Tag Archives: horror

Back When Vampires Were Vampires

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

When I was 15, my family lived in Europe.  My room, at the far end of the house, opened onto a patio through French doors that you could unlatch with a butter knife.  I decided it would be fun to … Continue reading →

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Hollowland by Amanda Hocking – A Book Review

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

If you are a writer, unless you’ve been living with wolves, chances are you have heard of Amanda Hocking, the twenty-something Minnesota author of young adult fantasies who spun the publishing industry in an unexpected direction. One year ago this … Continue reading →

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The Cypress House by Michael Koryta

Posted on February 3, 2011 by

Arlen Wagner, son of a West Virginia undertaker, knows about death, but nothing prepares him for that midnight in the Belleau Wood when he sees a squadron of skeletons marching toward his position and understands that every one of those … Continue reading →

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More on, “So Cold the River”

Posted on October 4, 2010 by

(Warning: spoilers ahead) It is rare and delightful to find a book I hate to see end.  It is rarer to find a creepy book I hate to see end, and this is the first time ever I have hated … Continue reading →

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