Category Archives: Horror

Review: Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman #murdermonstersmayhem

If you’ve read Chapman’s previous two books, The Remaking or A Whisper Down the Lane,  you know he can weave a completely terrifying horror novel.  This one may be the darkest, not just due to the horror aspect, but the … Continue reading

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Review: The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

It seems like it’s a new tradition to kick off a summer of reading with the latest Riley Sager! Once again, he doesn’t disappoint.  Never could I have imagined the route this book was going to take! Sager leaves you … Continue reading

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Review: To Break a Covenant by Alison Ames

The spook factor is high with this one! Abandoned town, deadly mines, mysterious happenings.  All of these have my spooky senses tingling! Ames has crafted a truly terrifying setting.  Haunted mines that have defied the investigations of numerous paranormal investigators.  … Continue reading

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Review: The Girls Are Never Gone by Sarah Glenn Marsh

What a creepy fun read!  I devoured this one in just a few hours. I especially appreciated the character Marsh created in Dare.  A young girl, just getting over a break-up with her boyfriend.  She just happens to have Type … Continue reading

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Review: Mary, Will I Die? by Shawn Sarles

I’m a sucker for urban legends. I recall playing this very game at slumber parties when I was younger, and scaring myself so much I was afraid to look in that mirror even during the day! While Sarles’ take on … Continue reading

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Review: My Heart is A Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

What a brilliantly crafted homage to slasher films! This may be my favorite of Jones’ novels. His books aren’t ones that I recommend to everyone. Sure, on the surface it seems like just another piece of slasher fiction. Beneath, however, … Continue reading

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Review: Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar

When I read this book a few months ago, I knew it had to be my first book review for Murder, Monsters & Mayhem. I have read books by this author before and I’m familiar with his writing genius. What … Continue reading

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Review: The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon

I’m a long-time fan of McMahon’s work.  She excels at crafting stores centered around sibling relationships, usually with a spooky twist.  This one is even more chilling! I’m a swimmer myself; I love to swim.   However, I intentionally avoid natural … Continue reading

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Review: Life with the Afterlife: 13 Truths I Learned about Ghosts by Amy Bruni

It’s no secret that I’m quite obsessed with paranormal television series, so when I was pitched Amy’s book for review, I squealed.  No, seriously.  I squealed. I’ve long been a fan of Ghost Hunters and then Kindred Spirits.  Unlike other paranormal series, the … Continue reading

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Review: The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher

I know each time I read a novel by T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon) that I’m in for a treat.  This is no exception. Inspired by a novella by Algernon Blackwood called, The Willows, Kingfisher introduces her reader to a terror like none … Continue reading

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