I was going to do a Holiday Haul post but things are still scattered all around which means I'd have to actually make an effort to sort stuff and figure out where it's going to go. Too much for me right now, so instead, here's one of the cool gift(s) that Mrs Dex got me: Skelton's Keys to the Classics.
There's a secret library inside the old Skelton farm. Hidden within
the collection of classics are keys to fantastic places, enchanted
kingdoms and lost worlds. Find the library, and unlock adventure . . .
if you dare.
I feel like I was a little "short" on movies this month. I usually try to cram
in a few more holiday horrors but honestly, there's so many terrible ones out
there I had a hard time bringing myself to try more than what I did. I've
been playing a lot of Star Wars Outlaws (love it!) and watching a few series.
I also found myself just not feeling like watching movies when I was looking
for something to watch.
Series
The Creep Tapes (Shudder)
Did we need a prequel anthology series to 2014's wonderfully weird found
footage, serial killer movie Creep? Not really but I'm glad we got it!
Each of the short episodes give Mark Duplass another chance to show his talent
as this socially awkward murderer. You don't need to see the movies prior to
the series, but if you're a horror fan and haven't seen Creep, you're missing
out.
Hysteria (Peacock)
I don't usually do trailers for series but I really liked this and wanted to
make sure more people are aware of it. As someone that enjoys heavy metal and
was around during the 80s Satanic Panic, this was a must see. I was expecting it
to be more poking fun at things but it surprised me by being low-key horror
with an intriguing mystery. It seems like they left it open for a sequel which
I wouldn't mind so they could explain a somewhat major thing that was just
left out there.
Game Changers (Max)
An 8 part series looking at the history of popular video games like Minecraft,
Madden, and Call of Duty and the companies like Nintendo, Sega, and Atari,
that made them. I'm not the biggest fan of these franchises but from a gamer
history angle, they were still interesting. There's also an episode about
Monopoly, Operation, and Scrabble.
Back in October, Mrs Dex and I went to Mohegan Sun Casino to see Duran Duran (pics here!). We stayed over night and since it was only an hour away, we went to the PEZ Visitor Center.
And I'm so glad we did! It was a lot of fun and they not only have an incredible display of PEZ dispensers but also all sorts of things from the history of PEZ.
The first thing to greet you as you enter is this enormous display of PEZ dispensers. Also, how great is that little bench that looks like candy rolls? I'd love to have something like that!
