book reviews
Book reviews for horror fans; weather a sleepless night with literary accounts of hauntings, possessions, zombies, vampires and beyond.
Frankenstein: A Timeless Tale of Horror and Suspense
Frankenstein is one of the most well-known horror novels of all time. Written by Mary Shelley, it tells the story of a scientist who creates a monster from body parts of various corpses. The novel is full of suspense and horror and has been adapted into numerous movies over the years. Frankenstein is a timeless tale that will continue to be enjoyed by readers for many years to come. Mary Shelley is one of the most important authors in the horror genre, and her novel Frankenstein is a classic that should not be missed. If you're looking for a suspenseful and horrifying read, then look no further than Frankenstein.
By Carla Paton2 years ago in Horror
Retro Book Review
This Retro Book Review will cover the second book in R.L. Stine’s original Fear Street series: The Surprise Party. The story takes place not long after the events of the 1st book, The New Girl. When you pick up and start the 2nd book you’ll notice that the format of the book is different than the first in that we are given an epilogue. The chapter’s also contain the date and time at the top of the page. It’s a nice way to keep the events that happen in the book clear as well as making the point of view changes easy to follow. The main protagonist in this story is Meg Dalton a student at Shadyside High. We also get point of view chapters from her boyfriend Tony and the mysterious killer. This format was a delight and it kept the tension at high as I progressed through the book.
By Ashley McGuire2 years ago in Horror
Book Review: "Lapvona" by Ottessa Moshfegh
I have pretty much read all of Ottessa Moshfegh's books to date and they are all amazing. My favourite so far has to be Death in Her Hands and Lapvona is closely taking over as being either on par with Death in Her Hands or better than it. Lapvona is different to Ottessa Mosfegh's usual writing requests seeing as this one is not set in her usual modern day, but in Medieval Europe instead and this one also does not have a main character that is a woman, instead it has Marek - a deformed young boy who is pretty ostracised by his community. All in all, I found this one extremely interesting because it shows us that Ottessa Moshfegh is expanding her horizons into new and exciting areas.
By Annie Kapur2 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Literary Review of 'Blood and Mud' by John Baltisberger (2020)
Yeah, this was really good and I can definitely recommend it. I do have a huge gripe with horror that makes me want to root for the antagonist. One of the tropes I complain about the most is the tendency for horror to have victims that are all contemptible pricks. However, there are two important points to the first contemptible pricks of this story. First, they are white supremacists, a group called The Righteous, and I do love it when white nationalists, especially Incel white nationalists, get their comeuppance. I am a huge fan of comeuppance. As I've noted in the past, comeuppance can be cathartic.
By Reed Alexander2 years ago in Horror
Retro Book Review
In this Retro Review, I will be binge reading more R.L. Stine books starting with the series that scared the pants off of all middle schoolers around the world since 1992: Goosebumps. I will start with the original series then move on to the numerous spin off series, and boy there is a lot!
By Ashley McGuire2 years ago in Horror
Retro Book Review
In this Retro Review, I will be covering the first book in R.L. Stine’s original Fear Street series: The New Girl. Originally published in 1989, this first installment of the Fear Street Universe introduces us to our main protagonist Cory Brooks, a somewhat goofy male gymnast that loves to joke around with his two best friends David and Arnie (who are also both on the gymnastics team) until one day while doing a handstand in the cafeteria, Cory sees the girl of his dreams. The first half of the book focuses on Cory seeing the new girl; a beautiful blonde, blue eyed young woman that has pale skin and seems to disappear almost suddenly as soon as Cory approaches her. No one in the school seems to notice this mysterious girl except for Cory’s female best friend and next door neighbor Lisa, who says that she shares a physics class with. Lisa tells Cory that this elusive new girl’s name is Anna Corwin.
By Ashley McGuire2 years ago in Horror