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HOLIDAY MINI REVIEWS PT. 2 KRAMPUS: THE YULE LORD by Brom: In a small hollow in Boone County, West Virginia, struggling songwriter Jesse Walker is about to have his life change before his eyes. Christmas Eve is supposed to be a time spent with loved ones, however, Jesse has recently separated from his wife. He … Continue reading Holiday Mini Reviews Pt. 2: Krampus & Ghosts of Christmas Past
GHOST SUMMER: STORIES | Tananarive Due 09.08.2015 | Prime Books Rating: 4/5 stars Tananarive Due has put together a collection of short stories ranging from the strange occurrences in the small Florida town of Gracetown, post-apocalyptic stories, and other strange tales of science fiction and horror. This book is broken down into four sections, each … Continue reading Book Review: Ghost Summer
IF IT BLEEDS | Stephen King 05.05.2020 | Scribner Rating: 4/5 stars Stephen King has put together a collection of four short stories within IF IT BLEEDS that explore interesting and uncomfortable circumstances for our main characters. This collection is comprised of Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, The Life of Chuck, If It Bleeds, and Rat. Each … Continue reading Book Review: If It Bleeds
WE LOVE ANDERSON COOPER | R.L. Maizes 07.23.2019 | Celadon Books Rating: 4/5 stars WE LOVE ANDERSON COOPER is a short story collection bringing together tales about characters that have experienced being treated as outsiders for a variety of reasons, such as sexual orientation, religious identity, socioeconomic status, and their appearance. Each story focuses on … Continue reading Book Review: We Love Anderson Cooper
DEAD OF WINTER | Kealan Patrick Burke 12.11.2018 | Independently published Rating: 4/5 stars Winter is traditionally recognized as the time for holiday cheer. The time you go and play out in the snow and build snowmen. What if you don’t remember building those snowmen in your yard? What if they’ve come to life? There … Continue reading Book Review: Dead of Winter
HARK! THE HAROLD ANGELS SCREAM | Edited by Christopher Golden 10.23.2018 | Blumhouse Books/Anchor Books Rating: 4/5 stars HARK! THE HAROLD ANGELS SCREAM is an anthology of eighteen Christmas horror stories from various authors. If you’ve never considered Christmas to be the perfect time to indulge in stories that will creep you out and leave … Continue reading Book Review: Hark! The Herald Angels Scream
This weekend was officially the first weekend of December and I read about 50 pages from THE MANSION. Clearly I'm off to a great start! I actually had a fantastic weekend catching up with friends, so it was more than worth sacrificing some reading time. This week I’m planning to read… As I mentioned already, … Continue reading Weekly Reads: December 3rd
DEAD LEAVES | Kealan Patrick Burke 09.18.2018 | Independently published Rating: 4/5 stars DEAD LEAVES is a collection of nine short stories that are all about different creepy and interesting topics. Since Goodreads already had a great synopsis for each short story, I’m just going to snag that for you all to read! This was … Continue reading Book Review: Dead Leaves
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