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Live / Artisan(2000-08-15)

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(Only 1 version is on the DVD)

(Amazing)

(Better than the original)

(One of the best action movies ever!!)

(The best in the Terminator series gets a great exdended treatment)

I agree!
There is only one version on this DVD. There is 2 discs in the box and a nice metal sleeve. The picture is very good and close to a blu ray.
But you do not have 3 versions (On mine anyway) Subtitle is in Spanish only. No French etc...
I love that DVD but it's not the ultimate edition. I do not know where to find the ultimate edition and I do not know if it has a metal sleeve.
If somebody knows, please let me know how can I recignize the ultimate and where to find it
Guy

The original Terminator was something very special and was the film that kick started the career of one of the biggest action movie stars in history. Arnold Schwarzenegger in the original Terminator was the definitive bad guy; violent, emotionless and unstoppable. That same character returned for the sequel, but this time he joined the defending team and was sent back by future John Connor to protect the past John Connor. Arnold is still a T-101 but was reprogrammed by future Connor to fight on the human's side, and rather than having a human enemy, the story is very much Terminator vs. More advanced Terminator.

Judgement Day focuses around a 10 year old John Connor whose mother, Sarah has been put in a mental institute for telling the stories of the original Terminator assassination attempt and John is a rebel living in a foster home. Another Terminator has been sent back to kill the future leader of the human resistance, now a much more powerful enemy, the T-1000 (Robert Patrick) which is a machine that is made almost entirely of liquid metal. It can morph itself to look exactly like anything it touches and mould parts of its body to sharp objects to assassinate those who get in its way. As the protector, a reprogrammed T-101 (Arnold) is sent back to protect the young rebel.

Taking the guise of a police officer, the T-1000 goes on a rapid search for John and comes very close to catching him, but at the right moment is found by the T-101 and has the best man (or machine) for the job as his protector. Once John becomes aware of his possible future, he and the T-101 embark on a journey to not only break Sarah Connor out of the mental institute, but to destroy Skynet and prevent Judgement Day and the rise of the machines. Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) is now a tough woman who appears tougher than the T-101 and becomes the leader of the attack on Skynet.

The original Terminator movie at the time was considered really hard to top as at the time of the sequels release, the original had gained a massive cult status. Nobody really considered just how good this film would be and it came along at a time when Arnold was developing his career as a diverse actor, whilst still remaining loyal to the action movie genre. Also, hot off the cusp of the massive film, The Predator, there was no doubting there would be more interest in this solely because of Schwarzenegger's involvement. Of course, a massive budget of $102 million and the involvement of Arnold Schwarzenegger doesn't necessarily make a good film. What made this great was its pace, atmosphere, acting, action, script and special effects all masterfully combined to create what was undoubtedly the film of that year.

The clarity of the special effects of the time was revolutionary, much like the special effects exhibited in the first Terminator. They managed to make the T-1000 machine utterly believable in its presence and ability to mould itself and transform at will as we were treated to particular moments in which it did just that. Most impressive was its rising from the mental hospital floor behind one of the guards, only to kill him and take his form. The makeup of the damage taken by the T-101 was also very well done and really did make it believable that Arnold was possibly really a machine underneath that masculine exterior.

Linda Hamilton is triumphant in this role and a complete re-imagining of the character we know from the first film. The Sarah Connor from this movie is vociferously brutish in her demeanour and is clearly a woman who has experienced something very traumatic that has meant she needed to lose the core emotions that weakened her in order to survive. Edward Furlong as the main protagonist for the entire Terminator story arch displayed a perfect character and the rebellious kid attitude was performed really well by him. It almost makes me wonder what the hell those involved in the third Terminator movie were thinking by not casting him in the lead role once more.

I honestly adore this film as it manages to become unconsciously deep and expressing of the idea to remain emotionally close whilst at the same time remaining strong in your convictions. It was well deserving of the awards it won at the time and it's quite sad to know that any future Terminator movies will not pale in comparison to the brilliance of Terminator 2. Buy it or rent it, either way, you will love it.
They threw in the deleted scenes in the movie, some of them really weren't needed, but otheres made the movie more interesting. Best movie out there!
this is one of my favorite movies of all time not just action. This movie is just action packed and is just fun from start to finish. I have seen this movie so many times and i still have not gotten tired of it. Terminator 2 has already been released on dvd and i have to say that if you are a huge terminator fan you should buy the first one that came out it has so much detail and information about the making of the movie that it will blow you away. This re-release is okay i guess it has a couple more special features that are worth a watch. But the real reason that this dvd was released again was for the sound and picture improvements. Let me warm you that you should have a fancy home theater to notice these improvements or else you wont really notice a change in picture or sound. But regardless this is still terminator 2 and regardless what version you nuy you wont be dissapointed.
The Terminator series is one of the greatest science fiction franchises of all time. My favorite is Judgement Day, but the original is also great and I am not so sure about Rise of the Machines. The extended edition of this entry contained a lot of never-before-seen footage that helped it feel more complete. Arnold Schwarznegger and Linda Hamilton reprise their respective roles of the T-800 and Sarah Connor with a cameo of Michael Bhien as Kyle Reese in a deleted dream sequence, with newcomers like Robert Patrick as T-1000 and Edward Furlong as the adolesent John Connor. The action was exciting, the storyline was worthy of picking up where its predecesor left off, and the acting was well-rehersed. The visual effects were so real. It diddn't use CGI much, mostly miniatures, makeup, and anamatronics. The CGI was only used for the T-1000 shapeshifting parts, the right way, sparingly and hardly noticeable. Abusing CGI for living characters makes it look fake. The plot is where Skynet tries again to kill John Konnor in the past and sends the T-1000 to achieve this goal, and the future Connor sends a reprogrammed T-800 to protect his younger self. It shows John in foster care after his mother Sarah ended up in a mental institution when she tried to tell authorities about Judgement Day and thought she was a psycho. At the mall, John and his friend were attacked by the T-1000 and the T-800 comes to the rescue. John teaches him about human characteristics, such as speech, like Chill out, Hasta-la-vista, baby, no problemo, etc. John also explained why killing is wrong. It is because we have feelings. Together, they help Sarah escape from the hospital and the trio goes to stop skynet. This was a great action flick that will keep you entertained for hours, now with all these extras, and an extended version. Too bad the the original version on this DVD can only be played on a P.C. If you want to play the original version on T.V., please get the original DVD revision as well.
After he pushed the envelope of computer-generated special effects inThe Abyss, director James Cameron turned this hotly anticipated sequel toTerminatorinto a well-written, action-packed showcase for advanced special effects and for one of the most invincible villains ever imagined.Terminator 2: Judgment Dayis a legitimate sequel: there's more story to tell about a hulking, leather-clad android (Arnold Schwarzenegger) who arrives from the future to protect a rebellious teenager and future leader (Edward Furlong) from being killed by the tenacious T-1000 robot (Robert Patrick), whose liquid-metal construction makes him seemingly unstoppable. The fate of the future lies in the balance, with Linda Hamilton (who would later marry her director) reprising her role as the rugged woman whose son will change the course of history.--Jeff Shannon
After he pushed the envelope of computer-generated special effects inThe Abyss, director James Cameron turned this hotly anticipated sequel toTerminatorinto a well-written, action-packed showcase for advanced special effects and for one of the most invincible villains ever imagined.Terminator 2: Judgment Dayis a legitimate sequel: there's more story to tell about a hulking, leather-clad android (Arnold Schwarzenegger) who arrives from the future to protect a rebellious teenager and future leader (Edward Furlong) from being killed by the tenacious T-1000 robot (Robert Patrick), whose liquid-metal construction makes him seemingly unstoppable. The fate of the future lies in the balance, with Linda Hamilton (who would later marry her director) reprising her role as the rugged woman whose son will change the course of history.--Jeff Shannon
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< Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special [VHS] > < Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek The Next Generation [VHS] > < Star Trek: 30 Years&Beyond [VHS] > < Ultimate Trek - Star Trek's Greatest Moments [VHS] > < How William Shatner Changed the World > < Star Trek - Deep Space Nine: Behind the Scenes [VHS] >

