Reality Bites Magazine 18 | Page 168

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT How old were you when you first watched a horror movie and which one was it? The first horror movie we watched was Chucky II when I was 10 or 11. We didn't get past the very beginning before my friend's mother walked in and shut it off. She turned to us and said, "I don't know if you're allowed to watch movies like this,but these guys aren't." My brother and I shook our heads and said that no, we weren't either. I'll be honest and say the part where he suffocates the guy with the plastic bag traumatized me - I;d never seen a movie with a realistic death scene before. However, a few years later I went straight for The Illusionist, and from there watched a glut of horror movies until it not only didn't bother me any- more, but I had analyzed the genre down to specifics.  Ever used a Ouija board and do you believe in the mystic of it or is it fake? Once. We were on a school overnight trip for FHA. We stayed at the Holiday Inn in Des Moines, and one of my friends brought their Ouija board with them. Noth- ing happened for us, though I can;t say that it doesn't work for others.  What is your favourite spooky book? The complete works of Poe. Can't beat him.  Whilst watching scary movies, are you: the person yelling at the characters  If you could have a Halloween-themed pet, which would you choose and what would you name him/her? I've always wanted a pet crow. They're very smart birds, and I think it would be fun (and cheesy) to get a bust for a perch for him and tech him to say "Never more."