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markNbrandon - Photos | Writing | Review | Gaming | Blog: Grimmffest 2013 - The Preview Night Part 2, Radio Silence & Curse of Chucky

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Sunday, 6 October 2013. Grimmffest 2013 - The Preview Night Part 2, Radio Silence and Curse of Chucky. Next up, following the very informative Q&A session with Robin Hardy was a locally filmed short, directed by Mat Johns. Judging by the way the cinema filled up shortly before the film started and the noise made when the opening titles started to roll, its obvious that this film has a big following from his supporters and very rightfully so. Now was the time for the film I was most looking forward to see...

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markNbrandon - Photos | Writing | Review | Gaming | Blog: Grimmfest Fringe (Part 1) - My Amityville Horror & Smiley

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Tuesday, 19 November 2013. Grimmfest Fringe (Part 1) - My Amityville Horror and Smiley. First off, a quick apology for not getting this blog updated with more film reviews from Grimmfest, its been a busy few weeks both socially and in work and there has just not been enough hours in the day, but better late than never here is the next batch of film reviews. Another angle which was revealed was that at the time of the hauntings, George Lutz categorically stated that he had no interest in the paranormal, S...

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markNbrandon - Photos | Writing | Review | Gaming | Blog: Book Review - Joyland, - Stephen king

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Tuesday, 27 August 2013. Book Review - Joyland, - Stephen king. I have been a big fan of Stephen King books for many years now, but for the past few months I have started to get a little disinterested when reading his books, especially after reading 'Under The Dome' as my last Stephen king book (far too long and far too many characters! I had heard some good things about Joyland, but was a little unsure as the book is published by Hard Case Crime. Shortly after starting the job he is given a cryptic mess...

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markNbrandon - Photos | Writing | Review | Gaming | Blog: The East Lancashire Railway 1940's weekend

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Saturday, 21 September 2013. The East Lancashire Railway 1940's weekend. A couple of months ago the East Lancashire Railway held their annual 1940's weekend. The weekend consists of various events all following the 1940's theme (such as dinner and dance at the church hall, soldier parades and such like.). The event takes part across three Lancashire towns, Bury, Ramsbottom and Rawtenstall, with each location being accessed either by traditional route, or by riding the traditional steam trains. These week...

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markNbrandon - Photos | Writing | Review | Gaming | Blog: Leyland St Mary's Catholic Technology Fire!

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Monday, 2 September 2013. Leyland St Mary's Catholic Technology Fire! Shortly after 4pm on Sunday 1st September 2013, reports started to surface on Facebook about a fire which as happening at my former High School, Leyland St Mary's. Initial reports were sketchy, but there was nothing to suggest just how big the fire was (or how big it would get! About an hour or so later, the first videos started to appear on Facebook and Youtube, one of the best ones to appear was one posted by Lawrence Clift. I was ex...

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markNbrandon - Photos | Writing | Review | Gaming | Blog: Book Review - Newtown: An American Tragedy - Matthew Lysiak

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Saturday, 28 June 2014. Book Review - Newtown: An American Tragedy - Matthew Lysiak. I think the main issue with this book is that it's come too soon. The author clearly wanted to be the first to cover the 'biggest' (in terms of public outrage) school massacre, which has caused one of the biggest flaws - there just is not enough information around yet. This book has inadvertently opened up one other element to this story (although not covered in this book), that being that there is a growing discussion f...

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markNbrandon - Photos | Writing | Review | Gaming | Blog: Book Review - Mr Mercedes - Stephen King

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Sunday, 13 July 2014. Book Review - Mr Mercedes - Stephen King. This is the latest book to be released by Stephen King who has been my favorite author since I started to read books. Bill has no idea who this person is, but its soon revealed to us (the readers) that this person is Brady Hartfield, a loner who lives with his alcoholic mother where he spends his days plotting his end-game on a massive scale. Overall I really enjoyed reading this book and since it was release it was revealed that it's the fi...

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markNbrandon - Photos | Writing | Review | Gaming | Blog: Grimmfest Night 1 - The Borderlands, Crazy for You and On Air

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Thursday, 10 October 2013. Grimmfest Night 1 - The Borderlands, Crazy for You and On Air. I did not realise just how little time I would have to actually write up these reviews during the film festival (in fact I had no time due to late finishes and many good things going on at the Fringe part of the festival during the day), so a little later than hoped, here is the review of the opening night of the festival proper at the Dancehouse. Two of the team, Gray (who is the tech expert) and Deacon arrive at t...

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markNbrandon - Photos | Writing | Review | Gaming | Blog: Seven Deadly Sins Part 2 - Wrath

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Tuesday, 23 December 2014. Seven Deadly Sins Part 2 - Wrath. Another day, another part of the Seven Deadly Sins, following on from yesterdays post about Pride. Today's offering is Wrath. Wrath/Anger (Latin - Ira). Which comes with a definition of:. An emotional response related to one's psychosociological interpretation of having been threatened.". Inordinate and uncontrolled feelings of hatred and anger. Wrath, in its purest form, presents with self-destructiveness, violence, and hate. If something happ...

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markNbrandon - Photos | Writing | Review | Gaming | Blog: Seven Deadly Sins Part 1 - Pride

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Monday, 22 December 2014. Seven Deadly Sins Part 1 - Pride. About a year or so ago, I read a great book written by Corey Taylor entitled Seven Deadly Sins. I found the book fascinating, especially how he intertwined stories from his past into each of the seven sins. Since reading the book I have wanted to try my own version of this, all be it much shorter. Pride (Latin - Superbia). Comes with the official definition of:. Without wanting to sound big headed about myself here, but I don't honestly believe ...