Category Archives: Fright Fest

Guest Review: Pet Semetary by Stephen King

I’m happy to welcome Little Appletree from The Secret Insights of My Bookshelf as a guest reviewer today. Little Appletree is a twenty-something German blogger living in London.  She reads all genres, ranging from historical novels to crime stories. Little … Continue reading

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Review: Draculas by Blake Crouch, Jack Kilborn, F. Paul Wilson, Jeff Strand

  A humanoid skull with long, sharp teeth is found in a field on a Romanian farm.  Mortimer Moorecook, dying of cancer, pays an obsene amount of money for the skull to add to his collection.  When the package arrives, … Continue reading

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Guest Review: The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury

Early today, I reviewed Holy Ghosts by Gary Jansen. I was more than excited to hear that Gary was willing to do a guest review for me, and for a book by one of my favorite authors.  So, without further ado… … Continue reading

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Fright Fest Contest Time!

One of my favorite things about Halloween, other than the scary movies & books, is decorating!  When planning Fright Fest, it was important that I come up with a way for those that aren’t necessarily interested in reading horror or thriller … Continue reading

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Guest Post & Review: The Real Twilight by Arlene Russo

Today’s guest post & review are by Susan Mann, a blogger from the UK who blogs about paranormal, panormal romance, urban fantasy and vampire books.  Today  Susan is posting about a subject she holds dear to her heart, vampires!  But first, here … Continue reading

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Review: Faefever by Karen Marie Moning

Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages Publisher: Dell; Reprint edition (July 28, 2009) ISBN-10: 0440244390 Source: Purchased eBook In the third of the Macayla Lane series, Macayla “Mac” continues on her search for the evil Sinsar Dubh, a book of black … Continue reading

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Fright Fest Week Three Begins!

Wow! I can’t believe we’re halfway through Fright Fest already! I’ve had a blast, I hope you have as well. In case you missed last week’s posts, here is a quick summary: Guest Review- Thriller: Stories to Keep You Up … Continue reading

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Guest Review- Thriller: Stories to Keep You Up All Night

In honor of Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention taking place this weekend, I thought it would be perfect to showcase a guest review by the queen of thrillers, Jen from Jen’s Book Thoughts! Jen is reviewing an anthology of thriller … Continue reading

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Author Guest Post: Jonathan Maberry, Author of Rot & Ruin

I’m beyond excited today to welcome one of my favorite horror authors, Jonathan Maberry, to guest post today. Jonathan is known for many horror novels, but my favorite include the Pine Deep series and Patient Zero, and of course, Rot … Continue reading

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Review: Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry

Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 464 pages Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing (September 14, 2010) ISBN-10: 1442402326 Source: Blogger Donation The world changed when Benny was eighteen months old. First Night, a night when normal humans turned into zombies, … Continue reading

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