ENJOY!
Short stories Links (funnily enough, "Harrison" ain't here!)
* A Sound of Thunder <- the movie of which I heard was awful (and it's a short story!! can't believe they made it into a full-length feature, adding elements that probably became more Hollywood than stayed true to the story; HATE when Hollywood bastardizes themes and stories)
* The Monkey's Paw <- of which my 8th grade English teacher showed us the Simpsons ep
* The Most Dangerous Game <- chilling. In a way I haven't been chilled the way And Then There Were None did
* The Landlady <- I didn't know children's author Roald Dahl had it in him!!
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I will say this. My love for reading has now reached beyond the world of fiction--sci fi, fantasy, historical fiction, etc.--and to the realm of non-fiction. If there is ANYthing and I mean ANYTHING you want me to read, I'll do it for ya!
I'm about to be graduated, so I'll start to have more free time!!
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A good author to check out--Daphne du Maurier. She is the author of Rebecca and the short story The Birds of which Alfred Hitchcock based his movies.
Alfred Hitchcock is a master movie maker, but after reading Ms. du Maurier's books and the story "Rear Window", I find myself less impressed.
He took the concept of the stories and just did his own thing. NOW--I normally don't really have an issue with that... But remember what I've mentioned about bastardizing things.
Rebecca was probably his truest adaptation.
The chilling nature of The Birds really can't be captured unless read, and unfortunately if you don't like to read, then the scariness of the story will be lost on you. That's not to say the movie wasn't chilling, but special effects don't do what the mind does.
All right. Enough crossovers for today! Back to "24" (season 7) and The Wrong Mother by Sophie Hannah (beginning to REALLY get into it, but I should really be focusing on my schoolwork!)
BBAIE, LUVS! <3
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