The Writings of Shawn Gray

Uprooted Plant: End of an Era

So this will be my last entry from Sudbury. I've lived in this city for two full years now. I've let myself grow some roots, digging down into the core of the city and suckled the toxic earth beneath our feet. I've felt the artistic undercurrents, tried to nurture them, fought to try to grow in my c
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Super Sekrat Projekt ™

Ok, so it's been a bit longer than expected since my last post. Don't worry everyone, I'm not dead. Just been a little busy. My fiancee was home earlier than expected on Thursday, and left again late yesterday. In the interest of a future happy marriage, and our personal greed, we spent the whole ti
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Horror Review: Shutter Island (2010)

Set in 1954, this thriller follows a couple of US Marshals as they investigate the disappearance of someone from an institute for the criminally insane. That's how the film is generally described. I'm not sure it's quite accurate. Yes, a couple of US Marshals are investigating a disappearance, but
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Horror Review: Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong

Not one to slack on reading a good series, I finished Kelley Armstrong's Frostbitten only four days after Living with the Dead. It's a hard series to put down, so I'm not at all surprised that I picked this one up and chewed through it so quickly. The latest installment in Armstrong's Women of t
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Horror Review: The Haunting (1963)

I first saw this movie when I was a kid, and I loved it then. It took me four years of active searching through video and electronic stores to track this down and watch it again as an adult. The Haunting (1963) This movie, shot completely in black and white does a lot of things really, really wel
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Cleaning off the Desk

I've had a busy week. Once again, it never quite goes the way you would hope, but it can be busy anyways. My main projects this week were to get some critiques finished up, and get my first draft of a haunted doll story written. I managed the critiques: two short stories and a novel. I also finished
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Horror Review: Paranormal Activity (2009)

This week I'm going to look at a much more recent piece of horror. Unlike my previous review, most people will probably not have seen this movie. I think I'll hop back and forth between current and dated movies. Once again, I welcome everyone's opinions on the movie. Feel free to comment on the post
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Another WIP

Yeah, I remember what I wrote last week. I had mentioned that I wanted to finish off another one of my WIPs that I've already had critiqued. I had floated across the idea of completing "Blood & Puppies." Well, obviously, I got side-tracked. I began putting together the horror review portion of t
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Horror Review: Living With The Dead by Kelley Armstrong

So, as a part of my horror review, I will occasionally include horror/suspense/supernatural novels as well. No part of horror can be confined to a single medium, so I'm going to hit most of them. Unlike movies, which I can and will reliably put up once a week, every week (for atleast the first 177 w
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Horror Review: Friday the 13th (1980)

Many of you may think that I've returned early to my blog. Usually I get one post in, once a week, and it's all about my writing or about writing events. It can't all be about that. My life isn't all about that. My fiancee and I have been working really hard on something. We're determined to watch a
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Uprooted Plant: End of an Era

My farewell to Sudbury, whereupon I review what I’ve accomplished over the past two years.

07.29.10 | Writing, Ze Other Stuff | Shawn Gray

Ok, so it’s been a bit longer than expected since my last post. Don’t worry everyone, I’m not dead. Just been a little busy. My fiancee was home earlier than expected on Thursday, and left again late yesterday. In the interest of a future happy marriage, and our personal greed, we spent the whole time [...]

07.26.10 | Underground Writers, Writing | Shawn Gray

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Horror Review: Shutter Island (2010)

Horror Review: The new movie Shutter Island (2010)

07.25.10 | Horror Reviews, Movie Review, Reviews | Shawn Gray

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Horror Review: Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong

Horror Review: Kelley Armstrong’s Frostbitten

07.20.10 | Book Review, Horror Reviews, Reviews | Shawn Gray

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Horror Review: The Haunting (1963)

Another horror review: The Haunting (1963)

07.18.10 | Horror Reviews, Movie Review, Reviews | Shawn Gray

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Cleaning off the Desk

I’ve had a busy week. Once again, it never quite goes the way you would hope, but it can be busy anyways. My main projects this week were to get some critiques finished up, and get my first draft of a haunted doll story written. I managed the critiques: two short stories and a novel. [...]

07.15.10 | Events, Writing | Shawn Gray

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Horror Review: Paranormal Activity (2009)

My second of many horror reviews. This time, I tackle the movie Paranormal Activity (2009)

07.11.10 | Horror Reviews, Movie Review, Reviews | Shawn Gray

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Another WIP

Yeah, I remember what I wrote last week. I had mentioned that I wanted to finish off another one of my WIPs that I’ve already had critiqued. I had floated across the idea of completing “Blood & Puppies.” Well, obviously, I got side-tracked. I began putting together the horror review portion of the site, and [...]

07.8.10 | Events, Writing | Shawn Gray

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