Down a dark hall by lois duncan5/31/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() And then I realized that it was based on a book, so naturally, I went and bought the book! I have to say that for such a simple story, the atmosphere that Duncan creates around Blackwood Hall is brilliant. I found the movie, with Uma Thurman and AnnaSophia Robb, and decided to watch it. When Kit and her friends realize that Blackwood isn’t what it claims to be, it might be too late. The strange dreams, the voices, the lost letters to family and friends, all become overshadowed by the magic around them. Then her classmates begin to show extraordinary and unknown talents. But Kit settles into a routine, trying to ignore the rumors that the highly exclusive boarding school is haunted. ![]() The imposing mansion sends a shiver of fear through her. Kit Gordy sees Blackwood Hall towering over black iron gates, and she can’t help thinking, This place is evil. ![]()
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It's a little life5/31/2023 ![]() ![]() Just like with her widely acclaimed book, the show will also have its critics, and even the diehard fans (of which there are many) will have to come to terms with their connection to the material, which largely centers on graphic sexual trauma, self-harm, and child abuse. However, love it or hate it, no one will forget A Little Life, and that’s what makes a great theatrical experience. ![]() “It’s not worth making art at all if the only thing you want is for everyone to like it,” a program note from author Hanya Yanagihara reads in the program for A Little Life, the almost-four-hour emotional marathon of a show based on her best-selling novel, playing at the Harold Pinter Theatre. ![]() Just like home gailey5/31/2023 ![]() ![]() Vera must face them and find out for herself just how deep the rot goes. Just Like Home is a darkly gothic thriller from nationally bestselling author Sarah Gailey, perfect for fans of Netflixs The Haunting of Hill House as well as HBOs true crime masterpiece Ill Be Gone in the Dark. There are secrets yet undiscovered in the foundations of the notorious Crowder House. He insists that he isn't the one leaving notes around the house in her father's handwriting. A parasitic artist has moved into the guest house out back and is slowly stripping Vera's childhood for spare parts. Just Like Home is a darkly gothic thriller from nationally bestselling author Sarah Gailey, perfect for fans of Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House as well as HBO's true crime masterpiece I'll Be. Back to face the love she had for her father and the bodies he buried there, beneath the house he'd built for his family.Ĭoming home is hard enough for Vera, and to make things worse, she and her mother aren't alone. ![]() In spite of their long estrangement, in spite of the memories - she's come back to the home of a serial killer. "Come home." Vera's mother called and Vera obeyed. Just Like Home is a darkly gothic thriller from nationally bestselling author Sarah Gailey, perfect for fans of Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House as well as HBO's true crime masterpiece I'll Be Gone in the Dark. ![]() Eleanor is completely fine5/31/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Phone calls with Mummy are always painful and leave Eleanor feeling defeated and unworthy of love and respect.Įleanor had a troubled childhood, but she refers to it indirectly and in vague terms because she has an imperfect, incomplete understanding of both the trauma she incurred and the impact it has on her adult life. She’s a quirky loner who struggles to navigate social situations, often making everyone around her uncomfortable with her tendency to say whatever is on her mind.Įleanor lives her life according to a strict routine that accommodates and perpetuates her loneliness: the only people who visit her apartment are social workers and utility companies sent to read the meter, her weekends most often consist of frozen pizza and vodka, and weekly chats with Mummy are her only regular social outlet. ![]() Eleanor Oliphant, a finance clerk nearing her 30s, has worked for the same graphic design company since she graduated from college. ![]() |