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Paramount(1998-01-01)

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(A Must Have!)

(Star Trek Fan's Delight!)

(Looking back in a great way!!!)

I have been a HUGE Star Trek fan since 2002 and I decided that I had to have this. Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special is incredible. This documentary is hosted by Shatner and Nimoy and they take us through the history of Trek. We also get to see TOS bloopers and the current space program and how progression has been in reality, hosted by LeVar Burton.

Another great thing that is shown is a few Trek parodies from other TV series; SNL, In Living Color and the Wonder Years. All of the skits are funny, my personal favorite was the Wonder Years Trek scene. The cast from both the Next Generation and the Original series are interviewed, a few behind-the-scenes people are interviewed as well. Some of the people interviewed

George Takei
Walter Koenig
Nichelle Nichols
Whoopi Goldberg
Patrick Stewart
DeForest Kelly
Rick Berman
and many more including Gene Roddenberry

A behind-the-scenes look at Star Trek IV and VI are shown. Many interesting facts are learned in this entire special. There is so much talked about and said in this special, it's a cannot miss for any Star Trek fan. I bought my copy from here at Amazon and it was in good condition and was totally worth buying, especially at such a low price. It is definitely worth a lot more that what it is being offered. Buy it, you will absolutely love it.

This VHS tape is Excellent!! A TV Special to commemerate the 30th Anniversary of Star Trek. Hosted by William Shatner and Leonard Nemoy. It traces the series from the early days progressing to the Next Generation (Which was airing at the time the special was made) Great behind the scenes action and stories, interviews with the creator Gene Roddenberry and Bloopers!! If you are a Star Trek fan this is a collectors dream. The only negatives are; It does not come in a DVD format and Since it was a promotional VHS tape an annoying message pops up on the bottom of the screen every ten minutes or so telling you it is for promotion only. Still a great addition to anyones collection.
Hosted by Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner, this documentary explores the 25th Anniversary of Star Trek in an exciting way. They discuss everything from the birth of the phenomenon to the closest incarnation, the beginnings of Deep Space Nine. The inclusion of the bloopers of the old series were a master stroke that give this video five great informative stars.
Talk about slapdash. Here's a tribute toStar Trekhosted by Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner, and within the first half-hour they've run out of things to talk about related toStar Trek. Though there are clips from both classicTrekandStar Trek: The Next Generation, they seem like an afterthought: montage fodder that only occasionally chooses a topic (like humorous catch phrases of the characters) and looks at it thoroughly. Otherwise, there's way too much time devoted to letting Nimoy shill for theStar Trek VImovie and reminisce about the special effects inStar Trek IV(which he happened to direct). Aside from superficial treatment of the Trekkie phenomenon (better explained in the movieTrekkies), the fan base is barely mentioned--and what's the deal with LeVar Burton's tour of Space Camp? It looks like an outtake fromReading Rainbow. This doesn't even count as a greatest-hits video because the organization is so haphazard. The whole thing smacks of moneymaking exploitation.--Marshall Fine
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< Demon Wind [VHS] > < The Deadly Spawn > < Demons > < Chopping Mall > < Night of the Demons 2 > < Night of the Demons >

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Turner Home Entertainment(1995-05-23)

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(Fun Flick But Good?)

(I finally found it)

(I love the movie)

(A good scary movie)

(Could Have Been Better)

