I am up and running on this the first day of Bookly’s Fall Readathon.
I have already logged 2 hours and 2 minutes of my goal of 10 hours.
In order to achieve this I should read 2 and a half hours per day, so this is a great motivator to push forward.
My focus was on two things, my current book , Vengeance of the Iron Dwarf, from which I read from page 88 to 176.
The other is the second volume of Werewolf by night, from which I read from page 108 to 167, and to my delight there’s an appearance by Frankenstein’s monster.
I am aiming today for more than 3 hours of reading and a bit over 300 pages.
On the movie front, I just watched 1 of the 19 movies that were on my list, and it’s probably time to scrap this part from next year’s festivities.
On the reading front, it went a bit better, but not that much, I finished Frankenstein, and read the about half of The Halloween Tree.
Also ,first volume of Marvel’s The Vampire Tales, about 1/5 of the second volume of Werewolf by Night, a couple of short stories from Avatar’s Night of the Living Dead, and the crown jewel of this year’s festivities, Hellboy: The Storm and The Fury.
Not a very productive run, but a really satisfying one.
Right now I am gearing up for my next task, Bookly’s Fall Readathon, which will take place from November 5 to 8, and the main goal is to read 10 hours using the app.
I about 60 pages away from finishing Frankenstein, one of my Spooktober’s tradition, which also includes watching on Halloween, Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein, both movies starting the legendary Boris Karloff, and directed by James Whale.
This year I have included a new take of this classic tale, in form of an Rock Opera by Mexican composer Jose Fors, we watch the show a few years ago, now I have to settle with the album.
Also, I have reach the first 1,000 pages of this year, only 36,000 pages to go.
I’ll make the most of this cold and snowy day, to cozy up, and get some reading done, on deck right now is the second volume of Werewolf by Nigh.
With the main week of Spooktober just around the corner, an update is in order.
On the movie front, not much to tell, just watch one movie, Cronos, the first long feature film by academy award winner director Guillermo del Toro.
The updated list
Dracula (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
The Mummy (1932)
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Werewolf of London (1935)
Dracula (1958)
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
The Brides of Dracula (1960)
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Day of the Dead (1985)
Land of the Dead (2005)
Diary of the Dead (2007)
Survival of the Dead (2009)
Cronos (1993)
The Devil’s Backbone (2001)
Halloween (1978)
Halloween (2007)
On the graphic novel/comic books front, I have finished the first volume of the vintage comic book by Marvel, Vampire Tales, some amazing black and white stories of Morbius , the living vampire, which is really familiar to me because of the Ghost Rider comics.
Also, some of Avatar comics Night of the Living Dead, which ties directly to the classical movie by the zombie master himself George A. Romero.
This list is always a challenge, because I keep adding things, like the book , The Halloween Tree by legendary writer Ray Bradbury, and beautifully illustrated by the talented Gris Grimly.
Here is the updated list.
Vampire Tales Vol.1
Tomb of Dracula Vol.1
Werewolf by Night: The Complete Collection Vol. 2
Aliens Omnibus Vol.1
Aliens Omnibus Vol.2
Aliens Omnibus Vol.3
Aliens Omnibus Vol.4
Aliens Omnibus Vol.5
Aliens Omnibus Vol.6
B.P.R.D : Vampire
B.P.R.D. : Hell on Earth Book One
Gotham by Midnight (2014-2015)Vol. 1
Wormwood Gentleman Corpse: Mr. Wormwood goes to Washington
Night of the Living Dead : Hunger
Night of the Living Dead: Back from the Grave
Frankenstein (Book)
The Halloween Tree (Book)
Hellboy: The Storm and the Fury
Next on the list is the second volume of another vintage monster Marvel comics series, Werewolf by Night.
Still a lot to watch and read, this is going to be a fun week.
10 days into my new year of reading, and I haven’t yet completed my list of books.
I have been over all of my bookshelves, and decided to dedicate, in addition to the books inherited from last year, this year of reading to all my new acquisitions of my favorite Mexican publishing company, Editorial Paraiso Perdido.
Earlier on the year , I subscribed to it’s new books membership, which counted with 10 new novels to be release throughout 2020.
I still have 4 more books to receive, and in addition to that I bought some other that I found interesting.
Right now , as you can above, I have 10 great stories to dig into, and start things off I’ll read Serafina y el ardid insondable, written and beautifully illustrated by Diana Martín.
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