Top 10 Horror Movies

Since Halloween is right around the corner I've decided just for fun of it to put out my top 10 Horror movies. Now in comments if you want to place your top 10 then go right ahead, hey you might know of a couple of horror movies I haven't seen before, but since I LOVE horror movies I might doubt it LOL!

1. The Grudge (still can't watch it all the way through)
2. Evil Dead (Come on my favorite movie ever!)
3. Saw
4. The Exorcist
5. House on Haunted Hill (the newer version)
6. Blair Witch Project
7. Pet Cemetery
8. Rosemary's Baby
9. Night of the Living Dead (original)
10. Halloween (the original)

A Beloved Harry Potter character outed!

I was on IMDB tonight and notice a bunch of threads stating that Dumbledore, a popular wizard from the Harry Potter series, was outed by the author JK Rowlings! Of course, at first, I thought it was just a rumor spread around by the over zealous fan and decided to dig a little deeper and discovered it to be true after finding this article on yahoo.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071020/ap_on_en_ot/books_harry_potter

Of course I have no problem with one of the lead characters being gay for the simple reason is I have no problem with homosexuals and their lifestyles. For goodness sakes I'm for gay marriage and gay rights! Anyway I enjoy the series and from what some groups that I shall not name, have already stated they will try and boycott the books once again now that there is a gay character in its series. I will not stop reading the books, since I have been reading them since 97' and love them and will continue to read them to my son who loves the movies and books just as much as I do. I know after this little release of information that certain groups will have more reasons to hate the book and try to ban it from schools even more. Even thought the books themselves never mention the lovable wizard ever to be gay in them, so unless someone tells the child then they will never know.

I say good for JK Rowlings, she is doing something that might open up the world to younger children in a way, showing them that its ok to be different, which of course she has already shown with Harry Potter and his plight in the world of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Showing a character that is gay and showing that this person is a strong character, with excellent traits, well loved, and normal, might show children that even thought people choose to have a different sexual preference still makes them like everyone else. I like how this was done and will continue to enjoy the books no matter what! Oh and now if you want please check out the poll I put up to see what your views are.

Being the Better Person

I decided after much talk with my husband, family, and my friends on IMDB to remove the past two blog posts. I've decided that I do not need to waste my time trying to prove myself innocence of slanderous and hateful things written about me in anothers personnel blog and IMDB threads. I know and several others know I haven't done anything wrong. I will however not avoid the boards I loved so much b/c of this person causing so many problems, I will ignore her and move on with my life and hopefully she will fade away and leave me and several others alone. I will not be chased away from something I enjoy doing and the friends I have made on those boards. If you do however want the information involving the who JSM864/Wendy board threads or blog, don't hesistate to ask and i will send you a copy of the URLs and comment/replies between the both of us. I am done listening to this person and I am not afraid of her. Thank you to everyone on the boards and here who have supported me and continue to support me throught this and I am sorry you were brought into this mess. But I will like to thank you all personelly and you know who each and every one of you are.

Thank you again for your generous support and understanding
Sheymom

Sharyn McCrumb

I sent an e-mail to my favorite author, Sharyn McCrumb, telling her how much I enjoyed her books and how I've been a fan since I was in high school. (The story behind that is we needed to find a novel to do a report on and I just grabbed a book not really thinking i would enjoy it and well lets just say if you read her work you will understand)

I wasn't expecting a reply since I know how authors are busy with their writting and their lives, but imagine my surprise when I check my e-mail and found a reply from her 2 weeks later! Here is the letter, I have marked out my name for privacy sake.

Dear

Thanks very much for your heartening words about my novels. Since I spend much of my time in front of a computer screen, it's a joy to hear from someone I didn't invent, especially when they are so kind.I'm particularly glad you mentioned that you liked "Frankie Silver," because I got the sense that few of her contemporaries cared about her at the time she died, so it's heartening to think that people do care now, and that she has not been forgotten.Thanks again for your encouragement! I'm working on a new novel now, and I need all the help I can get.

All best wishes,
Sharyn McCrumb

I would suggest to anyone to go and look for one of these woman's books she writes them in great detail and sets them all in the Appalachin mountains. They are not romance novels and you will grow to love the characters and the story behind them . I suggest "Ode to Frankie Silver" since it has always been one of my favorite books of hers.