HallowREADS Review: It Came From The Dollar Bin! NIGHTSTALKERS Issue 5

 

 

 

 

 

PUBLISHER:

MARVEL

I love when my comic shop Earth 2 does its sidewalk sales. I always get tons of goodies! This months sale yielded a lot of Horror themed books from the 90’s to the present in the sale staple: The Dollar Bin! So I’m going to be reviewing one or two a week through out October.

Nightstalkers 5 was published in 1993 and was a nice little twisted read. The Nightstalkers consist of Vampire Hunters Blade, Frank Drake who combines magic with big guns and Hannibal King a detective who straddles two worlds: life and death. The trio run Borderline Investigations by day and hunt down mystical evil doers by night.

Guys this issue was so much fun! It’s full of horror twists and 90’s hallmarks. Along with vicious wolves, and eldritch energies.

Big Guns, Bigger Guns, Rippled Bodies

The story opens with a coven of robed figures calling to their “vile masters’ through animal sacrifices. Frank Drake busts through the scene guns blazing. You know the kind, those 90’s guns that were uber large and more often than not were held by the characters at groin range ;)

 

Then enters King ( in a full on cape no less) and Blade with another kind of Guns: Biceps, knives and such. The leader Shiv escapes and terrorizes an innocent family with deadly results. The innocent victims attract the attention of The Punisher (90’s Punisher with guns even bigger than Blades!) There is a wonderful edge to this story. There is enough of a story to get your moneys worth with this issue but I’m feeling the need to read the rest of this series.

Book Blogger Walkers & Yoga 28 Day Starting Line & Update Post

 

Felicia started this challenge based on the Leslie Sansone thirty day walking challenge. The goal is to walk 30 minutes a day for thirty days. I do really well with accountability so I’m loving this challenge. Look for twitter update with the hashtag #BookBlogWalkers.

 

I’ve decided to add this yoga program to my challenge as well. I’ve been meaning to be more consistent with my Yoga. I will be updating this post weekly :)

 

WEEK ONE

 

Tuesday

Walked : 35 mins

Wednesday

Walked : 1 hour

Completed day 1 Yoga Poses

HallowREADS: Family Friendly Thrills: Bunnicula by Deborah & James Howe

 

 

 

 

 

PUBLISHER:

Simon & Schuster

SOURCE:

Library Book

One of my favorite Halloween memories was reading spooky stories by myself or with my family :) Recently I discovered this book at Michaels craft store and rushed to check out the 20th anniversary edition at my local library. This was such a sweet little read! Told through the perspective of  Harold the dog and Chester the cat, readers are given the full story of how Bunnicula became a part of the Monroe family.

 

One dark and stormy night the Monroe family goes to a screening of Dracula. There evening out is cut short when one of the Monroe boys finds a bunny sitting in one of the seats. The family brings the bunny home and long term pets  Harold and Chester are immediately on alert. With his strange glowing eyes and black markings reminiscent of a cape, coupled with his daytime sleeping habit the pets decide that Bunnicula is a vampire!

Chester notices the bunnies ability to sneak out of his cage unseen and the family wakes to a refrigerator full of white tomatoes ( drained of pulp and color!). So Chester hatches a plan to keep Bunnicula trapped in his cage, an action that makes for one hungry bunny!

I really enjoyed this book. It has some really great illustrations and funny moments. Perfect for young readers or for family reading time.