Halloween Fiend by C.V. Hunt My rating: 2 of 5 stars I've had this book on my Paperwhite for months, but I put it aside on purpose so I could read it this Halloween. And I love that cover. 🎃 Well, Halloween is here! The town of Strang is mostly abandoned but still has a…

Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion #6 by Gerard Way My rating: 5 of 5 stars OMFG. This issue was action-packed, full of explosions and bad guys wanting to mess things up. And by messing up, I mean that after escaping from a secret prison, all they want to do is destroy the city. T…

DIRTY PAWS by Dean M. Drinkel My rating: 5 of 5 stars By now I know that reading a Short Sharp Shocks! story means I'm in for a horror treat. And the same goes here. Maxime and Léa are a strange couple who are in Paris on business . They're always fighting, but after an…

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick My rating: 5 of 5 stars I remember watching and really enjoying the movie Hugo several years ago. It was a fun, historical adventure with heart and wonder. It also featured A Trip to the Moon , which is a silent film I've always lo…

Lady Killer 2 #5 by Joëlle Jones My rating: 5 of 5 stars It's taken me WAY too long to read this very awesome conclusion to this great comic book series by Joëlle Jones. But, is it The End for Josie's bloody adventures? I mean, judging by that ending--😳--how could it be? …

Encampment by the Gorge by Zachary Ashford My rating: 5 of 5 stars Well, I just read another great addition to the Short Sharp Shocks! series. This time, there were two stories. Although they're different, they both share the same subgenre. The Encampment By The Gorge is …

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: The Complete Collection by Alvin Schwartz My rating: 5 of 5 stars When these books were made into a movie, I wanted to read them before watching. And when I found an edition including all three books, I ordered it right away. So, this book con…

Hey!  Since I signed up, the other day, I thought I might write a little post about  National Novel Writing Month . I've been taking part in NaNoWriMo for a while. Actually, my first one was way back in 2006. Can you believe it? 😯  Anyway, let's start with my hist…

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Exorcist is a book I've wanted to read for AGES. Of course, I watched the movie when I was very young and have seen it several times since, but reading the book is always a different experience. We all know ho…

Cinders Of A Blind Man Who Could See by Kev Harrison My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is yet another Short Sharp Shocks! story that hooked me in from the beginning and kept me there until the end. When Owen's son barges into his house and tells him he's got his eyesight ba…

That's right. It's that time of the year again! I signed up for NaNoWriMo 2019 . Yay. 😃 After spending the weekend thinking about the two stories I narrowed it down to last week, and chatting to hubby about both options, I picked one. Here's the description I poste…

Cross Her Heart by Sarah Pinborough My rating: 5 of 5 stars I love Sarah Pinborough's writing. I love her books because every time I start one, I'm instantly hooked. And this one was no different. As soon as I started, I was drawn into the lives of these women. Lisa live…

The Town That Feared Dusk by Calvin Demmer My rating: 5 of 5 stars Well, that was another very cool Short Sharp Shocks! story. Also, I love the cover. I actually love the simplicity of all the SSS! covers, and how much they mean after you finish reading the story. Sylvia is a…

I have a guest on my blog today. Hunter Shea writes awesome horror stories and has a very impressive backlist. And he's dropping in for a Q&A.   Hi Hunter. Congratulations on your latest release from  Flame Tree Press . Slasher movies are some of my favorites. Is SLAS…

Dark things stir in the night. When the world sleeps and quiet settles in, shadows assume sinister shapes, guilt and regret well up from the mind’s deepest recesses, and the lonely face their greatest fears. Darkness bares the secret truths whispered on the lips of the lost and the des…

An Invitation to Darkness by Hailey Piper My rating: 5 of 5 stars A few months ago, I had a novelette published under the very cool Short Sharp Shocks! series by Demain Publishing. Since then, I've been slowly buying some of the other books. I decided to start with this on…