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About ashleymanningwriter

Young Adult Fiction writer. Horror and fantasy blended together.

Happiness, Vol. 1 – Book Review

Posted on February 22, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

Happiness by Shuzo Oshimi is a horror manga about Makoto Okazaki, a sheepish teenager who suffers from bullying at school. Every day there’s a group who make him buy their lunch for them and have turned him into their errand … Continue reading →

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Birdies – Film Review

Posted on February 21, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

Director: Troy Carlton Writer: Troy Carlton Starring: Zach Hanner, Ryan O’Flanagan, Nate Panning, Sydney Penny, Jamie Lane, Richard Wenz Rating: ★★★★ Birdies is an infectious feel-good golf movie that lands comfortably on the green. Ryan O’Flanagan stars as Jake Baxter, … Continue reading →

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Kimi – Film Review

Posted on February 20, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

Director: Steven Soderbergh Writer: David Koepp Starring: Zoë Kravitz, Betsy Brantley, Rita Wilson, India de Beaufort, Emily Kuroda, Bryon Bowers, Alex Dobrenko, and Jaime Camil Rating: ★★½ Zoë Kravitz stars as Angela Childs in Steven Soderbergh’s Kimi, a Rear Window/Blow … Continue reading →

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Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) – Film Review

Posted on February 19, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

Director: David Blue Garcia Writer: Chris Thomas Devlin Starring: Sarah Yarkin, Elsie Fisher, Mark Burnham, Moe Dunford, Neil Hudson, Jessica Allain, Olwen Fouéré, Jacob Latimore, and Alice Krige Rating: ★½ Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre from 1974 is one … Continue reading →

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The Last House on the Left

Posted on February 18, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

Director: Wes Craven Writer: Wes Craven Starring: Sandra Peabody, Lucy Grantham, David A. Hess, Fred Lincoln, Jeramie Rain, Marc Sheffler, Marshall Anker and Martin Kove Rating: ★★★★ The Last House on the Left celebrates its fiftieth anniversary this year. In … Continue reading →

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