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Apollo 18 (2011)

Space is a big, wonderous place. Unless you're in a horror movie that is... Unknown to the world, the cancelled Apollo 18 mission of 1974 did occur.  Three astronauts went to the moon on a secret military mission, only for things to go horribly wrong.  This is their footage... and their terrifying story ... I wanted to see this movie because of the premise: Astronauts go to the moon, and discover we are NOT alone. The story was blah.  The story was dull.  The story was boring. The characters were blah.  The characters were dull.  The characters were boring. The actors were blah.  The actors were dull.  The actors were boring. The aliens were blah.  The aliens were dull.  The aliens were boring. The movie was blah.  The movie was dull.  The movie was boring. I think you can guess where this movie's going... Yep.  Right into " The Ugly "

Afterlife With Archie (Roberto Aguirre-Sacas & Francesco Francavilla)

Zombies. Archie. You wouldn't expect the two of those things to fit together in a comic, right? Well, guess again.  They fit together, and do it well. What would you do if your pet was run over and killed?  If you're Jughead Jones, you'd perform a dark spell of resurrection to bring them back.  Too bad, it's the first step on the road to the end of Riverdale, and the life you knew ... Archie Comics shook things up in 2013 and 2014 with two big events that changed how people viewed the wholesome line of comics.  2014 July issue of " Life With Archie " saw Archie Andrews shot and killed, while October 2013 saw the first issue of " Afterlife With Archie " hitting the news stands. When I first heard of " Afterlife With Archie ", and that it was horror based, I figured that it would more or less be of a comedic nature, and keeping in line with the "family friendly" tone that the company had. Boy, was I pleasantly surpri