Demon Wind is a really entertaining fun, bad, Evil Dead type flick, but I wouldn't stretch the truth to say its "good".
Its damn funny. If you like B horror with kitch, overdone fx, bad acting, and hot chicks you'll love it , but its not a horror masterpiece. I liked it enough to have bought a replacement copy
but I like horror with kitch, overdone fx, bad acting, and hot chicks ;)
When i was 9 yrs old my grandfather had this recorded tape under his bed. When i found it i watched it. It ended up being Demon Wind. Then as i got older i realized that i loved that movie so much because everytime i watched a scary movie i thought about it. So i went to every movie store and none of them had it.. NONE!!! So i finally decided to come online and i found it. Im so glad i did. This movie was my all time favorite. I just loved watching it. I just cant wait til i actually get to have the movie in my hands so i can watch it again!!
I would like to see a preview of the movie demon wind please.
when I first saw this movie I thought it was really scary it still is scary think about it being trapped there with zobmies and you could become possessed by a demon too.
This film to me was one of those "Almost" films. Almost, but no cigar. Not much thought in the storyline, and the acting was somewhat weak. To myself, it was like an Evil Dead, Night of the Living Dead, and a touch of Friday the 13th, ripoff. Friday the 13th, meaning at the begining of this film, with the old man, Harcourt, telling them not to go there, to stay away if they know what's good for them, etc. But then again, there are quite a few movies that do that. The movie starts with this couple in a farmhouse in the year 1931. She's praying and whatnot, while candles burn in the house, as well as in the center of a pentagram, while demons are screaming,"you can't keep us out". It seems that this farmhouse is some gateway to hell, and grandma has some spell that keeps them at bay. Until this night. They seemed to have possessed her husband, and all hell breaks loose. Then we skip to present day.So, here we have a young man, his girlfriend, and a couple of car-loads of their friends, in the middle of nowhere, in search of a rural farmhouse, where the lead man, Cory's grandparents had suffered a horrible fate, almost 60 yrs. ago.It seems Cory is determined to find out what or whom killed them.(pretty stupid reason wanting to find out after all these years, but hey, it's a movie) When they find the farmhouse, a couple of the girls, mainly Molly, feels some bad vibes there.Cory, determined to find out what happened to the grandparents, does not really care about the bad vibes, and decides to investigate inside the house.There, what was left of it, is everything in place the same night his grandparents were murdered. (even the beautifully cooked turkey, that still looks like it just came out of the oven, I'd like to know where you can buy a turkey like that, that stays that good sitting around for 60 yrs.) Practically all the stuff in there looked brand new. It must have been some great weather conditions to keep all that stuff looking like that. Could'nt the makers of this movie at least thrown some dirt on stuff to look like it's been sitting around for years? Anyway, strange things start happening. These 3 little girl ghosts, demons, or whatever they are, appear and takes one of the girls.So, they deceide it's time to leave, but the cars will not start. They decide to walk, but then a mysterious fog keeps coming while they are walking, and takes them right back to the farmhouse.Seems there is no escape, and they systematically start getting bumped off. After being killed, they come back as "DEMONS", and go after the living that remain, at the farmhouse. (Kind of sounds like Evil Dead to me). This movie, I think, could have been alot better, if there was more gore, and made a little more sense.The acting was typical b-rated I guess. About as corny as you're gonna get. There's some decent one-liners, some slimy, gorey effects, but just not enough. The make-up was pretty impressive though. That I did like.All in all though, the movie was not that great. Nothing new presented here. Like I said earlier, you can definetly see that they relied heavily on copying Evil Dead. Personally, I would skip this one, and go buy Evil Dead if you haven't seen it yet.The only reason I gave this 3 stars was for the great make-up, and special effects. Otherwise, i can't say I enjoyed it. I bought it after reading the reviews on here about it.It sounded pretty good, but I was pretty dissatisfied overall.
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< Christine (Special Edition) > < Maximum Overdrive > < Carrie (Special Edition) > < Stephen King's It > < Cujo > < Pet Sematary (Special Collector's Edition) >

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Sony Pictures(2004-09-28)
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(One of my Favorite Stephen King Films!!!)

(Christine- good old suspense)

(A 1958 PLYMOUTH FURY COMES ALIVE)

(Well I be darn another Stephen King adaptation done right)

(Great Movie)

Besides Carrie, Christine is my 2nd favorite Stephen King film! John Carpenter did an awesome job at directing this, as he did with my all-time favorite movie, HALLOWEEN! I love the idea of a classic red 1958 Plymouth Fury being possessed and kills for her owner. Her name is Christine. A nerd named Arnie Cunningham finds a crappy Plymouth Fury, and fixes it up. After he fixes it, it looks awesome! The bullies that pick on Arnie and trash Christine get whats comin' to them. Arnie's friend, Dennis, and Arnie's girlfried, Leigh try to find out about Christine's haunted past and try to stop her from taking over Arnie, who is now obsessed with Christine. I love how Christine fixes herself. If you love horror, classic cars, and Stephen King films, you'll love CHRISTINE!!!
This is still a good old suspense movie. Shilling and thrilling. With a good story line behind it.
Christine (Special Edition)
During post-war, pre-inflation 1957, the Detroit assebly lines were the bread and butter of the American economy. It was a time of cheap Gas, plentiful steel, and an insatiable hunger for the dream-machines that were cranked out by the Big Three, FORD-GENERAL MOTORS-CHRYSLER. John Carpenter, opens the film in are-created Plymouth plant in Detroit, late 1957, where a singular red and white Fury rolls down the line amid the roar of machinery and the whine of air-tools. Finned, fitted, sleek and shiny, another new '58 is ready to cruise. The foreman is glad to see this one go. It has been trouble all the way down the line, killed a line worker - somehow even the air feels cold as the car goes by. Some cars are just - born bad. Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) is the school - jerk. There's no getting around it. The minute you see the adhesive holding his glasses together, the moment the Garbage bag breaks all over the driveway, you know this guy.
Arnie Cunningham's parents refuse to let him keep the car, but the car already has a bad influence on him. He defies his parents and keeps the car at Darnell's Garage, where he starts working part-time to make enough money to restore it. John Carpenter is an accomplished musician and has scored many of his own films. For Christine he uses a selection of '50s and '60s rock and roll to puntuate the events and dialogue.
Carpenter is quoted to have said, "You can't take certain machines for granted. Ever. Not for a second. Or they will come and bite you"!
She can't (and won't) drive 55.... Stephen King's novel about the twisted love affair between a boy and his car gets transferred to the screen, courtesy of suspense master John Carpenter. Although lacking some of the more outré supernatural elements of the source material, this high-octane cinematic tune-up more than delivers the goods, horror-wise (Christine's midnight rampages will never be forgotten)--as well as being a sly exposé of the random cruelties within the high-school pecking order. Keith Gordon (who has gone on to become a stellar director in his own right, with films such as A Midnight Clear and Mother Night to his credit) gives a wonderfully controlled central performance.

Keith Gordon makes the most of the lead role as the nerdy Arnie who quickly becomes the disturbed owner of "Christine". Support cast, including John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul and Harry Dean Stanton have precious little to do, though Robert Prosky does a good job of being gross.

Carpenter's atmospheric original score is backed up by a well-chosen collection of rock classics, including George Thorogood's "Bad to the Bone" (the titular character's all-too-apt theme song). I don't know if anyone has mentioned this before, but the 50s music was interesting in that most of it came from artists who suffered untimely, tragic deaths....Buddy Holly and Richie Valens of course were killed in a plane crash at the height of their careers...Johnny Ace ("Pledging My Love") died playing Russian Roulette with a pistol....Larry Williams ("Bony Maronie") was killed in 1980 by a gunshot wound to the head; he had been involved with drug dealing for years and it was thought to be a gang execution....I think Dion was still alive at the time this movie was made("I Wonder Why"); I'm not sure about the rest of the Belmonts....

