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“Vicar Roberts has become convinced there’s something unnatural in the neighborhood,” he said. “How strange. What might have led him to that belief?” “The bodies with no blood left in them, and the people with anemia, who all seem to have had vivid dreams involving bats. Things like that.”

A Night in the Lonesome October: a novel by Roger Zelazny, illustrated by Gahan Wilson

October 31, 2025 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

Seeing as it’s October, I can’t let the month end without reading this book. I usually read it one chapter a night (there are 320 in total; one for each day of the month and a Prologue), but seeing as time got away from me this year, I wound up racing through it in one day. It may not be an overly long book, but it’s an enjoyable one. A Night in the Lonesome October tells the story of The Great Game, a sacred ritual […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Horror, Suspense Tagged With: halloween, literary references, Roger Zelazny, illustrated by Gahan Wilson

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:137 · Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Suspense · Tags: halloween, literary references, Roger Zelazny, illustrated by Gahan Wilson ·
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Skarsgård or Curry?

IT by Stephen King

Katabasis by R.F. Kuang

October 31, 2025 by Zirza Leave a Comment

Two Halloween-ish reads this month! I’ve been lagging behind a bit and that’s mostly to do with the fact that I ended up picking two hefty tomes that I didn’t enjoy all that much. First up: Stephen King’s IT.  We all know the story: mysterious killer clown kills children in `the small town of Derry, is chased by a group of people, first as children, then as adults. My dad made me watch the film when I was six. That’s all you need to know […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Suspense Tagged With: halloween, It, Katabasis, R.F. Kuang, RF Kuang, Stephen King

Zirza's CBR17 Review No:59 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Suspense · Tags: halloween, It, Katabasis, R.F. Kuang, RF Kuang, Stephen King ·
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Colton Fox liked my Instagram picture for these

Witch Hazel by Colton Fox and Beige Blum

Witch Hazel Trouble at TCAF by Colton Fox and Beige Blum

Witch Hazel: Seasons of the Witch by Colton Fox and Beige Blum

October 29, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A few months ago, my Silver Sprocket subscription selections mostly hit the mark. One that was really good was the Witch Hazel series by Colton Fox and Beige Blum. The one I read was a stand alone, but also a continuation of three others. The first aptly named, Witch Hazel, the second Witch Hazel Trouble at TCAF (or One Shot, I’ve seen both) and the third Witch Hazel: Seasons of the Witch. (Or that is the second and TCAF is the third … I am […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: Beige Blum, Colton Fox, Colton Fox and Beige Blum, friendship, paranormal, witches, women

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:476 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Beige Blum, Colton Fox, Colton Fox and Beige Blum, friendship, paranormal, witches, women ·
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Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney

Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney

October 28, 2025 by Classic Leave a Comment

Wow. I can’t say too much without giving away a lot of details, but I really need to stop getting suckered by Alice Feeney’s books. Daisy Darker was just a two star read to me, but this latest is just 3 stars mostly because until the whole book went off the rails, it was pretty freaking good. I just wish that Feeney had tied up a ton of plot holes in this book. I thought the ending was a mess too by the way. I can guess […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Alice Feeney, Beautiful Ugly

Classic's CBR17 Review No:163 · Genres: Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Alice Feeney, Beautiful Ugly ·
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Dan might be a dolphin, but James the Stanton needs help!

I Think Our Friend Dan Might Be a Dolphin by James the Stanton

October 21, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I think that James the Stanton might be a little crazy. Okay, a lot crazy. Afterall, why would someone write a book (or more actually a zine) called I Think Our Friend Dan Might Be a Dolphin and proceed to make one of the more warped things I have ever read (and honestly I think I’ve read several warped things). I hated everything about this book. It was too small. It was too blue. It was really really NSFW or  anyplace else for that matter. […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: dolphins, friendship, James the Stanton, zines

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:470 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Suspense · Tags: dolphins, friendship, James the Stanton, zines ·
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Monsters and nightmares

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

October 20, 2025 by Sophia Leave a Comment

CBR17Bingo: “Purple” – for the purple on the cover I’ve read all the Hunger Games books, so when I heard there was a new one out, I knew I didn’t have a choice. I put a hold on Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins (2025) and read it as soon as it became available. Sunrise is a prequel to the trilogy that made Collins famous. It focuses on Haymitch Abernathy, who in later books is the drunk and disillusioned “mentor” to Katniss and Peeta. The book takes place […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: cbr17bingo, Suzanne Collins

Sophia's CBR17 Review No:31 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Suspense · Tags: cbr17bingo, Suzanne Collins ·
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