I happen to love horror. I love the thrill of mortal fear, the rush of terror that washes over you and drowns your logical mind, the giddy and jittery sense of having experienced something truly terrifying. Ever since I…
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7 Rated Books Book Reviews YA Appreciation Month
WHY HAVEN’T I READ THIS BOOK?!: Monster by Christopher Pike
Today, we bring you two reviews for pretty well-known books that for some reason we hadn’t picked up yet. Before the onslaughts of “I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU HAVEN’T READ THAT?!” begin, let us just offer our profuse apologies. We…
Title: Zombie Blondes Author: Brian James Genre: Horror, Young Adult, Zombies Publisher: Feiwel and Friends Publication Date: June 2008 Paperback: 240 pages Stand alone or series: From what I can tell, this appears to be a stand alone novel…
8 Rated Books Book Reviews YA Appreciation Month
Book Review: Furnace – Lockdown by Alexander Gordon Smith
Title: Furnace: Lockdown Author: Alexander Gordon-Smith Genre: YA (horror) Publisher: Faber’s Children’s Books Publishing Date: 5 March 2009 Paperback: 304 pages Stand Alone or series: First book in a planned trilogy. Book two is called Furnace: Solitary and book…
5 Rated Books Book Reviews Joint Review YA Appreciation Month
Joint Review: Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink
Title: Prophecy of the Sisters Author: Michelle Zink Genre: YA (Horror) Publisher: Little, Brown (US)/ Atom (UK) Publishing Date: August 1, 2009 (US) August 6, 2009 (UK) Hardcover: 352 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 in a planned…
Title: Kiss of Life Author: Daniel Waters Genre: Young Adult, Horror, Speculative Fiction, Zombies Publisher: Hyperion Publication Date: May 2009 Hardcover: 416 pages Stand alone or series: Book 2 in the ongoing Generation Dead series. Why did I read…
Welcome to yet another Guest Dare – the June edition. For those new to the feature, our Guest Dare is a monthly endeavor in which we invite an unsuspecting victim to read a book totally outside of their comfort…
Title: Slights Author: Kaaron Warren Genre: Horror Publisher: Angry Robot Publication Date: July 1, 2009 (UK release) / October 2009 (US Release) Paperback: 528 pages Stand Alone or Series: Stand alone novel. Why did I read this book: As…
Title: Gone and Hunger Author: Michael Grant Genre: Young Adult, Horror, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Harper TEEN Publication Dates: Gone – June 2008; Hunger – May 2009 Hardcover: Gone – 576 pages; Hunger – 608 pages Stand alone or series:…
Title: The Black Act Author: Louise Bohmer Genre: Dark Fantasy, Horror Publisher: Lachesis Publishing Publishing Date: March 13, 2009 Paperback: 332 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel. Summary: (from LachesisPublishing.com) The history of a curse is fraught…
Title: Stone Masters: A Vampire’s Reckoning Author: VMK Fewings Genre: Speculative Fiction, Horror Publisher: Lachesis Publishing Publication Date: July 2007 Paperback: 280 pages Stand alone or series: A stand alone novel, but with an upcoming prequel titled Orpheus: A…
Last month we had Marg over to review Stephen King’s It. This month’s victim? The unsuspecting Graeme from Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review! After Graeme admitted to us that he had never read Neil Gaiman’s epic Sandman comics, we had…
Title: The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking 1) Author: Patrick Ness Genre: Speculative Fiction (Horror/Science Fiction), Young Adult Publisher: Candlewick Press Publication Date: September 2008 Hardcover: 492 pages Stand alone or series: Book one of the Chaos…
9 Rated Books Book Reviews Manga Appreciation Week Smuggler Specialties
Manga Appreciation Week: Book Review – Goth by Otsuichi
Title: Goth Author: Otsuichi (Otsu-ichi) Genre: Horror, Light Novel, Short Fiction Publisher: TokyoPop Publication Date: October 2008 Paperback: 240 pages Stand Alone or Series: A stand alone collection of six connected short stories involving two high school students. The…
8 Rated Books Book Reviews Manga Appreciation Week Smuggler Specialties
Manga Appreciation Week: Book Review – Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba
Title: Death Note (Vol. 1) Author: Written by Tsugumi Ohba; Illustrated by Takeshi Obata Genre: Manga Publisher: Viz Media LLC; Shonen Jump Advance Graphic Novel Edition Publication Date: October 2005 Paperback: 200 pages Stand Alone or Series: First volume…
Since a big production house horror movie is out this weekend (The Unborn) with another big budget horror flick out later this month (The Uninvited)… For This Week’s Ponderings: Which Scary Little Kid Freaks You Out The Most? Anne…
6 Rated Books Book Reviews Smugglivus The Dare
Smugglivus Feats of Strength: Ana reads The Talisman by Stephen King
Title: The Talisman Author: Stephen King and Peter Straub Genre: Fantasy with a few elements of horror. Stand Alone/ Series: Stand Alone but there is a sequel of sorts with an adult Jack Sawyer titled Black House Summary: Jack…
For this month’s dare we invited Marg from Reading Adventures – we invited Marg because, well, she explain it all in her post. Here it goes: Title: It Author: Stephen King Genre: Horror Stand alone/Series: Stand Alone Why Did…
Title: Frozen Blood Author: Joel Sutherland Genre: Horror Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel Why did I read this book: When we contacted Joel to participate in Smugglivus, he graciously agreed and offered us a review copy of…
Title: Fourtold Author: Michael Stone Genre: Short fiction, horror Stand alone or series: A stand-alone book comprised of four novellas. Summary: (from BaysgarthPublications.com)Four novellas of dark and darker fantasy from Michael Stone. San Ferry AnnSpencer’s humble blue caravan, standing…
10 Rated Books 9 Rated Books Book Reviews Book to Movie Halloween Week
Halloween Week – From the Page to the Screen: It
Title: It Novel by Stephen King TV Movie directed by Tommy Lee Wallace; teleplay by Lawrence D. Cohen & Tommy Lee Wallace; Starring Tim Curry, Richard Thomas, John Ritter, Annette O’Toole, Jonathan Brandis, Brandon Crane, and Seth Green. It…
6 Rated Books 7 Rated Books Book Reviews Halloween Week Joint Review
Halloween Week – Joint Review: The Beast Within
Title: The Beast Within Author: Anthology, edited by Matt Hults Genre: Horror, Short Fiction Stand Alone or Series: Stand alone anthology, a collection of stories dealing with shapeshifters of all kinds Why did we read this book: One of…
Title: House of Leaves Author: Mark Danielewski Genre: Horror Stand alone or series: A stand alone…novel (it’s truly a “post-modern novel”). Summary: (from amazon.com)Years ago, when House of Leaves was first being passed around, it was nothing more than…
We’re laying down a little groundwork self-pimpage here, and getting the word out early! As some of you may have guessed, this is my favorite time of year. The chill of autumn (well, as much of that as you…
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Monday Minis! Miniseries Review: N.
Title: N. Produced by Scribner, CBS Mobile Entertainment, Marvel Comics & Stephen King; Based on the short story by Stephen King; Art by Alex Maleev and Jose Villarrubia; Adapted by Marc Guggenheim and Stephen King Summary: (from SimonSays.com)Master storyteller…