I just watched this classic film last night for the first time ever. I have to say I LOVED it. I am def. going to buy this dvd in the near future, I HIGHLY recommend this movie to anyone who is a fan of classic horror and or Stephen King movies.
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She can't (and won't) drive 55.... Stephen King's novel about the twisted love affair between a boy and his car gets transferred to the screen, courtesy of suspense master John Carpenter. Although lacking some of the more outré supernatural elements of the source material, this high-octane cinematic tune-up more than delivers the goods, horror-wise (Christine's midnight rampages will never be forgotten)--as well as being a sly exposé of the random cruelties within the high-school pecking order. Keith Gordon (who has gone on to become a stellar director in his own right, with films such asA Midnight ClearandMother Nightto his credit) gives a wonderfully controlled central performance. Carpenter's atmospheric original score is backed up by a well-chosen collection of rock classics, including George Thorogood's "Bad to the Bone" (the titular character's all-too-apt theme song).--Andrew Wright
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< Halloween > < Halloween II > < The Shining > < Halloween H20 - Twenty Years Later (Dimension Collector's Series) > < Halloween 4 - The Return of Michael Myers (Divimax Edition) > < Dawn of the Dead - The Original Director's Cut (Collector's Edition) >

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Starz / Anchor Bay(2007-08-14)
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(A very overrated movie.)

(Who knew there were palm trees and mountains in Illinois?)

(Be careful if buying Blue-ray)

(Great picture, an exrodinary difference from the regular version)

(A start to a great series)

I don't understand what people saw in this movie. I bought the movie because it was cheap and I was looking for a good horror movie to add to my collection because I am a big fan of the genre. However, the movie itself was a huge disappointment. It was very slow moving, not scary and overall, the plot was weak. It basically is about a mass murdering other worldly person named Micheal Myers who goes around and slaughters people for no reason but to kill. Not only are there not many kills but hardly anything happens in this movie and it was just very boring. There was almost no action except for the final encounter at the end. Critics said this was one of the best and most scariest horror movies made. They were dead wrong. To name anything positive about the film, I liked Micheal Myers theme song but that's it.
Hello, production values? In *several* scenes supposedly located in and around the town of "Haddonfield" Illinois, there are palm trees visible in the background. When the doctor makes a phone call supposedly from rural Illinois, there are foothills and low mountains in the background. Sorry, I've been to Illinois; no mountains, no palm trees. All of which indicates the setting for this "horror classic" is not Illinois but good ol' SoCal. This might not be such a big deal except that the movie and those who tout it make so much out of the movie's "realism", and the "Midwest setting".
The story itself is very pedestrian. Admittedly, the acting and the direction are good. Some of the plot is downright inexplicable; for example, when Michael Myers suddenly gets a sense of humor in the middle of his killing spree, and disguises himself to the bimbo girlfriend by covering himself with a sheet and wearing the glasses of her just-murdered boyfriend. That zany Myers, what a goof! Yeah, and speaking of the just-mentioned murder, yeah that makes sense that Myers could lift up the guy by the chin with one arm, and nonchalantly swing his other arm hard enough to impale the guy against a door with a knife. It's called physics, guys, look into it. So much for realism.
The Blue-Ray version is NOT the extended cut. Amazon is posting reviews for every version that they have ever carried for this version, and refuses delete reviews for the different versions. Amazon will also refuse to refund your money if you buy this, thinking it's more than it is. Be careful and read the item description rather than the customer reviews before buying this disk. The total run time for the original Blue-ray release is far too short for it to contain the extra footage.

I must say that this blu ray version of the classic halloween is extrodinary. The picture is so clear and perfect, it doesn't even seem to be from the early eighties. I would not say anything bad about this verions. If you are a halloween fan and want the best picture you need this. Some blu ray's look good, but this looks great, and is also a great price
A good, suspenceful movie that spawned one of the most popular and long lived slasher series ever.

When he was only six years old, Micheal Myers killed his sister with a large butcher knife. He spent the next fifteen years in a mental institution, where his therapist spent eight years trying to cure him before realiseing that he was "pure evil" and spent the next seven years making sure that he stayed locked away for life. But on October 31st 1978, Micheal Myers escaped, hellbent on a murder spree, climaxing in the one-by-one murders of Lorrie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her friends.

Althought it is not very violent (and not bloody at all) and the death scenes are quite tame by todays standards, Halloween is still a scary movie (made even creepier by the chilling musical score) and one of the first in the slasher genre. Deffinatly worth a watch, the start of a great series.
Fifteen years ago, Michael Myers brutally murdered his sister. Now, after escaping from a mental hospital, he's back to relive his grisly crime again, and again...and again. This is Halloween like you've never seen or heard it before! Halloween has been fully restored under the supervision of Lucasfilm's THX digital mastering Services. The DVD was transferred by the award-winning colorist Adam Adams (Terminator 2, Titanic) from a new 35mm interpositive (made from the original camera negative) and approved by the film's cinematographer Dean Cundey (Jurassic Park, Who Framed Roger Rabbit). The new Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack was created by Chace Productions in association with Alan Howarth using the original 16-track music studio master and the recently discovered original 35mm magnetic dialogue and effects tracks.
Halloweenis as pure and undiluted as its title. In the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois, a teenage baby sitter tries to survive a Halloween night of relentless terror, during which a knife-wielding maniac goes after the town's hormonally charged youths. Director John Carpenter takes this simple situation and orchestrates a superbly mounted symphony of horrors. It's a movie much scarier for its dark spaces and ominous camera movements than for its explicit bloodletting (which is actually minimal). Composed by Carpenter himself, the movie's freaky music sets the tone; and his script (cowritten with Debra Hill) is laced with references to other horror pictures, especiallyPsycho. The baby sitter is played by Jamie Lee Curtis, the real-life daughter ofPsychovictim Janet Leigh; and the obsessed policeman played by Donald Pleasence is named Sam Loomis, after John Gavin's character inPsycho. In the end, though,Halloweenstands on its own as an uncannily frightening experience--it's one of those movies that had audiences literally jumping out of their seats and shouting at the screen. ("No! Don't drop that knife!") Produced on a low budget, the picture turned a monster profit, and spawned many sequels, none of which approached the 1978 original. Curtis returned for two more installments: 1981's dismalHalloween II, which picked up the story the day after the unfortunate events, and 1998's occasionally grippingHalloween H20, which proved the former baby sitter was still haunted after 20 years.--Robert Horton
Halloweenis as pure and undiluted as its title. In the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois, a teenage baby sitter tries to survive a Halloween night of relentless terror, during which a knife-wielding maniac goes after the town's hormonally charged youths. Director John Carpenter takes this simple situation and orchestrates a superbly mounted symphony of horrors. It's a movie much scarier for its dark spaces and ominous camera movements than for its explicit bloodletting (which is actually minimal). Composed by Carpenter himself, the movie's freaky music sets the tone; and his script (cowritten with Debra Hill) is laced with references to other horror pictures, especiallyPsycho. The baby sitter is played by Jamie Lee Curtis, the real-life daughter ofPsychovictim Janet Leigh; and the obsessed policeman played by Donald Pleasence is named Sam Loomis, after John Gavin's character inPsycho. In the end, though,Halloweenstands on its own as an uncannily frightening experience--it's one of those movies that had audiences literally jumping out of their seats and shouting at the screen. ("No! Don't drop that knife!") Produced on a low budget, the picture turned a monster profit, and spawned many sequels, none of which approached the 1978 original. Curtis returned for two more installments: 1981's dismalHalloween II, which picked up the story the day after the unfortunate events, and 1998's occasionally grippingHalloween H20, which proved the former baby sitter was still haunted after 20 years.--Robert Horton
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< Night Gallery: Season Two > < Night Gallery - The Complete First Season > < The Ray Bradbury Theater - Complete Series (65 Episodes) > < The Outer Limits Original Series Complete Box Set > < Twilight Zone: The Complete Definitive Collection > < The Invaders - The Second Season >

