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Mrs. March
It’s a shame Alfred Hitchcock is no longer with us. He would turn Virginia Feito’s chilling debut psychological thriller, Mrs. March, into a creeptastic movie. The good news is, in Hitchcock’s absence, Elisabeth Moss and her production company have snagged the film...
Under the Whispering Door
Call me a gambler. But I would bet money that those who adored TJ Klune’s heartfelt fantasy novel, The House in the Cerulean Sea, will also adore his latest offering, Under the Whispering Door. Because it’s more of the same. It’s the same wonderful, cozy, hilarious,...
The Glass Hotel
So, total shocker – I loved The Glass Hotel more than I loved Station Eleven. Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven sits high upon my favorites shelf. I sing its praises tirelessly to all who will listen, knowing the novel will one day be viewed as a dystopian,...
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I’m Melissa.
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- LGBTQ+
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