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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
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
Quick-Takes Review: #MurderTrending by Gretchen McNeil
Now this was a fun read! Picture Hunger Games meets Survivor, in all the best of ways. I’m a huge fan of McNeil’s thrillers, and this one just added on to my adoration of everything she does! This lady is … Continue reading
Review: Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage
Raising a child is difficult enough, but can you imagine raising a child that is the embodiment of evil? I don’t know what was more terrifying, the feral-like barks Hanna uses to communicate with her mother or that when she … Continue reading
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
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
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
Review: Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of ’70s and ’80s Horror Fiction by Grady Hendrix
My first taste of horror was, no surprise, IT by Stephen King. I spent summers with my grandparents, spending the day at the library where my grandmother worked. I always picked the biggest and thickest books to read. I remember the day, … Continue reading
Review: The White Road by Sarah Lotz
Excusing all puns, this is quite the chilling read. This book has a lot going for it. Not one, but two, incredibly terrifying treks that numb the mind with terror. It deals with two treks I’ll never take: caving and … Continue reading
Review: Gwendy’s Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar
I listened to the audiobook production of this short story. It was absolutely perfect; I needed a bit of Stephen King in my life get me out of a reading slump. If only it were a little longer! Gwendy’s character … Continue reading