Shopping List November 2012 - 007, robots & rings

We're smack bang in the middle of November and we've spent the past few weeks hearing a never ending bombardment of explosives being let off outside our bedroom windows. Now, we're all coming to terms with the fact that, despite there already being Christmas lights everywhere you turn, November is very much our last month of freedom from the panic of gift-buying and our final paycheck before the big day. So, before society goes batshit, chucking their money at Apple for a phone they've already got, putting trees in their front rooms and pretty much robbing Comet, why not prepare yourself with HCTV's shopping list? What follows is a list of 10 ideas for great gifts or, indeed, some little somethings to treat yourself with.

Podcast #8 - It doesn't matter if you Trick or Treat

Join Roo & Will for a DVD quiz, testing your knowledge of movie blurbs, before moving onto a discussion about Halloween and the movies that generally go hand in hand with the special spooky day. 

How do you deal with trick or treaters? Can they speak properly? Who is Professor Green? What are our thoughts on Michael Jackson and his many whacky adventures? All these questions will be answered in this, HCTV's 8th amazing podcast!

Find all the previous episodes by visiting HCTV's Podcomatic page here, or you can click the logo on the right hand side of the blog whenever you fancy popping back for some more. Be sure to subscribe with iTunes so that it's on you iPod for those horrendous journey's into work!

Review: Enjoy Sinister's spooks while they last

  Warning: A terrifying number of spoilers lurk below! 

Sinister does a fabulous job at setting the scene, switching the lights off and putting us through several nights of sheer hell. A strange soundtrack adds to the suspense as we watch tech-savvy Ellison Oswalt piece together facts and figures from creepily grainy footage of gruesome deaths. It's just that, as with almost every single spooky or ghost-orientated film that's been made in the past couple of decades, the ending is not as scary as it thinks it is and actually sort of ruins all the good stuff that comes before - and it is really very good stuff.

Shopping List October 2012 - Cabins, aliens & hedgehogs

October is a scary month for many reasons - Halloween is in it, the nights get darker quicker and it's the closest month to Christmas so far this year. But put all the fear out of your mind for a moment and look on the bright side! October is the start of winter coats, hot drinks, fairy lights and cosying up to fireplaces. If SAD is starting to get you down, why not pop out to the shops or spend some dosh online - here's everything you could possibly desire 'til November! (Be sure to have a look at last month's list too!)