of Sebastian Hemlock, the staker, and it is unlikely that he would be willing to work with the FBI again.

It falls to Captain Darren Matheson of the Homicide Division of L.A.P.D to pull together the team and frankly, he is not at all convinced that there is anything supernatural going on. As Homicide Detectives go, Capt. Matheson is the best of the best, although from his low-key manner it would be hard to guess. There is a serial murderer to catch, and be it human or vampire, Capt. Matheson is determined to stop him. It will take all his skills and stretch him to the limits of belief and relationships. The investigating group in Phoenix was betrayed as part of a government plan and the very same thing is happening in Los Angeles.

A Stake in Murder takes the reader on a chills-and-thrills roller coaster ride. The author plunges you in a deep hole of depravity and then cheerfully dunks you into a vat of almost unbearable sweetness. Anton the vampire is a creature of your worst nightmares and Capt. Matheson is a lovely daydream of a police officer and husband. A Stake in Murder is full of such contrasts, and when they meet at a junction, the unexpected always happens, leaving the reader with a whoaaaaaa moment.

The characters (including Anton, who is a sub-species of vampire) are absolutely unique and each with endearing and not-so-endearing quirks. As a matter of fact, quirky is a good word to use in describing the book. It is a thoughtful, far-ranging, twisty journey that entertains, enlightens and scares one silly. The violence is graphic, nothing is sacred, and the careless evil is absolutely chilling. A Stake in Murder is a book not for the faint of heart, but then again, that IS the hallmark of outstanding horror.
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This book is not about death as one woman states. Duh. The Apple gets eaten by a stranger and the dragon thinks he's dead. He burrys the apple and an entire apple tree grows from it and he now has a tree full of apples aka "friends"