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Foreword I have a very particular taste in horror movies. When I was young and first discovered horror, I became obsessed with it. I may be able to trace that obsession back to video games with what little footage I saw of Resident Evil 4 and how desperately I wanted to play it, despite being far too young to purchase it myself. It could also be a product of the fascination with ghosts and spirits and demons I had. Regardless, I've consumed a fair bit of the horror genre as a whole. I've played numerous games, own several books, and have watched many movies, shows and videos. Perhaps this is why I have a love and hate relationship with horror movies.  I believe the problem, which is an issue for fictional media as a whole, is that horror relies heavily on the unexpected. If you've ever seen John Carpenter's Halloween, you've seen every slasher flick. If you've seen The Exorcist (I haven't. Be nice) you've seen every procession movie. If you have past ex...

Pokemon has been a bit of a staple in my life. As a kid I watched the anime, I collected the cards, and I played the games. But as I grew older I fell into that pit of "I'm grown up and I don't like Pokemon". When I returned to the series it was when the Sinnoh games were released. I loved generation four, but unfortunately, I fell out of the series again until about a year ago. Now I'm pretty confident the franchise is here to stay in my heart. I love Pokemon, so I had to see Detective Pikachu. And I'm happy to say that the film did not affect my love for the pocket sized monsters. In many ways, it increased my feelings towards Pokemon as a whole. As you've probably seen, Detective Pikachu is a live action Pokemon movie, using real actors and cgi for the monsters. While first seeing the realistic Pokemon in the trailers was a little hard to accept, I think the movie did a wonderful job. Each one... With maybe the exception of Mr. Mime, looks ado...