Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Top 5 horror movie endings

List by Danielle

I think in the case of horror, it's a chance to confront a lot of your worse fears and those fears usually have to do, ironically, with powerlessness and isolation.
~ Adam Arkin

Horror endings can be occasions for great cheesiness. I've just finished a debut horror novel that I enjoyed - right up to the ending, which made me roll my eyes, as the seemingly-defeated Big Bad came back for one last "Boo!" in an all-too-predictable epilogue.
Think you've killed the ghost, Mr Hero? Oh no, look at the glowing eyes and sinister smirk, it has possessed the neighbour's bunny at the last moment... just in time for the sequel!

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Top 5 China in Your Hands

List by Annie

"Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us."
- Hal Borland

It’s Chinese New Year – and how better to celebrate and acknowledge this event, than by reading some of these books set in China. Whether they’re historical or fantastic, they’re worth checking out.