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…
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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…
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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…
