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Skip to main content Currently Reading Book World: 50 years later, 'The Monster at the End of This Book' is still selling - and inspiring authors Danny Freedman, The Washington Post Jan. 27, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail The Monster at the End of This BookGolden Books - handout As a 4-year-old, Brad Parks was so ravenous for "The Monster at the End of This Book" that his older brother - facing endless requests to read the story - finally recorded a version on an audio cassette. For Parks, now an accomplished author, the book was a formative introduction to suspense. "The fact is," he says, "I am...

CinemaBlend CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. In the past 50 or so years, there are few Presidents whose term in office has been as controversial, consequential, or even discussed as much as that of Richard Nixon. Ever since the 37th President of the United States left the highest office in the country after turning in his resignation on August 9, 1974, there have been dozens of films, television series, and documentaries dedicated to “Tricky Dick’s” presidency and legac...

"Son in Law" is the latest specimen of the FOW Movie. The abbreviation stands for "fish out of water," and refers to the formula by which a character is inserted into a world where he does not belong, and sinks or swims according to the whims of the screenwriter. Some FOW movies are wonderful (remember Harrison Ford living in the world of the Amish in "Witness"). Others are like "Son in Law." The film opens with Rebecca, a sweet, simple South Dakota farm girl (Carla Gugino), preparing to leave her family and go to college in Southern California. She's leaving behind her boyfriend, but promise...

Compiled by Gilcy Aquino | Dec 17, 2020 This season, publishers are offering up a number of familiar tales with fresh faces. Read on to rediscover a variety of favorites, from classics previously published in the ’60s, to a fully illustrated textbook from a well-known school of witchcraft and wizardry, and more. Biscuit’s Christmas Storybook Favorites by Alyssa Capucilli, illus. by Pat Schories (Sept. 1, HarperCollins, $13.99; ISBN 978-0-06-304120-2) Featuring nine stories about the heartwarming yellow puppy, Biscuit, this edition includes a new cover and sticker shee...

"Weeds" tells a story as old as the movies -- the rags-to-riches saga of a troupe of theatrical amateurs who bring their show to Broadway -- but it tells it with such a distinctive style, such a curious mixture of pathos and offhand wit, that it works for one more time. There's never a moment when there's much doubt about the outcome, but the movie gets there by a series of small delights and surprises. The movie opens with the hero trying to kill himself in prison. He throws himself over a railing, but only breaks his arms. Then he tries to hang himself. No luck. He's in for life, with no po...