Wednesday, August 26, 2020

FRIGHTFALL 2020!




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BOOKS READ: 131
[September 67 + October 64]
Horror: September 30 + October 43 = 73

Books Read: 
SEPTEMBER
MISFITS Horror 
THE NIGHT THE MONSTERS CAME Children's,  Light Horror 
THE SENTIENT SF
FEARLESS SF
THE BUTCHER OF ANDERSON STATION SF
THE RAVEN Post-Apocalyptic,  Horror 
LEVIATHAN WAKES SF
MEXICAN GOTHIC Horror 
THE VELA SEASON ONE SF
LIZARDVILLE: THE GHOST STORY Horror 
LIZARDVILLE: JIMMY'S CURSE Horror 
THE HOUSE OF BROKEN BONES (SADISTIC SOULS BOOK TWO) Horror
THE JOURNEY OF ATLANTIS: LEAVING HOME SF
THE ISLAND HG own Mount TBR 
ONE-SHOT,  Virtual,  James Blish,  Library 5THE THING IN THE ATTIC, Virtual,  James Blish, 4, Library, SFF
 STANLEY AND THE MAGIC SPIDER Children's
 SISTERS OF THE VAST BLACK 5 SPACE OPERA SEPTEMBER SF
HAWK: HELLFIRE HG 5 SF Space Opera September 
BLACK HELICOPTERS 4 SF Horror 
HELLHOUNDS OF THE COSMOS 5 SF Space Opera September SPACE OPERA BEFORE 1952
SCREAM RIDE HORROR AUSTRALIA
THE MANY HORROR
ANCESTRAL HORROR
THE EUROPEAN SCHOOL NG ARC 5 Horror SEQUEL
STRANGE SANCTUARY KU VIRTUAL 5 Horror 
GHOSTLY ASPIRATIONS HG 5 Horror 
NIGHT TERRORS VOL 3 Horror 
THE LAST RITUAL Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror 
SCARECROW ROAD by Lionel Ray Green  Halloween Horror 
SCARECROW by Matthew Pritchard 
.The Evergreen Motel[book:Sleepless|52809337]
THE EVERGREENMOTEL [book:Haunted|52809371]
THE EVERGREEN MOTEL [book:Chased|52809455]
THE EVERGREEN MOTEL [book:The Evergreen Motel: Hopeless|53539896]
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GHOSTS OF MILLER'S CROSSING Horror 
CHILDREN OF TIME SF
THE METAPONTUM HOARD Historical Mystery
GHOST PROBE SF 
PRIVILEGE by Bharat Krishnan Speculative 
THE LUNA MISSILE CRISIS SF
BLACK RIVER, Sara Clancy.  Horror 
THE WITCH, Shirley Jackson Horror 
THE POSSIBILITY OF EVIL,  Shirley Jackson Horror 
CLOUDS OF VENUS SF
GHOST SHIP VIRTUAL SCRIBD
CITY OF SCREAMS VIRTUAL SCRIBD
THE MIDNIGHT WATCH VIRTUAL SCRIBD
THE MECHANIC AUTHOR ARC
THE DEVIL'S BONES 
THE RESIDENT (SS)
THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO 
THE ENCELADUS MISSION SPACE OPERA SEPTEMBER 5
ALIEN PEOPLE..Review for Shut Up and Read GR 4
THE WITCH OF HALLOWEEN HOUSE. Own
SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK 
MORE SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK VIRTUAL SCRIBD
SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK VOL 3 VIRTUAL SCRIBD
THE TITAN PROBE VIRTUAL KU SPACE OPERA SEPTEMBER
THE IO ENCOUNTER VIRTUAL KU SPACE OPERA SEPTEMBER 
RETURN TO ENCELADUS VIRTUAL KU SPACE OPERA SEPTEMBER 
ICE MOON COMPLETE BOXSET KU VIRTUAL SPACE OPERA SEPTEMBER 
NIGHT TERRORS VOL 4 HORROR 