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(night gallery)

(SWEEEEET!)

(Amazing.)

(Enjoy the stories!)

(Entertaining)

i think night gallery is very well made for its time rod serling was truly amazing with short stories i still think the original twilight zone was better made but having said that night gallery has its creepiest moments i know one thing i wouldn,t want to get caught in any of those paintings in the gallery my favorite story was camera obscure in the second season among other,s. great story telling well worth collecting there,s only two seasons i often wondered had rod serling lived much longer what would he have produced next? for viewers you just don,t see those show,s made anymore great viewing
Like the Twilight Zone but in color. The premise of an art gallery is pretty unusual and interesting. If you liked the Twilight Zone and you crave more this it it.
An amazing box set with some of the best extras I've ever seen. The documentary about Tom Wright is mindblowing.
I really enjoy these stories with their dark themes and surprising twists. Perfect for watching on the go on your portable (dmv, commuting etc) because the stories are short in duration. Classic example of 70's tv. A must-have for any collector of television sci-fi/horror anthology series.
The 61 stories here are very good and entertaining, getting better and better from disc 1 to 5. You won't be be disappointed with the good bonus features here. If you like Twilight Zone, you better get this one.
Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 11/11/2008
Submitted for your approval, the second season ofNight Gallery, Rod Serling's atmospheric anthology series that more often than not was in theZone. Each week, Serling, acting as "an undernourished Alfred Hitchcock," played the role of host and curator of "a palladium of art treasures that range from the kooky to the uncommon, from the bestial to the bizarre." Comprised of original works and short story adaptations,Night Gallery's palette had many colors: touched-by-an-angel fantasy (the holiday fable "The Messiah on Mott Street"); the macabre ("Green Fingers"); the darkly comic ("The Late Mr. Peddington"); and the haunting ("The Tune in Dan's Cafe," which spawned the surprise country hit, "If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry").Night Galleryhas long resided inThe Twilight Zone's shadow, but great art demands a second, closer look. At its best,Galleryfeatured superb writing (Serling's body snatcher gem, "Deliveries in the Rear") and great performances (Orson Welles as the narrator of "Silent Snow, Secret Snow"), but it was also a director's showcase for moods and aesthetics. A series benchmark is the terrifying, "The Caterpillar," starring Laurence Harvey as a man who gets an earful of earwig. In addition to Harvey,Galleryfeatured a stellar roster of actors who did not ordinarily do television, including Edward G. Robinson ("Mott Street"), Patrick O'Neal and Kim Stanley ("A Fear of Spiders"), and Geraldine Page ("Stop Killing Me" and the classic, "The Sins of the Fathers"). It also featured familiar faces in atypical roles, such asLaugh-In's verrrry interesting Arte Johnson as a womanizing radio disc jockey in "Flip Side of Satan," Pat Boone as a callous father considering a very special school for his delinquent son in "The Academy," and Rudy Vallee as a committed doctor, or at least one who should be, in "Marmalade Wine." Comic vignettes and blackouts between offerings are more miss than hit (in one, Death, riding in a crowded elevator, chivalrously removes his skull in the presence of a female rider), but they are brief and can be easily skipped. Museum goers who like audio tours to enhance their appreciation of the exhibits will appreciate episode commentaries by Jim Benson and Scott Skelton, who literally wrote the book on the series (Rod Serling's Night Gallery: An After-Hours Tour, andPan's LabyrinthandHellboydirector Guillermo Del Toro. A series retrospective and a featurette spotlighting the artist who created theGallerypaintings featured in each episode make this DVD set one that is suitable for framing.--Donald Liebenson

