“England is sick. We are the cure. We steal from the rich. We give to the poor.” So say the Merry Men of Nottingham in this new graphic novel. By graphic, I refer not just to the art, which is beautiful, but also the incredibly bloody depictions of many murdersContinue Reading
I audibly gasped at the first plot twist in the Last House on Needless Street. Then, there were a series of other hard turns of plot. All were completely unforeseen—at least by me. The book is definitely the work of a master craftsperson. The plot is so great, I can’tContinue Reading
With sixteen paranormal tales, Weird Women Vol 2 is sure to contain something that will enthrall you. Famous female writers, like Harriet Beecher Stowe, George Eliot, Edith Wharton, and Zora Neale Hurston are included among the forgotten female authors. The tales vary in length from eight to forty-four pages. TheContinue Reading
My Heart is a Chainsaw is an ode to horror movies by the author of the equally unique horror novel, The Only Good Indian. Teenager Jade is a strange girl. Very strange. She loves slasher films and can quote them at will. So, when it appears a real-life slasher hasContinue Reading
Van Helsing, Liesel Van Helsing. Daughter of that Van Helsing. It’s Liesel Van Helsing vs the League of Monsters. The monsters include her stepfather, her half-sister, a mummy, Frankenstein’s monster, Miss Hyde, werewolves and various vampires. On Liesel’s side are Igor, Dr. Jekyll (when she is not Miss Hyde), andContinue Reading
Get used to the idea of spending a few hours questioning why you decided to read about these boring petty people. For more than half the book, millennials Remy and Alicia obsess over Jen, a beautiful girl with an uber-rich and pretentious boyfriend named Horus. They visit Horus’ house inContinue Reading
In Undead Girl Murder Farce 1, it’s 1898. In France, vampires may live alongside humans as long as they vow not to prey on humans. The humans living near the vampires have mixed feeling about this government policy. When Madam Hannah, the wife of one of the socially acceptable vampires,Continue Reading
The Home Sick Pilots, a punk band in 1994, makes a fatal mistake by planning on hosting a gig at the local haunted house. The female guitarist, Ami, goes in first by herself and doesn’t come back out. Her bandmates, Rip and Buzz, try to find her. But the houseContinue Reading
Atmosphere, atmosphere, atmosphere (in a whiny Jan Brady voice)… The Lost Village has mega atmosphere but little else happens in the first half of the book. Then, suddenly, the ghosts turn malevolent! What’s happening? I couldn’t wait to find out. Then, the final twist…is laughably absurd! I mean it’s amazinglyContinue Reading
“Beer is my holy water! The drink of the gods! Skipping work to get drunk. I’m a schlub and I love it…“—Tendo from Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Tendo has been a salaryman for three years in his drone of a job. His department chief, Kosugi, has impossibleContinue Reading
The Children of Chicago are killing each other. Are there hints in local graffiti of their motive? Who or what is Pied Piper? Lauren is a troubled person. Only a police detective for a year, she has already killed one person in self-defense. Worse, she is literally haunted by herContinue Reading
The Burning Girls is a spooky claustrophobic thriller by the author of The Chalk Man. Are you ready for some gothic horror? A female Church of England reverend is forced into becoming the interim vicar in the rural and superstitious town called Chapel Croft. The town’s history includes eight ProtestantContinue Reading
In The Children God Forgot, women are having severely deformed babies. Crews working on cleaning London’s Victorian-era sewers see ghostly children who have murderous intent. People are killing each other in deranged rages. What is going on? More importantly, how can we stop it? Remember the pure and scary earlyContinue Reading
I have been reading a lot of mysteries lately where the characters and even the setting were prioritized above the mystery itself. Having read other locked room mysteries by this author, I was looking forward to the challenge. And the Plague Court Murders did not disappoint! “Cats with their throatsContinue Reading
A Nigerian-American police detective named Chioma visits her grandmother and grand-auntie in Nigeria. A strange and injured boy invites her to play tag during a rain storm. But it is what happens After the Rain that drives the plot of this multi-layered tale. First it was the smell. Then theContinue Reading
Marianne is spicing up her retirement by taking a 24-hour booze cruise from Sweden to Finland and back alone. She is quickly picked up by fellow passenger, Goran, in the waiting lounge. YOLO, lol! Too bad she didn’t notice the book’s title is Blood Cruise. That does sound a bitContinue Reading