OCTOBER 
LOOKING FOR LIFE SF
CHILLING EFFECT SF
THE BOOKING. HORROR [REREAD]
THE LIBRARY OF THE UNWRITTEN Fantasy 
THE ARCHIVE OF THE FORGOTTEN Fantasy 
THE JUPITER CATASTROPHE VIRTUAL KU 5
YOU MAY NOW KILL THE BRIDE VIRTUAL SCRIBD
THE HOLLOW PLACES NG ARC
THORNE'S TOME.  ARC HORROR 
VENUS PLUS X. SF
MONSTER PROBLEMS: VAMPIRE MISFIRE. Horror YA
THE DEVIL'S CAVERNS. Horror 
THE TWISTED WINDOW. Mystery YA
SILENT SUN SF
MR. SPACESHIP SF
THE SKULL SF
BLOOD [PRETERNATURAL BOOK 2] Horror 
EINSTEIN'S RAVEN SF
THE HAUNTING OF BLOODMOON HOUSE Horror 
DADS VS. ZOMBIES [OMNIBUS]. Horror
WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES ON HALLOWEEN. Children. Reread. 5. Light Horror PUMPKIN. MOUNT TBR 
THE HAUNTING OF SUNSHINE HOUSE. TWILIGHT. 5 OWNTOBER Horror 
THE TWISTED ONES. NG ARC. Horror MOUNT TBR. LEAVES. 
THE HAUNTING OF SUNSHINE GIRL Horror 
THE TWISTED ONES. NG ARC. Horror MOUNT TBR. 
THE HAUNTING OF SUNSHINE GIRL Horror 
THE HYDRAX GAMBLE SF Contemporary/Thriller 
THE LICTONWOOD Horror!
THE PORTAL Horror 
TERROR IN THE SHADOWS VOLUME 10 Horror 
GREYFRIARS REFORMATORY Horror 
OKTOBERFEAST Horror 
AFTER SUNDOWN.  Anthology.  Horror 
VOODOO HEART. Horror 
THE NIGHT WEAVER. Horror 
THE BONE CARVER. Horror 
SHADE TRILOGY. Horror. 
MURDERS OF MOLLY SOUTHBOURNE.  Horror 
GHOSTHUNTER.
GHOSTSTALKER. 
GHOSTHOUSE.
GHOSTLORDS.
THE HAUNTING OF IRONWOOD.
NIGHT TERRORS VOL 5
666 GABLE WAY 
LAKEWOOD 
BOBBY ETHER AND THE JADE ACADEMY 
TEMPLE OF ETERNITY 
DILATION 
CALL THE CHILDREN 
MEDUSA'S COILS
VELOCITY WEAPON SF
INSTINCT SF
THE DARWIN ELEVATOR SF Reread 
BLACK VELVET Thriller 
DEATH FLEET Horror 
ENEMY ALLY SF
THE WITCHES OF HALLOWEEN HAVEN.  HORROR 
HAUNTED: PERRON MANOR.  HORROR. 
THE HAUNTING OF MYSTERY MANOR Horror
THE FINAL HAUNTING Horror 
THE DEAD BOYFRIEND Horror 
A HAUNTING AT HOLLOW'S COVE HORROR 










Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Review: THE PROCTOR HALL HORROR by Bill Thompson

Release October 1 2020

5 Spooky Stars

I've been enjoying the Bayou Hauntings Series since its inception,  admiring the author's flair for twisty plotting and backdrops, including Southern Louisiana history as background.  THE PROCTOR HALL HORROR  is Book 7. The gore level is high, and only a cold or jaded reader could fail to experience these events as heartwrenching.  There is so much deceit, so much evil--both human and supernatural.  Of particular interest to me were certain genetic connections,  and the riff on Jekyll vs. Hyde. This is really a "Who can you Trust?" adventure. Featured are our favorite series characters,  caught up in a vastly puzzling--and tremendously dangerous--paranormal investigation.

Saturday, August 22, 2020

Review: SHORT HORROR STORIES VOLUME 27


5 Spooky and Terrifying Stars!
"New Digs" by Ron Ripley: Absolutely no empathy was elicited for this sorry protagonist. I might say: poetic justice. However,  I enjoyed the imagery, particularly the basement scenes,  and I respectfully request an alternate ending, involving a certain inexplicable object protagonist discovers near the furnace. <smile>

"The Trip" by Sara Clancy: Okay. News reports and Fiction persuaded me years ago never to go camping.  However: this tale is the stuff of Nightmares! Talk about Subterfuge! Talk about Monsters and Monstrosity! Will I ever sleep again??

"Monster of the Week" by David Longhorn: Echoes of "The Truman Show"! Mike's life is constantly in transit, an "episode" a week of battling some strange different monster, barely escaping with his life, mourning the loss of innocents. He has to use his clever wits to figure out the type of monster and how to stop it,  and of course,  no evidence remains. But now the serious question becomes: is he in the current episode, or will this be his "End"?

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Review: FAITHFUL SHADOW by Kevin J. Howard



5 Spooky Stars

 Simply wow! I don't know why I hadn't read this before, as I adore Yellowstone horror (so many possibilities!). Author Kevin Howard definitely leaves behind the usual (boiling pools, supervolcano,  bear and buffalo) and goes for an unusual creature which, if encountered say in Great Britain or Europe,  would have been the locus of centuries-old Folk Horror.  Horrifying it is, because unavoidable,  inescapable,  and implacable.  Not satisfied to kill in its den, this creature roams, and it's unstoppable. I can totally imagine this novel as a horror film, suffused as it is with a failing hero [Ranger Joe], young people in lust, abundances of gore, a diligent female ranger and an aging helpless male ranger.....what's not to love? Love I did, throughout a one-sitting literally nonstop thrill ride keeping me breathless,  alarmed, horrified,  and enthralled.


Saturday, August 8, 2020

Review: SHORT HORROR STORIES VOLUME 26 (SCARE STREET)




5 Spooky Stars

"Porcelain Elephants" by Ron Ripley: One of Mr. Ripley's best in a long line of great tales, "Porcelain Elephants" is by turns heartwarming, terrifying,  and heartwrenching. For me, the human Evil proved far worse than the admittedly supernatural elements. I found this story very satisfying.


"The Cursed Necklace" by Anna Sinjin: Now that is scary. Kudos for the implacability of this particular horror,  and for the way that the author has interwoven simple, common,  human emotions to create a pathway to Horror.  Very good!

"Do You Hear What I Hear?" by Sara Clancy: I do enjoy my Christmas Horror...but this is TOO SCARY!! 
DO NOT read at night alone! I read it on a sunny, hot, front porch at noon
AND I'M TERRIFIED!!!