The Sunday 11: Best Edgar Allan Poe Stories

11. The Masque of the Red Death
The red death was a fictional plague that swept over the land. Prince Prospero and one thousand other people of noble birth have taken refuge in the prince's estate so they don't catch the plague. They basically party for a while, when they notice a mysterious figure. In the end, they discover that the mysterious figure is Red Death itself, and all the guests succumb to the plague.

10. Hop-Frog
Hop-Frog is the court jester. He is also a crippled dwarf. After being ridiculed and abused by the king and his comrades, Hop-Frog takes his revenge. He convinces the men to dress up as orangutans chained together. Hop-Frog attaches the chain to the ceiling. and hoists the men up. He climbs up to them, and sets them on fire, making his escape through the roof.

9. The Pit and the Pendulum
Some would say that this belongs higher on the list, but personally, it's not one of my favorites. However, it's story of torture, Inquisition, and pendulums still is quite fascinating.

8. The Fall of the House of Usher
The illness, the destruction, the creepiness. All of these factors make the Fall of the House of Usher a great classic story.

7. The Premature Burial
It involves being buried alive, and the intense fear of it happening. Pretty freaking awesome.

6. The Tell-Tale Heart
Murdering a poor old man, just because of his hideous eye. Well, I guess a good dose of insanity helped as well. Anyway, The Tell-Tale Heart has a heart that just won't stop beating; even after the owner is dead and dismembered beneath the floorboards. Gotta love insanity, right?

5. The Gold-Bug
I hate bugs, but i love this story.

4. The Raven
"Quoth the Raven, Nevermore."

3. The Black Cat
Another story of insanity, dismemberment, and cats. I'm pretty sure it isnt possible to not enjoy this story.

2. The Murders in the Rue Morgue
Killer monkey. Need I say more?

1. The Cask of Amontillado
I love stories that involve trapping people alive behind a wall...

Random Rant

Okay, so since I havn't been able to watch any movies lately (lots of schoolwork), I don't have any movie reviews this week. Well, not yet at least.
Anyway, I just wanted to take a moment to say that today, I saw a miniture Gerard Way clone.
and yes. That made my day.

Wacko of the Week: Alien

Real Name: none officially specified; known as the Alien, or by some die-hard fans, xenomorph
Appearances: Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Alien Resurrection, Alien vs. Predator, and Alien vs. Predator: Requiem

Does it have the face only a mother could love? Quite possibly. The Alien was created in a sketch  by H.R. Giger, who was asked to design certain creatures from the Alien films. Not exactly a loveable creature, but yet it is loved by millions of fans around the globe.
The Alien starts off as a chestburster.
Obviously, not something you would want to be around. The chestburster is inserted into a host's body by a facehugger, whose purpose is to attach itself to a host's mouth, and deposit the alien into the body. From that point, the chestburster grows, until it's "birth" (bursting out of the host's chest, thus killing the host).
In a matter of hours, the chestburster grows into the Alien we all know and love. It stands at almost 7 feet tall, and is equipped with an arsenal of organic weapons.
The Alien, while being somewhat intelligent, is incredibly hostile, destroying anything they percieve as a threat. Also, no percieveable differences can be found to distinguish between genders.

Trademark Weapon: blood (extremely acidic), blade-tipped tails, extreme physical strength,acid
Moral of the Story: Never mess with an extraterrestrial

Why I'm not going to see Saw 3-D in theaters

For the seventh, and supposedly last year, the Saw franchise hit theaters on Friday. As of today, it is at the top of the weekend box office, edging out rival franchise, Paranormal Activity 2. Now, you have to understand, I'm not someone who hates the Saw franchise. In actuality, I actually enjoy the gory escapades of Jigsaw, Jigsaw's comrades, and other people that end up disembowled. But, I absolutely refuse to go see Saw 3-D in theaters. There are several reasons why I refuse to do so:

1. The franchise should have ended a few movies ago.
Does anyone disagree with that? The first 3 movies were decent, possibly even good. But, once Jigsaw was killed off, the franchise has quickly spiraled downhill. Many people say that Saw VI revived that franchise, and that it's storyline was far more engaging than any other installment. I disagreed with that, since I didn't particulary enjoy it that much. But, I think most of us would have been reasonably happy if the franchise had ended at Saw III.

2. Tobin Bell isn't in a leading role
Tobin Bell, portraying Jigsaw, really made the series. He portrayed the character so well, even invoking sympathy at some points in the franchise. But, if what many other people are saying is in fact true, he is barely in this movie. That disappoints me greatly, even if I do understand that his character died 4 movies ago.

3. The 3-D
Why does everything have to be in 3-D nowadays? Am I really the only one tired of this gimmick? And did this franchise really need to be in 3-D? I personally don't need to see my mutilations in 3-D. Please, just resort back to the regular format...please...

4. This picture.


It features Tobin Bell, for God's Sake! And he's barely in the freaking movie! Plus, the stupid poster doesn't really make any sense! What's it supposed to portray, exactly? That little people are rebuilding a giant robot Jigsaw? ....I'm so confused.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!

Enjoy a series of pictures that show what Halloween means to me!







and of course...

Best Candy You Could Ever Possibly Recieve While Trick r' Treating

With trick r' treating on the horizon, I wanted to highlight one of the best parts of Halloween. FREE CANDY!!!
So, here's a list of the ten best candies that you could ever get while trick r' treating.

10. Dots


Maybe it's just me, but I absolutely adore Dots. Like, they're like little rays of sunshine in dot form.

9. Miniture Kit-Kats


Again, maybe it's just me, but aren't these things just delicious?

8. Mini Hershey Bars


Miniture chocolate. Need I say more?

7. Mini Snickers


Who doesn't love Snickers?

6. Mini Milky Way


One of my personal favorite candies, and in miniture form!

5. Full-size Hershey bar


Since I live not too far away from Hershey, I seem to find these things everywhere. But, it's always nice when you get one for free..

4. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups


Chocolate and peanut butter. Greatest combination. EVER.

3. M&M's


Chocolate that doesn't melt in your hands. What could be better?

2. Reese's Pieces


Otherwise known as the only candy-coated chocolate candy better than M&M's.

1. Full-size Milky Way


Of course, I saved the best for last. What could ever be better than a full-size Milky Way in your candy bag?

Lamest and Most Idiotic Costumes Ever

1. The Political Costume


Last year, one of the most popular costumes (in my area at least), was a mask of Sarah Palin. Everywhere I looked, a Palin stood, holding out a bag for candy, or just standing on a street corner. Why? Seriously, there are much more creative costumes then dressing up as some idiotic politician that no one truly cares all that much about.

2. The Sexual Inuendo Costume


Why? Just...why? I mean, I get it. You're a couple, you have sex, that's all fine and dandy. But do you really need to flaunt that fact? Seriously...it really does get old.

3. The Jersey Shore Costume


Do you dress up as idiotic perverts because you're trying to make fun of their stupidiness? Or do you dress up as idiotic perverts because you yourself are an idiotic pervert?
My guess would be the latter.

4. The Lady Gaga Costume



I love Lady Gaga as much as the next person. Okay, maybe not, but that's beside the point. The point is, why are people dressing up like a hermaphrodite singing sensation? I'm still confused about this one.

5. The "I'm dressing up as a maid, but really just want to show off how big of a slut I am" Costume


Sluts are everywhere. I know that. But, why do they have to always show off that fact? I mean, we already know you're a whore, we really don't need to be reminded...


*Bonus Costume*



Isn't he adorable?!?!