Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - The Real Contra Band - (Official Visualiser)

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Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - Manny's Ready to Roll - (Official Visualiser)

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets 2 of 3

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - Salsa Verde - (Official Video)

Music of 2025, #91: PSYCHEDELIC PORN CRUMPETS back, again

with songs from their second album of 2025 - - Pogo Rodeo

Shrinking — Season 2 Official Trailer | Apple TV

SHRINKING SEASON TWO on APPLE TV: I like that this series takes chances

with some subject matter: dealing with loss, a gay couple adopting a baby,

forgiveness, growth and development and even gets a bit raunchy at times.

Well played with good scripts. FOUR STARS

Book Review: THE SOCIETY OF UNKNOWABLE OBJECTS

THE SOCIETY OF UNKNOWABLE OBJECTS by Gareth Brown (Bantam Books August 2025) Hardcover, 352 pages. ISBN # 9781787637269 

Synopsis on the Goodreads website . . . . .

The world of unknowable objects - magical items that most people have no idea possess powers - has been quiet for decades . . .

But three current members of a secret society have remained watchful, meeting every six months in the basement of a bookshop in London. They are pledged to protect their archive of magical items hidden away, safe from the outside world - and keep the world safe from them. But when Frank Simpson, the longest-standing member of the Society of Unknowable Objects, hears of a new artefact coming to light in Hong Kong, he sends the Society's newest member, author Magda Sparks, to investigate.

Within hours of arriving in Hong Kong, Magda is facing death and danger, confronted by a professional killer who seems to know all about unknowable objects, specifically one that was stolen from him a decade before. Magda is forced to flee, using an artefact that not even the rest of the Society knows about.

Returning to London, Magda learns hers is not the only secret being kept from the other two members. And that the most pernicious secret is about the nature of the Society’s mission. Her discoveries will lead her on a perilous journey, across the Atlantic to the deep south of the United States - not in pursuit of an unknowable object, but an unknowable person: the killer she first faced in Hong Kong. In doing so, Magda begins to understand that there are even more in the world who are chasing these magical items, and that her own family’s legacy is tied up in keeping all these secrets under wraps.

Magic has always been too powerful to reveal to the world. But Magda will learn there might be something even more powerful: the truth.

My Four-Star Review on the Goodreads website . . . . .

A fascinating, engaging fantasy full of captivating characters leads us on an adventure to recover magical objects and put them in safekeeping before they can be used for ill purposes. What's not to like?

Very inventive, with some good plot twists. A real page turner.

Based on the high praise for THE BOOK OF DOORS I placed Gareth Brown on my list of authors-to-watch. When I saw this new entry on the library shelves and learned that it was a stand-alone novel and not a sequel, the decision was easy. Scratch one item off my list.

I will definitely look for THE BOOK OF DOORS. Brown is a very promising writer, and I'm glad to see the ending of THE SOCIETY OF UNKOWNABLE OBJECTS is open-ended enough to leave room for a sequel.

Frankenstein | Guillermo del Toro | Official Trailer | Netflix

FRANKENSTEIN on NETFLIX: Amazing adaptation. The best film version

of this story that I have seen. FIVE STARS.

Promotional Synopsis:

Written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, FRANKENSTEIN is on Netflix November 7. Starring Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Felix Kammerer, with Charles Dance, and Christoph Waltz.

Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro adapts Mary Shelley’s classic tale of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.

Book Review: THE VERY NAUGHTY LIST

THE VERY NAUGHTY LIST by Michael D.A. Clarke (Independently published, December 15, 2024) Paperback, 135 pages. ISBN # 9798303823020 

Synopsis on the Goodreads website . . . . .

When a down-on-his-luck shopping mall Santa is abruptly fired just days before Christmas, he decides to unleash holiday hell on the staff who wronged him. As the body count rises, shoppers at Merryvale Mall will soon discover that this Santa’s got a bag full of wicked surprises - and he’s ready to deliver!

The Very Naughty List is a wickedly funny, twisted, blood-soaked yuletide horror.

My Four-Star Review on the Goodreads website . . . . .

     This short novella would make a suitable gift for any department-store Santa Claus that is a friend, relative or associate. I can think of several faux Santas who would appreciate a bloody revenge story against the selfish employers that hire them, as well as the bratty kids and entitled parents that often disrupt what is meant to be a warm, family experience. It sure beats asking these part-time Santas to keep smiling and bite their tongue.

     The main character, who prefers to be called Santa Claus in lieu of his actual name, lives and breathes for the seasonal job he's held as Santa at a shopping mall for many years. He gets harassed by some ignorant teens, and when they threaten his female Elf helper he has to step in and put a stop to it. Naturally, the teens video the whole experience, edit it to present Santa in the worst possible light, and spread it all over social media. This results in Santa being fired, and then getting revenge on those who have wronged him.

     It's a tightly written story, with some scenes of dark humor to help break up the gory killings. Despite the short length, Clarke manages to give us some character development/insight into the various players - - and subtly mock some human stereotypes. I appreciate that he allows us to peek inside the characters, as without that I would not be vested in the proceedings as they would seem like simple killings no matter how gruesome or creative.

     Santa himself is an interesting character, reminding me of Norman Bates in his life outside of the shopping mall. The story ends satisfactorily - - all the wrongdoers see justice at the hands of Santa. Things are left open-ended for the possibility of a sequel (there is one). 

    A fun read in any season, and especially welcome at this time of year or whenever the holiday marketing gets to be too much.

     The back of the book contains the opening chapters of two other books by Clarke, including the Santa sequel, and reveal a talented and creative (often funny) writer.