Quick Review of Hell House by Richard Matheson

Hell House 
by Richard Matheson 

B.M.B. Johnson's review

really liked it

One of those "TOP 20 thingies" websites told me that this was one of the scariest books of all times. It wasn't that scary at all. Where's the sadistic clowns?? Not that that's what scares me. *ahem*. Still, a well-written and interesting book.

Recent Hilarious Twitter discussion about the Upcoming Third Melody Jackson book by Melody and her father

...wet your pants? Sure. No problem.

— Melody Jackson (@mjathols) July 20, 2017

I don’t think mom knows about Twitter. Frankly, I didn’t think you did, either.

— Melody Jackson (@mjathols) July 20, 2017

Yes, and I left out the part about you wetting your pants there, too.

— Melody Jackson (@mjathols) July 20, 2017

If you say it often enough, does it become true? Also, do you have a point here someplace?

— Melody Jackson (@mjathols) July 20, 2017

I’m working on it. Some of us have lives, you know. Shouldn’t you be making a sandwich or putting cheese on a cracker or something?

— Melody Jackson (@mjathols) July 20, 2017

I believe there’s a couple of pregnant ladies in Albuquerque who enjoyed the first two books, if that’s what you mean?

— Melody Jackson (@mjathols) July 20, 2017

Don’t make me block you. And you’re no longer allowed to use emojis. It’s just too weird.

— Melody Jackson (@mjathols) July 20, 2017

I did not. I just opened my mind to less restrictive points of view. And you’re getting ahead of yourself.

— Melody Jackson (@mjathols) July 20, 2017

I guess. At least more so than “Melody Jackson v. the General Premise of the Book”

— Melody Jackson (@mjathols) July 20, 2017

Sure thing...now why don’t you go back to writing your Atari game reviews and stop tweeting me about this. IT’S IN THE WORKS!!

— Melody Jackson (@mjathols) July 20, 2017

Bernie's Blotter: the new Atari Console...

Bernie Jackson

Lafayette Street Books

Finally, a console for the rest of us. For those of us who started their gaming careers playing the Atari 2600 (or VCS – although, I don’t know of anyone who ever called it that), I most say that I’m super stoked about this machine.

Sure, we still don’t know much about it, the images look great. Although, where’s the cartridge slot??

Here’s what Atari had to say so far…

First look at the Ataribox design.

Thanks again for signing up to learn more about the Ataribox project!

We’ve been blown away by the feedback since the teaser release, and today, we’re excited to share an exclusive first look at the Ataribox design with you.  

"Our objective is to create a new product that stays true to our heritage while appealing to both old and new fans of Atari. 
Inspired by classic Atari design elements (such as the iconic use of wood, ribbed lines, and raised back); we are creating a smooth design, with ribs that flow seamlessly all around the body of the product, a front panel that can be either wood or glass, a front facing logo, indicator lights that glow through the material, and an array of new ports (HDMI, 4xUSB, SD). We intend to release two editions: a wood edition, and a black/red edition."

"As you can guess, those ports suggest modern internal specs. It also means that while we will be delivering classic gaming content, we will also be delivering current gaming content."

"We know you are hungry for more details; on specs, games, features, pricing, timing etc. We’re not teasing you intentionally; we want to get this right, so we’ve opted to share things step by step as we bring Ataribox to life, and to listen closely to Atari community feedback as we do so. There are a lot of milestones, challenges and decision points in front of us in the months ahead. We’ll be giving you lots more information and status updates as we progress, and we are thrilled to have you along for the ride!

Hope you like where we are taking this, we’ll be in touch soon.

The Ataribox Project team.

PS: Please let us know what you think via our social channels; and also please like, follow, subscribe, and share as much as possible!"

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