More Frightening Things

I realized this morning that I'd forgotten to mention 3 movies on my list yesterday. Strangely, they are all werewolf flicks.
Dog Soldiers--This has got plenty of gore and dark humor. You can't beat seeing a wolf snacking on someone's entrails. "Here doggie, doggie...give daddy back his spleen!"
Brotherhood Of The Wolf--It's a horror, comedy, period drama, French art house romance all rolled into one. Somehow it all fits together and it's really gorgeous to look at.
Ginger Snaps--I enjoy all 3 of the movies in this series, but I think the first one is my fave. It uses the process of turning into a werewolf as a metaphor for becoming an adult woman. Both female leads were interesting and strong and their relationship as sisters was well done.

One more frightening bit: I heard this morning on the news that Ken Lay's conviction was erased. I wasn't sure how to feel about this action. I know there is plenty of legal precedent when it comes dealing with convicts who have died, but it still seems like a slap in the face of all those people who were hurt by what Lay and the other big whigs at Enron did. There's a good piece written about the ruling yesterday on washingtonpost.com and to get an in depth look at what Lay and the others did I strongly recommend watching the movie Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room. I also found it interesting that this ruling comes just after Congress went into recess without approving a measure that would have altered the law so prosocuters would have been able to go after Lay's money to pay his debt to society as determined by his conviction.