Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
Horror
Greetings, boys and ghouls! It is almost Halloween, and I have been a very bad Crypt Keeper indeed. I realize that this year, I have yet to post a SINGLE list of horror goodness! But fear not, darlings, for…
The Killing Woods: Lucy Christopher on Inspirations & Influences
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Welcome, dear readers, to the next stop on The Book Smugglers’ tour of Halloween! Today, we celebrate the wondrous subcategory of the Horror genre that is the Short Story. A little background: Thea actually detests most short stories. Not…
The Halloween Dare – Susan Hill Double Feature: The Small Hand & Dolly
Title: The Small Hand/ Dolly Author: Susan Hill Genre: Horror Publisher: Vintage Publication Date: September 2013 Paperback: 288 Pages Two chilling ghost stories from the author of The Woman in Black, both set in crumbling English houses that are…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus. Today, in the spirit of Halloween Week, Thea makes a different kind of list that celebrates her love for horror and of monster-of-the-week episode television… Since there are only 7…
Title: Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror Author: Chris Priestley Genre: Horror, Short Stories, Middle Grade Publisher: Bloomsbury Childrens Publication Date: September 2007 Paperback: 240 pages This spine-tingling, thrill-packed novel has more than enough fear-factor for the most ardent fan…
Title: Sorrow’s Knot Author: Erin Bow Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books Publication Date: October 2013 Hardcover: 352 Pages From the acclaimed author of PLAIN KATE, a new novel about what lurks in the shadows,…
Today we are thrilled to host a guest post from author Erin Bow. We’ve been fans of Erin’s since reading Plain Kate, and have been eagerly anticipating her new book, Sorrow’s Knot for a while. Here to talk about…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus. Today, Ana reviews She Walks in Darkness by Evangeline Walton. It was sheer Gothic fun. Go HERE to read the review.…