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The second season ofNight Galleryoffers 22 more terror-filled tours for those "whose tastes in art run lean towards the bizarre," as host Rod Serling described its viewership; a wealth of extras spread across the set also makes this sophomore journey into darkness a worthwhile one for series devotees and TV horror fans in general. Though Serling was the face and frequent author ofNight Gallery's episodes, his creative control over the series was fading by the second season (1971-1972); frequent clashes between Serling, the network and producer Jack Laird over the tone and direction of the show left the acclaimed television scribe feeling powerless over a series that used hisTwilight Zonepedigree as its calling card. And while the hit-and-miss nature of the second season is unquestionable--episodes like "The Flip Side of Satan," "Professor Peabody's Last Lecture" and "Hell's Bells" are embarrassingly bad, as are Laird's short comic vignettes--but there are an equal number of terrific and memorable stories to be found in the set as well. Chief among them is the Serling-penned "The Caterpillar," a gruesome tale of revenge that stands as one of the most horrifying tales ever presented on television; Serling also provided the moving Christmas fable "The Messiah on Mott Street," which features one of Edward G. Robinson's last screen appearances, as well as "Class of '99" with Vincent Price and "The Academy," with a surprising and effective turn against type for Pat Boone. Other standouts include two H.P. Lovecraft adaptations, "Cool Air" and "Pickman's Model," and "Silent Snow, Secret Snow," which earns its chills from a combination of dreamlike visuals and narration by Orson Welles. For a show disregarded by critics and fans of Serling's early work (as well as by the man himself) the second season ofNight Galleryoffers more than its share of small-screen scares. Nearly all of the 22 episodes fromNight Gallery's second season are contained in this five-disc set; two comic shorts, "Witches' Feast" and "Satisfaction Guaranteed," are missing or presented incomplete, respectively, though their absence has little to no impact on the set's value. Scott Skelton and Jim Benson, authors of the invaluable companion guideRod Serling's Night Gallery: An After Hours Tour, provide a wealth of background information on the show in audio commentaries on three episodes, while director Guillermo Del Toro (Hellboy,Pan's Labyrinth) discusses the show's influence on his work in fascinating detail on three additional episodes.Revisiting The Gallery: A Look Backis a half-hour featurette that includes interviews with show contributors ranging from director John Badham and theme composer Gil Melle to actress Lindsay Wagner, whileArt Galleryoffers a glimpse at the show's evocative paintings with commentary by their creator, artist Tom Wright. A small battery of TV promos for the show round out the exemplary set, which should please fans who were disappointed by the lack of material in the first season presentation.--Paul Gaita
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< Uncle Silas (Penguin Classics) > < Melmoth the Wanderer (Penguin Classics) > < In A Glass Darkly (Oxford World's Classics) > < The Mysteries of Udolpho (Penguin Classics) > < The Monk (Penguin Classics) > < The Italian (Oxford World's Classics) > J. Sheridan Le Fanu

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Penguin Classics(2001-06-05)
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(A misunderstood masterpiece?)

(The black sheep of the family)

(Never mind the Udolpho, here's Uncle Silas)

(Warning: Drop Your Preconceptions)

(For the patient Reader only)

(WARNING - SPOILERS!!!)

The question mark refers to the word "misunderstood", not to the word "masterpiece". I don't think there is much question that "Uncle Silas" is a masterpiece. According to E. F. Bleiler, an expert on the genre, it is the greatest mystery novel of the 19th century, one of only a handful of 19th century novels that are still read purely for pleasure today. But I do think that it has been widely misunderstood.

The virtually unanimous opinion on "Uncle Silas" is that it has a wonderfully Gothic and ghostly atmosphere, but no actual ghosts. I beg to differ - I think that the supernatural absolutely pervades the book in a very fundamental way. True, LeFanu never makes the supernaturalism explicit - he leaves you free to interpret the events in the novel naturalistically if you want to. But it seems clear to me that he himself had quite a different idea of what "Uncle Silas" is really all about.

For instance, there is all the talk of the Swedenborgians in the first third of the novel, to the effect that we are continually surrounded and being watched by invisible presences - the souls of the dead, as well as angelic and demonic forces. LeFanu spends many pages on this sort of thing, and it is all quite pointless (except as atmosphere) if it does not directly relate to the plot in some way.

The father of the heroine (Maud), Austin Ruthyn, is himself a Swedenborgian. I believe it is LeFanu's intention to suggest that, although Austin Ruthyn dies early in the book, his spirit continues to be an active force for good, protecting his daughter from the evil forces he has unwittingly subjected her to (through an ill-considered will), and possibly being instrumental in the ultimate destruction of those very forces. For example, at one point Maud hears a disembodied, unidentified voice in an empty room warning her against Uncle Silas. Another time, she enters some kind of trance state and awakens talking to her dead father, whom she seems convinced is present. Near the end of the book, in another strange trance state - indeed, seemingly possessed - she utters words of doom to her two main persecutors, Madame de la Rougierre and Uncle Silas himself, using the very words that had been spoken to her by her father in a dream. Silas' reaction to Maud's appearance in this scene is instructive. He asks her, in a terrified whisper: "Where do you come from?" - a very odd question to ask his niece, who is living in his own house. The entranced Maud whispers in response: "Death! Death!"

Regarding Maud's two evil persecutors, there are numerous strong hints that they are actually demons in human form, or humans possessed by demonic forces. Maud describes Madame as "ghosty", "like an evil spirit in a dream", and has a supernatural dread of her. Indeed, Madame's movements about the house mysteriously mimic the sights and sounds of two of the house's legendary ghosts. Madame even sings a song at one point explicitly comparing herself to one of the demons that possessed the swine in Mark's gospel. As for Uncle Silas, one of the main (good) characters says of him: "Perhaps other souls than human are sometimes born into the world, and clothed in flesh." By the end of the book, I think that every reader will agree that this description suits Silas very well.

There are other examples of the supernatural to be found - such as the gypsy fortune-teller who predicts the book's climactic scene with great accuracy - but you get the idea. All of these things can be, and generally have been, taken metaphorically and/or psychologically by most readers, and LeFanu does leave that door open to us, as I said. But he was a religious man - the son of a priest and a semi-Swedenborgian himself - who definitely believed in spiritual realities. I think that, in his own mind, the events of "Uncle Silas" were not merely metaphorical, but rather reflected the workings of a hidden supernatural order. But he didn't want to insist that the reader share his own beliefs, and so kept the supernaturalism implicit (though strong). The novel is all the richer and more fascinating due to the ambiguity of LeFanu's approach.

A misunderstood masterpiece (no question mark).
Although Sheridan is most well-known for his ghost stories, this Gothic novel stays within the realms of reality while still creating a strong sense of suspense. The only problem is that the story takes too long to really progress forward. The story is told from the point of view of Maud, the niece of Uncle Silas, but there's only a small amount of significant plot involving her until she meets Uncle Silas. Once Silas actually appears (about 150 pages into the book) along with a host of other intriguing characters, the story finally starts to gain momentum. Although he is the black sheep of the Ruthyn family because of his debts and questionable past, Silas as a decrepit, old man has apparently found religion and reformed himself. However, Silas' true motives are concealed until the shocking climax, creating much suspense as the reader tries to understand his seemingly benign actions. Bartram-Haugh, Silas' house and the surrounding areas, are portrayed as such an isolated and disreputable place that its mysteries add another layer to the suspense. The closer I got to the end, the more quickly I read through this book. You just have to be patient for the plot to build up. It's unfortunate that this excellent Gothic mystery has faded away into obscurity.
It's hard for me to believe that this book has seventeen reviews. And that it still has such a high rating. Don't get me wrong, I loved every page of it. And the endnotes are wonderful in the Penguin edition I have. I'm also a big fan of Gothic literature, so I was surprised to find myself enjoying the book as much as I did. When it comes to the genre, I'm not ashamed to admit that I fall squarely in the Monk Lewis camp-- pile on the shocks, keep upping the ante, and don't stop 'till the credits are rolling.

