Miranda July's Kitchen

Best book promo website ever. I laughed so hard it hurt. My sides ache. Credit to a letter on Neil Gaiman's blog for bringing this to my attention. Ow.

Cinema Blog #6: Unpopular Horror Fandom Opinions

I often marvel at the number of "Unpopular Fandom Opinion" posts I read where the comments are, by and large, nothing but nodding agreement. I guess they couldn't've been that unpopular.

This, however, I think is an unpopular opinion:

Despite going to pot in the last half-hour, Exorcist II: The Heretic is by and large a better film than The Exorcist. midnightfae and I watched it over the weekend and we both agreed on this point. Mind you, neither of us is terribly fond of William Friedkin's The Exorcist (read my review). Exorcist II starts out quite strong, creating a logical follow-up and actually explaining away some of the irritating plot holes and inconsistencies that plagued its predecessor.( Spoilers follow. )

Horror Films in the National Film Registry

Format Title (Year of Release) [Year added to Registry] (* if not reviewed on C-H)

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) [2001]
Alien (1979) [2002]
Bride of Frankenstein (1935) [1998]
Cat People (1942) [1993]
Dracula (1931) [2000]
Eraserhead (1977) [2004] *
Fall of the House of Usher (1928) [2000] *
Fall of the House of Usher (1960) [2005]
Frankenstein (1931) [1991]
Freaks (1932) [1994]
Halloween (1978) [2006]
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) [1994]
Jaws (1975) [2001]
King Kong (1933) [1991]
Lost World, The (1925) [1998]
Night of the Hunter (1955) [1992] *
Night of the Living Dead (1968) [1999]
Phantom of the Opera, The (1925) [1998]
Psycho (1960) [1992]
Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) [2005]
Tell-Tale Heart, The (1953) [2001] *
Thing From Another World, The (1951) [2001]
Young Frankenstein (1974) [2003]