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Book Cover: Ghost Ship

Mystery at Sea

Ghost Ship: The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew by Brian Hicks

July 6, 2024 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

The legend of the Mary Celeste, ghost ship of the Atlantic, has sort of always been in my periphery, coming from an ocean-going family. It is at its core a terrible mystery that escaped containment and became a legend that was pulled apart and put back together again from its inception and lasted over a hundred years to the point that its story became almost unrecognizable, even shifting the ship’s name in the retellings.   The Mary Celeste had the sort of history that would lead some […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Brian Hicks, cbr16bingo, CBR16SweetBooks, Exciting, fiasco, ghost ship, historical mystery, Mary Celeste

faintingviolet's CBR16 Review No:24 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Brian Hicks, cbr16bingo, CBR16SweetBooks, Exciting, fiasco, ghost ship, historical mystery, Mary Celeste ·
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This lean and mean mashup of Alien, The Shining, and Event Horizon is great fun for horror fans!

Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes

August 18, 2022 by TylerDFC Leave a Comment

Spooky season is almost upon us and my house is getting into the mood quickly! Sure it’s the middle of August, 102 F in the shade, and Lake Mead is drier than a Mormon wedding, but it’s time for ghouls and ghosts dammit! A few choice decorations have been added to the collection by my like-minded wife, and we are ready to go into the season in style. This brings me to Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes. First off, I love the cover and would […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: #Science Fiction, Dead Silence, ghost ship, horror, S.A. Barnes, thriller, TylerDFC

TylerDFC's CBR14 Review No:25 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: #Science Fiction, Dead Silence, ghost ship, horror, S.A. Barnes, thriller, TylerDFC ·
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This is how it will be when you drown.

October 19, 2015 by TylerDFC 3 Comments

Dead in the Water by Nancy Holder is about a ghost ship and the horror that befalls shipwreck survivors who board her. The setup isn’t new but what elevates Dead in the Water is the pitch black execution. Dead in the Water is a harrowing story about trading your soul for what you desire most. It’s a riff on Faust but these characters don’t know they are even making a deal with the devil. It’s about obsession, desire, pain of loss, and being unable to […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Abyss, CBR7, Dead in the Water, ghost ship, horror, Nancy Holder, TylerDFC

TylerDFC's CBR7 Review No:31 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Abyss, CBR7, Dead in the Water, ghost ship, horror, Nancy Holder, TylerDFC ·
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