The Overwhelming Urge - Andersen Prunty

     So I have become a pretty big fan of bizarro fiction, and mostly with the short fiction category of it.  This book goes along with that fact as it has a great deal of stories in a short amount of time, most of them would qualify as microfiction or flash fiction but they have a great deal of content for the shortness.
     What I like the most about this collection is the fact that every story is based mostly in reality and its the subtle things that make it surreal.  That sort of small feeling that things aren't right is what I look for in some of my reading.  It's not too gory or full of sex but there is some of both of them, so not for the complete squeamish but don't expect too much extreme content either.  For favorites it would be really hard to list them as there are 20+ stories, but honestly I liked all but the longest one a great deal.  Highly recommended.

Hell Driver - Ultraviolence

     Throughout my movie watching experience I have always had a soft spot for the weird and unusual, the bizarre, and the darkly comical.  This has led me to several viewings of japanese ultraviolent horror comedies such as the machine girl, tokyo gore police, the meatball machine, and naked blood.  After viewing those hits I knew that I had a genuine interest in the material and have had chance contact with other examples of the films.  It was through this semi-research I found the movie helldriver and decided to watch it.
     This movie is not for the weak at heart or close-minded.  There are no english dubs, just closed captioning to allow someone to follow along with the storyline.  However as nearly everything is action there isn't too much that can be missed without that even.  We come to see that a woman has a mother who is a homicidal maniac and commits atrocious crimes with the aide of her brother.  After that she gets hit by a meteor and starts spawning and controlling zombies with horns.
     That might seem like a spoiler but it all takes place very close to the beginning of the movie, which is even stranger because the first 45 minutes of the movie take place before the opening credits.  Throughout there is sadism, mutilation, torture, cannibalism, exploding humans, and the most ridiculous constructs made out of undead zombies you could ever imagine.  It was a true spectacle and I enjoyed the hell out of watching it.  I would highly recommend this to anyone, but only if you're willing to watch something pretty insane.  4.5/5

Cube - Canadian Saw

     I had heard quite a bit about the Cube franchise in horror circles, but never really had the urge to watch it until today.  It definitely started with a bang and didn't let go until the end of the movie. 
     The setting is very integral to the movie and is done well to create an alien setting.  The actors are spot on as well, in their emotions and actions under such unusual circumstances.  There is honestly not a whole lot I could say without spoiling anything, except its a pretty fantastic movie and you should watch it immediately.

100 Horrors: Tales of Horror in the Blink of an Eye

     Started reading this collection because I'm a pretty big fan of microfiction in all of its forms and seeing a list of 100 stories with 100 words maximum is something I found interesting.  I know that volumes with this many stories would be uneven in quality but I'll admit I was happily surprised with the end result.  Highly recommend for anyone open minded.

Sticking to it Now

     So I thought I'd be sticking to this when I first started it, but life started back up and that made it hard to do it.  Now however I've come to the conclusion that it was a good outlet for myself so I will start it back up again.  I've been reading a lot of bizarro and splatterpunk so it should provide ample fuel for the blog.