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Corona Days

Honor Thy Father by Gay Talese

Hit and Run by Lawrence Block

The Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost

May 8, 2022 by Jake Leave a Comment

After two-plus years of successfully evading the coronavirus, it finally caught up to me last week. Fortunately, my symptoms were mild (vaccinated and boosted), the only one lingering was fatigue. That and family responsibilities left me little time to write reviews this past week. So I decided to put these three here instead of my monthly dump because they were all worthy of longer reviews, two good, one damn fine. Honor Thy Father **** One of the things that made The Sopranos such an excellent television […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: #biography, #Science Fiction, assassination, Bill Bonanno, conspiracy, gay talese, Hit and Run, Hit Man, Honor thy Father, Keller, lawrence block, mafia, Mark Frost, mixed media, television, The Secret History of Twin Peaks, twin peaks

Jake's CBR14 Review No:78 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense · Tags: #biography, #Science Fiction, assassination, Bill Bonanno, conspiracy, gay talese, Hit and Run, Hit Man, Honor thy Father, Keller, lawrence block, mafia, Mark Frost, mixed media, television, The Secret History of Twin Peaks, twin peaks ·
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Come for the gratuitous torture porn. Stay for the randy sex scenes. 

Birdman by Mo Hayder

May 6, 2022 by Zirza Leave a Comment

Weirdly enough, Goodreads gave me Calvin and Hobbes in their other-readers-also-enjoyed-selection. And I get it. There is never a bad time for Calvin and Hobbes, but I definitely need some eye bleach after this one.  London, 1999. During construction work on an empty lot, the dead body of a woman is found. Her body is severely decomposed and it takes the police a while to identify her. More bodies are found. They all belong to strippers, prostitutes, drug addicts – people who are loved by […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Suspense Tagged With: Birdman, Jack Caffery, London, metropolitan police, Mo Hayder, serial killer, torture porn, Violence Against women

Zirza's CBR14 Review No:24 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Suspense · Tags: Birdman, Jack Caffery, London, metropolitan police, Mo Hayder, serial killer, torture porn, Violence Against women ·
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Burn Down, Rise Up

“What else does a phoenix do when it’s done burning?”

Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado

May 4, 2022 by llamareadsbooks Leave a Comment

I have a thing for strong heroines, so of course this cover caught my eye. And when I saw that it was sapphic horror, well, of course I had to read it! It’s a love letter to the Bronx and reminded me a bit of a YA version of Alyssa Cole’s When No One Is Watching. “It’s fine,” she said in a way that told me it was not. She sighed audibly. “So, I guess we’re sort of in the same boat?” “The ‘sudden absentee […]

Filed Under: Horror, Young Adult Tagged With: horror, New York City, Vincent Tirado, Young Adult

llamareadsbooks's CBR14 Review No:37 · Genres: Horror, Young Adult · Tags: horror, New York City, Vincent Tirado, Young Adult ·
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Helping you to understand the mystery/horror genius

Poe: Stories and Poems: A Graphic Novel Adaption by Gareth Hinds

May 3, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

If you love graphic novels, stories by Poe, or thriller stories, (and are in your teens to adulthood) then you should try this graphic novel adaption, Poe: Stories and Poems: A Graphic Novel Adaption by Gareth Hinds. Included are a handful of Poe’s more famous and infamous stories and poems. Each are laid out in all their gory, I mean glory. Having the illustrations, which are dark, lacking in color, but filled with details, allows to see some of the images that might have not […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Poetry, Romance, Short Stories, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: edgar allen poe, Gareth Hinds

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:197 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Poetry, Romance, Short Stories, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: edgar allen poe, Gareth Hinds ·
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Ok, yes I was creeped out a little

Creepy Crayon! by Aaron Reynolds

May 2, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

With a nod to Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown’s other collaboration, Creepy Pair of Underpants! (and possibly the first Creepy Tales title Creepy Carrots! which I might have missed) their rabbit hero Jasper is back in Creepy Crayon! Jasper is failing his classes. Of course, he could have studied but his favorite TV show was on. And well, there is always something more important (or interesting) than math.  But when he finds a purple crayon (that oddly enough seems pleased to be picked up off […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery Tagged With: Aaron Reynolds, Peter Brown, responsibilities, scary story, Social Theme

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:185 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery · Tags: Aaron Reynolds, Peter Brown, responsibilities, scary story, Social Theme ·
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BRB, renting all the slashers

My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

May 2, 2022 by RaRaGabor 2 Comments

My first experience with Jones was The Only Good Indians a couple years ago, and from super eerie cover to last page, I was well and truly hooked. When I saw that his newest was available in Libby I jumped right on it – and I was not disappointed! Jade Daniels lives in the tiny town of Proofrock, Idaho. Jade is a self-proclaimed Horror Girl, who has watched so many slasher movies that she’s started to see the world around her through that lens. When […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Horror Tagged With: Stephen Graham Jones

RaRaGabor's CBR14 Review No:24 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Horror · Tags: Stephen Graham Jones ·
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