Uncle Silas doesn't really provide any of that. The pace is deliberate, the plot is unsurprising, and there aren't any shocks to be found. But it works. Beautifully. Why? Largely because of Le Fanu's extraordinary prose. I continually found myself re-reading passages, and still quote some of my favorites to pleasantly surprised listeners.

The beauty of Le Fanu's novel, I think, is that he managed to follow the Ann Radcliffe model of the Gothic romance-- particularly with his inspired evocations of atmosphere, atmosphere, atmosphere-- without the anti-climactic 'revelations' that feel more like cheats to the modern reader. Uncle Silas isn't a phantasmagoric experience a la The Monk or Melmoth the Wanderer, but it is an underappreciated classic of Gothic literature, particularly in its remarkable success at turning a rather thin plot into an extended series of beautifully realized, but never overwrought, vignettes. And given the genre's reputation for poorly written overwrought-ness, that makes it a wonderful find.
As another reviewer said, you have to be patient to enjoy this, I think. Fairly long passages can go by seemingly without anything significant happening, but Le Fanu's writing style is very nice and definitely vintage so if you like the words you probably won't mind. It's probably true that the book could have been trimmed down by a hundred or do pages to focus on the darker, suspenseful aspects, but I don't think that melodrama was what Le Fanu was going for. He argued for it not to be classified as "sensationalist". That probably makes the book seem boring, but there are moments interspersed throughout that are very engaging and the entire latter part of the book is masterful in its anxiety and culminates in a great climax that will not disappoint. The book has sunny spots and characters, but a majority of the characters are dark and mysterious and a lot are unpleasant interactions for Maud.

Not exactly a gothic novel, and not all psychological thriller, this is a book I could see being disappointed in if you came into it thinking it was overtly either. But if you drop your expectations for what you want it to be because of what you heard it is, you probably won't regret it.

And everybody interested in seeing the original movie adaptation starring Jean Simmons should go over and vote for it to be released on DVD at [...] -- it only has 10 votes as I'm writing!
Having read the other reviews of this book I expected a thrilling gothic tale of mystery and suspense. What I got was somewhat disappointing. It certainly is an intriguing story with many interesting elements to it, not the least of which is LeFanu's masterful command of the English language. However, a few serious flaws stand out and detract seriously from the novel as a whole. One is the incredible amount of detail added. Over one hundred fifty pages elapse before Maud even enters Silas's dwelling. The conclusion is quite frightening, but to get to it one must slog through four hundred pages of building to the climax. Also it seems to me that there are far to many loose ends. For example, close to the conclusion of the novel Maud is traveling in a carriage when she hears a spectral voice whisper, "Beware the hand of Belisarius!" No explanation is given, nor does Belisarius appear during any portion of the book.
Despite these and other distractions, "Uncle Silas" has a truly shocking ending, worthy of Steven King. It should only be attempted by patient readers, but those who do read it through to the end will rarely forget it.
InUncle Silas, Sheridan Le Fanu's most celebrated novel, Maud Ruthyn, the young, naïve heroine, is plagued by Madame de la Rougierre from the moment the enigmatic older woman is hired as her governess. A liar, bully, and spy, when Madame leaves the house, she takes her dark secret with her. But when Maud is orphaned, she is sent to live with her Uncle Silas, her father's mysterious brother and a man with a scandalous-even murderous-past. And, once again, she encounters Madame, whose sinister role in Maud's destiny becomes all too clear.

With its subversion of reality and illusion, and its exploration of fear through the use of mystery and the supernatural,Uncle Silasshuns the conventions of traditional horror and delivers a chilling psychological thriller.
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< Unfinished Symphony > < Music in the Night (Logan Family Series , No 4) > < Olivia (Logan Family Series) > < Heart Song (Logan Family Series, Bk. 2) > < Melody (Logan) > < Tarnished Gold (No 1 New York Times Bestselling Landry Family Series) > V.C. Andrews

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(good plot, irritating family)

(alittle different.....)

(Nice)

(good.....not great)

(Surprising!)

Melody travels alone to LA to track down her allegedly dead mother, and her disillusionment made for a good realistic read. I was also horrified by the secret revealed about Laura at the end of the book. Good plot, but I found most of the female characters irritating. Dorothy lived in a fantasy world, Haille was unbelievably selfish and irresponsible, and Grandma Olivia had a stone where a heart should have been. Sara was sweet but so wishy-washy. And no matter how kind Holly was, she shouldn't have tried to sway Melody from tradition with her stupid crystals and astrology. But Carey and May were such stable, loveable characters when Melody needed them most, and Melody herself showed real growth.
So i just finished this book last night, this book was a little different from the norm. I must admit i had a vc andrews falling out, After i read Dawn and Heaven i was so sick of the characters dying. But i gave Ruby a shot and then Melody, Even though these books were published years ago i still keep to the order. Melody was a good book, not my fav but enough to make me read heart song and unfinished symphony. I was not aware that this was the last book for Melody, The GW wrapped up everything so quickly. Everyone thought in the book that Melody should stop digging in the past and go on with her future, and yet the GW didnt write her one, only a possible direction. Maybe he got alittle bored with her, like i did.
I thought the Laura thing was going to be way better, i hoped they would have rescued her from the institution and started a new story, Perhaps its for the best that they didnt. Im not sure if i want to read the next book, i think i know enough about Cary and Laura, but me knowing myself i will because im a sucker. I cant wait to read Olivia though, When i first read Flowers, i hated the grandmother Olivia, but when i read Garden of Shadows i fell in love with her character. Im hoping its almost the same. Although no one can replace the one and only Olivia Foxworth!!!
This is a ery good climax to the stroy of Melody Logan. She finally soars off the California to find her actress mother, who apparentlly staged her death. She goes through some strange trials in the Hollywood scene. Like alomost appearing in a stagg film. Near the end of the book, the secret of Laura Logan is revealed.
Becoming accustomed to V.C. Andrews wonderful works has left me a bit disappointed in this book. Although I did enjoy it I didn't think that this was the best of this authors long time legacy. I was introduced to this author by my Mother and having read nearly every book written by her and her ghostwriter, I must express my disappointment. However I do look forward to reading the other great books to be writted in the future by Andrews.
Pretty surprising, the father, I didn't even think about him!
Melody Logan had only just found a safe harbor when a new storm set her adrift all over again....

