Category Archives: Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem

Mx3 Guest Post: Tamara Thorne Discusses Fear of the Unknown

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Jenn

Tamara Thorne has collected ghost stories, true and fictional, since she saw her first Twilight Zone as a tot, and continues to this day. In addition to writing novels and stories of the paranormal, she also writes non-fiction and is … Continue reading →

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Mx3 Review: Horrid Henry’s Monster Movie by Francesca Simon

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Jenn

Reading level: Ages 7 and up Paperback: 112 pages Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (September 1, 2012) ISBN-10: 1402277377 Source: Publisher Today I’m pleased to welcome my youngest son, Justin, as a guest reviewer. Justin is seven years old and an avid … Continue reading →

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Mx3 Review: The Coffee Table Book of Doom by Steven Appleby & Art Lester

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Jenn

Reading level: Ages 18 and up Hardcover: 224 pages Publisher: Plume; Original edition (September 25, 2012) ISBN-10: 0452298660 Source: Publisher Perhaps by the time you read this book some of the Doom scenarios included will no longer be global threats. … Continue reading →

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Mx3 Audiobook Review: Zombies: A Record of the Year of Infection by Don Roff and Chris Lane

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Jenn

Publisher: AudioGO; Unabridged edition (September 18, 2012) ISBN-10: 1620643758 Listening Time:1 hour and 41 minutes Source:Publisher The year is 2012. An infection has hit the Seattle area. The infected die and quickly reanimate. One of the survivors is Dr. Richard Twombly, a … Continue reading →

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Murder Monsters & Mayhem: Week 3 Wrap-Up

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Jenn

Time is flying by! I can’t believe we’re already halfway through October and another week of Murder, Monsters & Mayhem has come to an end!  Here’s a recap of what took place this week: Review: All the Lovely Bad Ones … Continue reading →

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Mx3 Review: All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Jenn

Reading level: Ages 8 and up Paperback: 192 pages Publisher: Sandpiper; Reprint edition (August 17, 2009) ISBN-10: 054724878 Source: Personal Copy Twelve-year-old Travis and his sister Corey are sent to spend their summer vacation with their grandmother at her Vermont … Continue reading →

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Mx3 Review: Ten by Gretchen McNeil

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Jenn

Reading level: Ages 13 and up Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Balzer + Bray (September 18, 2012) ISBN-10: 0062118781 Source: Publisher Best friends Meg and Minnie have been invited to an exclusive house party on Henry Island. The two friends are … Continue reading →

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Mx3 Review: Dolly-A Ghost Story by Susan Hill

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Jenn

Hardcover: 192 pages Publisher: Profile Books (October 5, 2012) ISBN-10: 1846685745 Source: Personal copy Two young cousins,  Leonora and Edward, are sent to stay with their spinster aunt at her home, Iyot Lock. Edward, an orphan, becomes his aunt’s ward … Continue reading →

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Guest Review: Trucker Ghost Stories: And Other True Tales of Haunted Highways, Weird Encounters, and Legends of the Road by Annie Wilder

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Jenn

Today I’m pleased to welcome Susan Dunman with a guest review today! Susan is a librarian with the Kentucky Dept. for Libraries and Archives. She’s hooked on audiobooks and invites you to find your next great listen by visiting Audiobook Jukebox, … Continue reading →

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Mx3 Review: Haunted by James Herbert

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Jenn

Paperback:240 pages Publisher:Pan Macmillan (May 4, 2007) ISBN-10: 033045157X Source: Personal Copy David Ash is called to Edbrook, an isolated English house, to investigate an alleged haunting. An investigator from Psychical Research Institute, Ash is a psychic…and also a skeptic. … Continue reading →

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