Tag Archives: Horror

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

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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

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Audiobook Review: Harvest Home by Thomas Tryon

This novel was originally released four years before I was born, a horror classic that I discovered when I was a teen. When I found myself on the hunt for a classic horror read, I knew this would be it. … Continue reading

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Review: And the Trees Crept In by Dawn Kurtagich

I’m going to be intentionally vague in my comments regarding this book.  Everything, from the beginning to the very final pages, is not as it seems. A genuine horror novel at its finest, the reader forced to question everything the … Continue reading

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Review: Nightfall by Jake Halpern and Peter Kujawinski

The moment I received this book I knew I would adore it.  Let’s start with the marketing: Before I even started to read the book, I had the chills. And then I actually began reading it. The tone of the … Continue reading

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Reflections: Revival by Stephen King

The moment I read the final pages of Revival I knew there was no way I would be able to review it. Not because I didn’t like it, or because it wasn’t worth my time.  Quite the opposite, as a … Continue reading

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#Mx3 Guest Post: Why Horror by Graham Masterton

Today I’m excited to present you all with a guest post from one of my favorite horror authors, Graham Masterton. Following is a bio taken from his web site: Graham Masterton’s debut as a horror author began with The Manitou … Continue reading

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Review & Giveaway: The Curse of the Wendigo by Rick Yancey

Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 448 pages Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing (October 12, 2010) ISBN-10: 141698450X Source: Big Honcho Media Dr. Pellinore Warthrop and his young research assistant, Will Henry, return with yet another monster investigation.  The creature … Continue reading

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Review: I Am Not a Serial Killer by Dan Wells

  Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: Tor Books; First Edition edition (March 30, 2010) ISBN-10: 0765327821 Source: I bought it! John Wayne Cleaver is a teen boy with his own share of issues.  His mother and aunt run the family mortuary.  … Continue reading

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Guest Review: Gallows Hill by Lois Duncan

Today’s guest post comes from the ever-amazing Nicole from Linus’s Blanket. I met two years ago at my first BEA (Book Expo America) and let me tell you…she’s one busy lady!  Nicole is a Manhattan based book blogger, born and raised … Continue reading

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