Melody had always believed her mother, Haille, and dear stepdaddy had died in tragic accidents -- that's why she'd come to stay with her secretive Logan relatives on Cape Cod. But then a friend recognized Haille's picture in a catalog and kindled Melody's hopes. Maybe her mother hadn't perished in a fire in California after all, but was in some desperate trouble that kept her out of reach....

Melody's dream of finding her mother seemed as flimsy as the scrap of paper that was her only clue. And despite the pampered life Melody was offered as a guest in a Beverly Hills mansion, nothing could soften the blow of the moment she stood face-to-face with her mother and saw her eyes turn dark and cold as stones. Melody knew there must be a reason why her mother pretended at first not to recognize her -- and why she'd even faked her own death. Though Melody's beloved Cary beckoned from Cape Cod, she felt in her heart that her mother needed her now more than ever. And beneath her mother's unkept promises and tattered fantasies, Melody hoped to unearth the truth about her own past, and find her way to a safer, better place...where she could embrace a bright new future of her own.
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< Barnaby Grimes: Curse of the Night Wolf > < Barnaby Grimes: Return of the Emerald Skull > < The Graveyard Book > < Muddle Earth > < Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw > < The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson&the Olympians, Book 5) > Paul Stewart,Chris Riddell

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David Fickling Books(2008-09-09)
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(Enchanting Review: Barnaby Grimes: Curse Of The Night Wolf)

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BARNABY GRIMES: CURSE OF THE NIGHT WOLF
PAUL STEWART&CHRIS RIDDELL
Middle Grade
David Fickling Books

Rating: 5 Enchantments

BARNABY GRIMES: CURSE OF THE NIGHT WOLF hooks you from the start and doesn't let go.

Barnaby Grimes is a 'tick-tock-lad', a sort of cross between a messenger and a delivery boy, but a tick-tock has to be faster than a messenger and twice as sharp as a delivery boy. But when 'Old Benjamin', a former coachman and friend of Barnaby's suddenly disappears without a trace, Barnaby finds himself wondering what happened to the old man. The trail leads to Dr. Cadwallader, a physician who's giving his cordial to the poor of London. It seems to work all right, all the clients Barnaby finds himself delivering letters to for the good doctor rave about the man and his potion. Yet Barnaby still isn't convinced. It all seems too good to be true. Is it?

BARNABY GRIMES: CURSE OF THE NIGHT WOLF is a really enjoyable read. The level of detail makes you feel like you've stepped back in time to Old London and are highstacking right alongside Barnaby as he delivers the letters, fights off a wolf and travels to the seedier areas of London. Full of action, the pace is constant with barely a moment to catch your breath as the story moves at a brisk level.

A definite must read for those who enjoy a boy-centric middle grade and those who enjoy the mix of mystery and historical. Look for the next book in the series, RETURN OF THE EMERALD SKULL to release February 2009.

Paul Stewart is a highly regarded and award winning author of books for young readers. He lives in Brighton, England. Chris Riddell is an award winning illustrator and political cartoonist. He lives in Brighton, England.

Lisa
Enchanting Reviews
September 2008
It's About: A Victorian-era tick-tock lad named Barnaby Grimes, who- in the course of delivering messages as one of the few surviving highstacking couriers in London- uncovers a philanthropic doctor's fiendish secret. I have to tell you guys, I loved this book. I loved it like crazy. I finished it in one sitting, and seriously had to restrain myself from getting up to write the review just then. I intended to wait until my son- who is enduring Marching Band camp right now- could read it, but I just couldn't.

Seriously, I love this book. The language is challenging- both in reading level (herpetological, confidentiality, paramount,) but also in setting the era scene (medicaments, drayman, mudlarks.) But the beautiful thing is, the language is challenging in a way that it's exciting to read. Stewart and Riddell have brilliantly captured the breathless excitement of pulp novels and penny dreadfuls.

This book is full of brightly drawn characters, from Old Benjamin the coachman, to Henrietta the Landlady, who used to be the circus' Painted Lady; I especially enjoyed the wacky doctor PB, who hires Barnaby to spy on bullfinches, believing they may actually be vicious carnivores. Barnaby himself has exactly the right mix of invincibility and humanity to make a great pulp hero.

Anyone who knows how the old horror serials go can guess by the title the contents of the plot, but young readers especially, will love both how vivid the horror sequences are, and how much fun the action sequences are. The illustrations are pitch perfect, very Charles Gibson meets Edward Gorey, and the text is peppered with teases of other adventures that I look forward to reading about in future installments.

Would I Give This Book to a Kid: I plan to give this book to *several* kids, and a handful of teenagers.

Would I Give This Book to an Adult: Absolutely; I think my husband and my stepfather particularly will enjoy it.
Barnaby Grimes is a tock-tock lad. He'll deliver any message for any client, anywhere, anytime. He's the fastest messenger around and he'll even climb on rooftops to deliver his messages on time.

One night, while Barnaby is traveling by rooftop, he is attacked by a huge wolf-like beast. When Barnaby's friend, Old Benjamin, disappears, Barnaby suspects the wolf had something to do with it and sets out to discover the truth, meeting a cast of strange characters along the way.

CURSE OF THE NIGHT WOLF is the first in the new BARNABY GRIMES series from the authors of THE EDGE CHRONICLES. The story combines mystery, history, horror, action-adventure, and the paranormal into a perfectly scary story for tweens. The black and white drawings add a chilling effect to the story. The characters are brilliantly drawn and the villain is perfectly evil.

Barnaby's story will continue in RETURN OF THE EMERALD SKULL, and from the preview in my copy of CURSE OF THE NIGHT WOLF, his adventures are going to get much scarier!

Reviewed by: Sarah Bean the Green Bean Teen Queen
BARNABY GRIMES IS a tick-tock lad, running errands in his city, day and night, and“highstacking” around the rooftops in search of new mysteries to solve. In this first adventure, Barnaby is attacked one night by an enormous dog and soon finds himself swept up in a world of crooked doctors, poor and ill-advised patients, strange tonics, and very expensive furs. . . .
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