Tag Archives: ghosts

Review: Scream: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear by Margee Kerr

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Jenn

I felt it quite appropriate to launch Murder, Monsters & Mayhem with a book that studies the science of fear.  Obsessed with all things terrifying, I find fear to be an extremely intriguing subject.  Following Dr. Kerr on her adventures … Continue reading →

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Review: Haunted Stuff: Demonic Dolls, Screaming Skulls & Other Creepy Collectibles by Stacey Graham

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Jenn

Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: Llewellyn Publications (August 8, 2014) ISBN-10: 0738739081 Source: Author There’s a reason so many of us find dolls to be creepy. Their uncanny likeness to human children. Their lifelike eyes and expressions. Horror movies often pick … Continue reading →

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Frightful Friday: Snowblind by Christopher Golden

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Jenn

Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week.  This week’s featured title is Snowblind by Christopher Golden: Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: St. Martin’s Press; First Edition edition (January 21, … Continue reading →

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Review: Holy Ghosts: Or How a (Not-So) Good Catholic Boy Became a Believer in Things That Go Bump in the Night by Gary Jansen

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Jenn

Hardcover: 224 pages Publisher: Tarcher (September 16, 2010) ISBN-10: 1585428191 Source: Book Blogger Donation   Gary Jansen grew up in Rockville Centre, Long Island, never believing in ghosts.  His mother always claimed their family home was haunted but Jansen never found … Continue reading →

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Review: The House of Dead Maids by Clare B. Dunkle

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Jenn

    Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 160 pages Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR); First Edition edition (September 14, 2010) ISBN-10: 0805091165 Source: Blue Slip Media  Eleven-year-old Tabby Akroyd is a young maid, hired out as a nursemaid to … Continue reading →

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Review: More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Jenn

Reading level: Ages 9-12 Hardcover: 128 pages Publisher: HarperCollins (August 24, 2010) ISBN-10: 0060835214 Source: Personal copy Yesterday, I reviewed Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, a collection of folklore collected by Alvin Schwartz. More Scary Stories to Tell … Continue reading →

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