SYNOPSIS: A rocky relationship threatens to ruin Lara Adams’ first time abroad. To her surprise, she finds that she and her boyfriend, Ray, have arrived in China during the “Hungry Ghost Festival”. Swept up in the warm mood of the festival and people, Lara feels things may finally improve. This year, however, the ghosts have … Continue reading Hungry Ghosts and Labor Day Hunt: Short Stories by Calvin Demmer
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Review: Strawberries by Casey Bartsch
Synopsis: Strawberries is the name he has been given. When they let him out, they had no way of knowing what he was. A psychopath. A killer. The body count is at twenty already, and there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight. Agent Harry Bland can’t see one anyway. He doesn’t have a … Continue reading Review: Strawberries by Casey Bartsch
Book review: The Con Season – Adam Cesare
‘The Con Season’ seems like a natural progression for writer, Adam Cesare. It features different elements from his previous books in that it has the dark humor found in books such as &#… Source: Book review: The Con Season - Adam Cesare
Review: Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix
Synopsis: Something strange is happening at the Orsk furniture superstore in Cleveland, Ohio. Every morning, employees arrive to find broken Kjerring bookshelves, shattered Glans water goblets, and smashed Liripip wardrobes. Sales are down, security cameras reveal nothing, and store managers are panicking. To unravel the mystery, three employees volunteer to work a nine-hour dusk-till-dawn … Continue reading Review: Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix
Guest Post with Stephen Kozeniewski
Two of the funniest/most twisted authors I know have collaborated and the result is a morose but thought provoking post, but it includes THGTTG so I'm ok with it.
This is Groot: He has a problem
This is Groot. He's had a bit of a checkered past - I stole/borrowed/liberated him from my workplace when 3 of his 4 trunks had died, with the sole intention of bringing him back to life. That part's worked out surprisingly well thus far, especially given my track record of murdering plants. I knew he … Continue reading This is Groot: He has a problem
Review: The Last One by Alexandra Oliva
Synopsis: Survival is the name of the game as the line blurs between reality TV and reality itself in Alexandra Oliva’s fast-paced novel of suspense. She wanted an adventure. She never imagined it would go this far. It begins with a reality TV show. Twelve contestants are sent into the woods to face challenges that … Continue reading Review: The Last One by Alexandra Oliva
Review: The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley
Synopsis: If it had another name, I never knew, but the locals called it the Loney - that strange nowhere between the Wyre and the Lune where Hanny and I went every Easter time with Mummer, Farther, Mr and Mrs Belderboss and Father Wilfred, the parish priest. It was impossible to truly know the … Continue reading Review: The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley
Review: The Genius of Birds by Jennifer Ackerman
Synopsis: Birds are astonishingly intelligent creatures. In fact, according to revolutionary new research, some birds rival primates and even humans in their remarkable forms of intelligence. Like humans, many birds have enormous brains relative to their size. Although small, bird brains are packed with neurons that allow them to punch well above their weight. In The … Continue reading Review: The Genius of Birds by Jennifer Ackerman
Audio Review: Heir to the North by Steven Poole
Synopsis: “Caenthell will stay buried, and the North will not rise again until I freely offer my sword to a true descendant of the High Kings—or until one takes it from my dying hands!” With this curse, the Warlock Malessar destroyed Caenthell. The bloodline of the High Kings disappeared and the kingdom faded into dark … Continue reading Audio Review: Heir to the North by Steven Poole
Review: Hunter of the Dead by Stephen Kozeniewski
Synopsis: Someone has begun targeting vampires. Vampire leaders of the thirteen Houses attribute the string of recent losses to over-zealous vampire hunters. Only Cicatrice, the most ancient and powerful vampire in the world, suspects that the semi-legendary Hunter of the Dead may be the real culprit. Carter Price, a vampire hunter who despises the way … Continue reading Review: Hunter of the Dead by Stephen Kozeniewski
Review: Death of a Washington Madame (Fiona Fitzgerald Mysteries #3) by Warren Adler
Synopsis: Washington D.C's struggling underclass and the U.S. Capitol's socially prominent and politically aggressive upper strata collide in a horrifying crime. Homicide Detective Fiona Fitzgerald once again battles prejudice and privilege to uncover the truth, confronting her own demons while sparring with the violet-eyed movie star wife of a powerful politician determined to erase the … Continue reading Review: Death of a Washington Madame (Fiona Fitzgerald Mysteries #3) by Warren Adler
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