Ignatius Perrish wakes up after a drunken night with honest-to-goodness horns growing out of his head. At first, he thinks he’s just going crazy. But as he ventures out into the day, he finds that other people can see them too; they’re just too busy telling him their deepest, darkest secrets to really comment on Continue Reading…
Mackie Doyle doesn’t quite fit in with his gloomy, outwardly perfect town. His eyes are just too dark. He has an allergic reaction to iron. And most people don’t know this, but consecrated ground blisters his skin. See, the town of Gentry pays a price for its perfection; it pays with its children. And Mackie Continue Reading…
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Review: Ruined by Paula Morris–A ghost story that was a little too young and tame for my personal taste Review: The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey–Scared me to death! Highly recommended if you’re looking for a good Halloween read! Character Connection featuring Continue Reading…
Do we all know the basic story of Cujo? Big, lovable St. Bernard gets rabies and goes on a rampage. That’s it. Sounds so simple, and it mostly is, but King can tell one heck of a story. I read this without once closing it, in one 12-hour night shift, without even thinking about getting Continue Reading…
Yup, you read that right. We are venturing into microbiology here. Hey, I was a bio major back in the day; gotta get some use out of that degree, right? The Hot Zone by Richard Preston is a non-fiction book, and it is absolutely horrifying. Or, rather, terrifying, as claimed in the subtitle. Preston decided Continue Reading…
Twelve-year-old Will Henry finds himself in the unenviable position of assistant to a monstrumologist. What is a monstrumologist, you ask? Why, it’s exactly what it sounds like–it’s someone who studies monsters. One dark and eerie night, a grave robber brings a delivery to Dr. Pellinore Warthrop. After removing the coverings, Will is horrified to see Continue Reading…
Rebecca Brown is a 15-year-old New Yorker. She loves everything about her life in New York. You can imagine her dismay when she finds out that she has to go live with her aunt in New Orleans for six months because her father is going to China on business. The traditions and groups in New Continue Reading…
Welcome to my weekly update for October 010, 2011! It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. It’s beginning to look a lot like Halloween around here! I’ve been posting reviews of horror-ish books and diving headlong into more spooky reads. I’m hoping to devote Character Connection to villains this [….]
Review of I Am Legend Several GR friends have read this and raved about it recently. I’ve been doing a lot of Halloween-related books this month, so I decided to give it a try. It somehow wasn’t exactly what I expected, and I mean that in a good way. I’ve seen bits of the Will Continue Reading…
My intention for the month of October is to feature either villains from any genre or heroes from horror/thriller novels. I don’t always follow through with my intentions, so we’ll see how this plays out. Boy, do I have a doozy of a villain this week. William Hamleigh. Words cannot begin to express my deep Continue Reading…
“My name is Mary Katherine Blackwood. I am eighteen years old, and I live with my sister, Constance. I have often thought that with any luck at all I could have been born a werewolf, because the two middle fingers on both my hands are the same length, but I have had to be content Continue Reading…