Original Post Date: 11.18.18
In my book, Blade (1998) holds the title as having one of the best movie intros, period.
What are the other aspects I love about this vampire movie? Behold, my top 5 Yes to YAZ! list:
5. Smart, strong women:
4. Sophisticated, original villains:
3. A badass, fun hero:
2. Biting, all of the biting:
1. THIS! (yum)
Wow, I am a really simple woman, aren’t I? lol
In Love and Fear,
- Marath
Original Post Date: 10.28.18
Everything was better this year at Halloween Horror Nights (HHN) — everything! I even found myself saying out loud at one point, “If I died right now, I’d die happy” (you could assume I was in a state of bliss for the 6+ hours we spent at Universal Studios for our yearly Halloween celebration). So, without further ado, I present to you all the things I loved at this year’s HHN. Let’s do this!
Valet parking being closer to the main entrance; I appreciated not having to walk thru Universal City Walk
A very diligent Security Attendant going thru my belongings at security check; peace of mind is priceless
The speakers at the entrance playing “The Day is My Enemy” by The Prodigy
A smooth check-in at the R.I.P. Lounge
This year’s introduction to the tour experience right off the bat; no more going straight to dinner by yourself
Cara, our Tour Guide; she was the best and explained at the very beginning what our itinerary was going to be about
Dinner; the risotto and the pumpkin ravioli were to die for, and so were the decadent fruit tarts
Stranger Things Photo op; it almost made me want to watch the series for the first time ever (never have)
Universal MONSTERS Maze; my favorite maze of the night featuring all the classic monsters (OMG The Bride!)
Holidayz in HELL Scare Zone; my favorite scare zone of the night featuring a very creepy Thanksgiving
Terror Tram Hollywood Harry’s Dreadtime Storiez; all the clowns, all of the evil clowns! (LOVE the backlot!)
Snack break at a different lounge with a Makeup Artist’s live demoing a Demon makeup
Stranger Things Maze inside a Sound Stage (!!!)
The First Purge Maze incident; a Scare Actor accidentally hit my hand pretty hard with a prop and was very apologetic immediately after it happened (he/she could have ignored it, but nope, instead broke character to make sure I was okay)
Trick ‘r Treat Maze; is there something else to be said about it? It was a freaking “Trick ‘r Treat” maze!
Poltergeist Maze; those sexy coffins at the end (I need one, please)
Blum House Chapter Two Maze; seriously though, I need to watch “Truth or Dare” like, right now (never have), it looked so good!
And last but not least, the group’s trolley (above picture); not having to take the insufferable escalators? Nor having to walk thru the annoying Toxic Tunnel? Universal Studios R.I.P. tour, thank you, thank you so much! #LOVEU
Phew! That was a long list, was it not? Okay, okay, one more thing before I leave: a walkthrough of my favorite maze, enjoy!
In Love and Fear,
—Marath
Original Post Date: 10.21.18
“After the first massacre in 1974, the townspeople suspected that the Sawyer family was responsible. A vigilante mob of enraged locals surrounded the Sawyer house, burning it to the ground and killing every last member of the family. Decades later, a young woman named Heather learns that she has inherited a Texas estate from her grandmother. She decides to bring her friends along on the road trip to investigate her inheritance. On arrival, she discovers she has inherited a mansion, but is yet to uncover the terrors that lurk in the basement underneath it.” Written by Tom Thomas via IMDB
Thank you, Tom Thomas, for such a great plot summary for Texas Chainsaw (2013). Now that we are all up-to-date, let’s talk about Heather and her realizing she was a Sawyer, but most importantly, her finding out her “evil” family was brutally murdered by the townspeople and, once they knew she was back, they were out to get her:
As Tom Thomas mentioned on his plot summary above, the terrors lurking in the basement awaiting for Heather to discover were the works of Leatherface who—surprise!—was still alive and taking residency right there. For the record, Leatherface was just doing his thing, protecting his family by killing the strangers that got inside the house. Leatherface was older and a little slower of course, after all, the current events took place 39 year after the infamous Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974). Quick side note: The intro for this Texas Chainsaw (2013) movie sequel showed archive footage from the original and oh my god, the way they incorporated it with this new film was A+ (loved it!).
Now, let’s all say hi to Leatherface and his antics:
Towards the end of the story Heather and Leatherface were best pals, realizing all they had left was each other, so after taking vengeance on the Mayor they returned home together, as a family. I am not going to lie, my heart started feeling for Leatherface because, in all honesty, he was crippled by his lack of self-reliance and kind of felt bad for him – it was clear he would now depend on Heather and, in exchange, he would be there to protect her like he always did with his family, because after all, family comes first.
In Love and Fear,
- Marath