Category Archives: Horror

Review: The Silence by Tim Lebbon

I’m one of those people who has to read a book before the movie.   I originally read this book a few years ago when it was originally released.   Before I could watch the Netflix adaptation (yes, I know I’m a … Continue reading

Posted in Horror, Review | Leave a comment

Review: Lullaby by Jonathan Maberry

Anything…I mean anything, Jonathan Maberry writes I will purchase. I’ve devoured everything he’s ever written, from his zombie series, Rot & Ruin to his Joe Ledger thrillers.  I can’t get enough.  When I heard he was releasing an audio short, I knew it … Continue reading

Posted in Audiobook, Horror, Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem, Review, Supernatural | Leave a comment

Review: The Girl in the Locked Room by Mary Downing Hahn

I’ve been a fan of Mary Downing Hahn as long as I can remember. She’s known for her ghost stores, my personal favorite being Wait Till Helen Comes.   While this most recent release is labeled as a ghost story, it’s most … Continue reading

Posted in 7-10 years of age, 8-12 years of age, Horror, Kid-Lit/Middle Grade, Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem | 2 Comments

Review: The Witch of Willow Hall by Hester Fox

I absolutely adored the dark and Gothic setting!  A perfect fall read, this most certainly put me in the mood for Halloween. Fox has created quite the addictive read (I read it in one weekend afternoon).  The setting, so vivid … Continue reading

Posted in Horror, Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem, Mystery/Suspense, Review | 1 Comment

Review: The Good Demon by Jimmy Cajoleas

Cajoleas has created quite the sympathetic character in Clare.  Lonely in a small Southern town, with alcoholics as parents, her possession forged the only true “friendship” Clare had ever experienced.  Clare’s character is genuine and believable, a typical teen girl … Continue reading

Posted in Horror, Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem, Review, YA | 1 Comment

Review: Glimpse by Jonathan Maberry

I do love me some Jonathan Maberry. No mater the genre, I will pick up anything and everything this man writes.  I’m so thrilled to have listened to this most recent sampling of his fiction. It’s quite the captivating read, … Continue reading

Posted in Horror, Mystery/Suspense, Review, Thriller | 2 Comments

Review: Kill Creek by Scott Thomas

I don’t actually recall how I discovered this title, but it seems like it was fate that I read it.  The timing was perfect (I’d just finished reading a very…unfulfilling book and I needed something that would sweep me away.  … Continue reading

Posted in Horror, Review | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Review: The Hunger by Alma Katsu

We’re all familiar with the story of the Donner party. The story that most of us learned in history class was of a group of travelers during the great Westward Expansion.  Trapped by a difficult terrain, their only means to … Continue reading

Posted in Horror, Mystery/Suspense, Review, Supernatural | 2 Comments

Review: Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand

This was quite the read! Perfect for someone interested in a quick, scary read, but not one so terrifying that you are left haunted for days following! The setting Hand created was magical, deeply rooted and drawn from the local … Continue reading

Posted in Horror, Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem, Review | Tagged | 3 Comments

Audiobook Review: Nights of the Living Dead-An Anthology

Though the release of Romero’s Night of the Living Dead took place before I was born, it’s release definitely had an impact on my love of the horror genre and of zombies in particular.  I recall watching the film, and all of … Continue reading

Posted in Audiobook, Horror, Review | Leave a comment