Book Reviews

Picking up where we left off last month, 26-year-old writer Stephen King rolled the dice with his first novel Carrie in 1974. When all was said and done, King had collected $200,000 ($1.8 million today) for his efforts. Now the question was could he follow it up? King himself feared …

I think it’s safe to say that a majority of people in this day in age have at least heard of the name Slenderman. According to Wikipedia, he was created as a CreepyPasta internet meme created by Eric Knudsen (also known as Victor Surge) in 2009 on a website called …

An in-depth look at the first novel Stephen King published. The classic known as Carrie

The Black Guy Dies First. Wait…that isn’t right…is it?!?! Answering this, and more, The Black Guy Dies First, is a deep dive into Black horror cinema. Robin R. Means, Ph.D., and Mark H. Harris leave no stone unturned in outlining the struggles, and accomplishments of Black creatives in horror. Starting …

I was recently given the opportunity to read and review author John James Minster’s book, The Undertaker’s Daughter. I don’t take on many book reviews because they take a lot longer to finish so there’s only so many I can do at once. But when I read the book’s synopsis …

Today, we’re talking about Devin Shea’s book, His Room, a dark romance thriller high up on the paranormal erotica vein. It is also Shea’s debut novella. The story follows Hazel Moreau, a young woman trying to kickstart her post-college life in a new place. She ends up finding beautiful old …

I’m a hue fan of of the Winchester boys, so when I heard that Russell James’ new book, Demon Dagger, was being called “a fast-paced, chilling tale of darkness and vengeance for fans of the TV series Supernatural…” I was pretty excited to check it out. Synopsis: LA County Sheriff’s …

The adventure continues for angst-ridden, teen ghost, Charlotte Williams in Vol 2 of the Halloween Girl graphic novel series from Richard Wilson (read my interview with him – HERE). Based on characters that first appeared in ’The Halloween Girl’ film and its sister web series, ‘Under the Flowers’, Charlotte, alongside her …

When I first read the synopsis for Kayla Cottingham’s My Dearest Darkest, I wasn’t sure if I would like it as I hadn’t ready anything quite like this in sometime. However, I’m glad I gave it a shot because it only took a few pages before I was completely invested …

I have yet to read Chelsea Ichaso’s Little Creepy Things, but after reading Dead Girls Can’t Tell Secrets… I’m officially a fan of her work. This was the perfect young adult murder mystery. I’m a pretty busy woman, but I managed to read this in 2 days and I couldn’t …