Monthly Archives: October 2011

TSS: Wrapping up Week One of Murder, Monsters & Mayhem!

Can I just say  how much fun I’m having with Mx3? Horror and thriller have always been two of my favorite genres, Halloween my favorite holiday, so the month of October is always a treat for me! Here are last … Continue reading

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Mx3 Guest Post: Jane Bradley, Author of You Believers

  Today I’m ecstatic to welcome author  Jane Bradley to the blog today! Her book, You Believers, is a haunting story about the power of the human spirit, of the ability to perseverance despite the horror and tragedy many are forced to face.  Holding … Continue reading

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Mx3 Review: The Monsters Corner: Stories Through Inhuman Eyes by Christopher Golden

It’s a monster-filled day today on the blog! Earlier today, you got to read a guest post by Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award winner and supernatural fiction author Chelsea Quinn Yarbro on the lore behind monsters.  And now, for more moster … Continue reading

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Mx3 Guest Post: Monsters: Omission and Commission by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

  Today I’m pleased to welcome Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award winner and supernatural fiction author to guest post today! Chelsea’s topic is an appropriate one for Murder, Monsters & Mayhem: the lore behind monsters! Monsters: Omission … Continue reading

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Mx3 Review: Bad Moon by Todd Ritter

Hardcover:368 pages Publisher:Minotaur Books (October 11, 2011) ISBN-10: 0312622813 Source: Publisher On the same night the nation was watching Neil Armstrong take his first steps on the moon, ten-year-old Charlie Olmstead disappeared. He took off on his bike, never to … Continue reading

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Mx3: Review: The Book That Eats People by John Perry

Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover:38 pages Publisher:Tricycle Press (October 13, 2009) ISBN-10: 1582462682 Source: Library copy The book is always hungry. One day, an unlikely victim by the name of Sammy Rushkin forgot to wash his hands after eating lunch. … Continue reading

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Mx3: Guest Interview with Thriller Author Mark Nykanen

Today I’m pleased to welcome Deryn Collier, a crime fiction writer, as she interviews Mark Nykanen.  Nykanen is a four-time Emmy and Edgar-winning journalist, and acclaimed author of extraordinarily tense literary thrillers that feature protagonists who find themselves pushed to … Continue reading

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Mx3: Review: The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian

Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Crown (October 4, 2011) ISBN-10: 0307394999 Chip & Emily Lipton are desperately attempting to rebuild their lives with their ten-year-old twin daughters after the tragic accident that brought Chip’s career as a pilot to an end. Months earlier, Chip … Continue reading

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week?

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week? This is a weekly event to list the books completed last week, the books currently being read, and the books to be finish this week. It is hosted by Sheila from One Person’s … Continue reading

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Mx3: Spooky Movie Recommendations!

There aren’t too many people I know who adore cheesy (and spooky) horror movies as much as I do.  The one person I can count on to give me THE BEST movie recommendations is Kelly Hager of KellyVision. I’ve been … Continue reading

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