Category Archives: Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem

Mx3 Review: Dolly-A Ghost Story by Susan Hill

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

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

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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2012 Murder Monsters & Mayhem: Week 2 Wrap-Up/Link-Up

I certainly hope you’ve enjoyed the week two of Murder, Monsters & Mayhem!  Here’s a quick wrap-up: Red Rain by R.L. Stine The Devil I Know by Jackie Barrett  Author Alma Katsu Recommends Dark Historicals Ghost Town by Jason Hawes, … Continue reading

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Mx3 Review: Red Rain by R.L. Stine

Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: Touchstone (October 9, 2012) ISBN-10: 1451636121 Source: Publisher Lea Sutter is a travel writer, struggling to make a name for herself. She heads to a small, isolated island off the coast of South Carolina. The island, … Continue reading

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Mx3 Review: The Devil I Know by Jackie Barrett

Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Berkley (August 7, 2012) ISBN-10: 0425250423 Source: Personal Copy Fans of horror are familiar with devastating killings that took place at 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, NY. 23-year-old Ronnie DeFeo was subsequently convicted and … Continue reading

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Mx3 Guest Post: Author Alma Katsu Recommends Dark Historicals

I’m pleased to welcome Alma Katsu to the blog today. Alma is the author of The Reckoning and The Taker, the first two books in a series. Fan of historical fiction, looking for the perfect dark historical to add to … Continue reading

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Review: Ghost Town by Jason Hawes, Grant Wilson & Tim Waggoner

Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Gallery Books (October 9, 2012) ISBN-10: 1451613822 Source:  Publisher Ghost trackers Amber, Drew, and Trevor travel to Exeter, the “most haunted town in America” to present at a convention as part of Exeter’s “Dead Days” celebration. Exeter is … Continue reading

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2012 Murder Monsters & Mayhem: Week 1 Wrap-Up/Link-Up

I certainly hope you’ve enjoyed the first week of Murder, Monsters & Mayhem!  Here’s a quick wrap-up: Mx3 Review: The House that Jack Built by Graham Masterton #Mx3 Guest Post: Why Horror by Graham Masterton #Mx3 Review: Your House is … Continue reading

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Mx3 Review: The House that Jack Built by Graham Masterton

Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub (October 1996) ISBN-10: 0786703539 Source: Personal Copy Craig is a high-strung, international lawyer. Running late to an important meeting, he’s grabbed by a young woman claiming her friend was being attacked. Craig reluctantly goes to … Continue reading

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