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Come Along and Walk With Me

Mystery Walk by Robert B. McCammon

April 12, 2019 by Classic Leave a Comment

Well this was really good! I was pleasantly surprised since I have only really loved one of McCammon’s books, “Boy’s LIfe.” “Mystery Walk” brought back some of that feeling of magical realism along with horror that I liked in the previous book. We also get introduced to some pretty epic characters (Billy Creekmore and his mother) and I ended up wanting to read more about Billy after the conclusion of the book. “Mystery Walk” begins with a pregnant Ramona Creekmore who has a gift. She […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Horror Tagged With: #fantasy, horror, Mystery Walk, Robert B. McCammon

Classic's CBR11 Review No:92 · Genres: Fantasy, Horror · Tags: #fantasy, horror, Mystery Walk, Robert B. McCammon ·
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Scary Cat

Pet Sematary by Stephen King

April 11, 2019 by jeverett15 Leave a Comment

I’ve been working my way through Stephen King’s bibliography lately and the release of a new film adaptation made Pet Sematary a natural enough choice for my latest foray. Louis Creed is a doctor who moves his family from Chicago to Maine in order to take a job at a university hospital. He becomes fast friends with his 83-year-old neighbor, Jud, who shows the Creed family the unusual feature of their property. The children of the town have a tradition of burying their dead pets […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror Tagged With: Stephen King

jeverett15's CBR11 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction, Horror · Tags: Stephen King ·
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Lovecraft, Racism and Disaapointment

Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff

April 10, 2019 by MarkAbaddon Leave a Comment

I went into this book thinking I would love it. Hoping I would love it. After all, I am a huge Lovecraft fan, in spite of all of the underlying concerns with his tales (for all of his racist and anti-Semitic tropes, as well as a prose so purple it could be smoke on the water, he does present some incredible ideas in his stories). The thought of taking a Lovecraftian universe and exploring it through the eyes of people of color in the 1950s […]

Filed Under: Horror, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: horror, HP Lovecraft, Racism, socio-economic

MarkAbaddon's CBR11 Review No:4 · Genres: Horror, Speculative Fiction · Tags: horror, HP Lovecraft, Racism, socio-economic ·
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Paul Tremblay is a weird dude but I’m here for it!

The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay

April 2, 2019 by badkittyuno 2 Comments

You know those over-sized costume masks that look like a baby’s head? Like what Hazel and Cha Cha wear in Umbrella Academy. This story is the literary equivalent to one of those masks. You’re looking at something that should seem sweet and innocent but instead it makes you feel nervous and afraid. “No matter how bleak or dire, end-of-the-world scenarios appeal to us because we take meaning from the end… there’s also undeniable allure to witnessing the beginning of the end and perishing alone with everyone […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror Tagged With: Paul Tremblay

badkittyuno's CBR11 Review No:27 · Genres: Fiction, Horror · Tags: Paul Tremblay ·
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“The colonizer writes the history, winning twice: A theft of land. A theft of witness.”

Before the Devil Breaks You by Libba Bray

March 30, 2019 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

In this third installment of Bray’s fantastic Diviners series, Libba Bray finally pulls together many moving pieces and lays down the major themes of the series with gusto. If I could sum it up in one phrase, I’d call this book “Ghosts are scary, but not as scary as evangelism” Or “Ghosts are scary, but it’s your fault.” The Diviners are a diverse group of supernaturally talented young people in 1920s NYC (who aren’t officially called “The Diviners” but simply “diviners” at this point).  In […]

Filed Under: Horror, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: horror, january lavoy, Libba Bray, paranormal, sci-fi, steampunk, supernatural, the diviners, YA, Young Adult

cosbrarian's CBR11 Review No:24 · Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: horror, january lavoy, Libba Bray, paranormal, sci-fi, steampunk, supernatural, the diviners, YA, Young Adult ·
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Anansi Boys-An incredible novel

Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman

March 27, 2019 by MarkAbaddon Leave a Comment

I admit it, I am a Neil Gaiman fanboy. So, when I tell you that this is one of the best works Neil has ever written, please believe me. This is Gaiman’s second novel and the growth from American Gods, which takes place in the same universe as Anansi Boys, is remarkable. Anansi begins, as so many tales do, with the tragic death of a main character on stage, performing karaoke, and accidentally exposing the breasts of a young woman as he tumbles off the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Horror, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, African, horror, lime, mythology, Neil Gaiman, Speculative Fiction

MarkAbaddon's CBR11 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, African, horror, lime, mythology, Neil Gaiman, Speculative Fiction ·
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