Sara Lachman recently wrote a great column for Library Journal’s Reader’s Shelf highlighting some great books that inspired some of the creepiest horror films ever. I thought I’d repost her selections here for those of you looking to set the mood this weekend…
The basis for Roman Polanski’s award-winning 1968 film and one of the first [...]
The New Dead - a Zombie Anthology edited by Christopher Golden.
Like with many anthologies, this collection had some that hit it out of the park and some that were less successful. There were definitely enough good ones to make it worth reading, though I did find myself a bit “zombie’d-out” after a while (I [...]
Last week I presented you with some Horror fiction sites to get you in the mood for tomorrow’s holiday. Today I’d like to present you with some resources for thrilling horror movies to really scare you into the spirit!
The Daily Beast and The Wall Street Journal both ran recent posts highlighting the favorite horror [...]
This week I’d like to present another genre-centric post and do a spotlight on HORROR. It is that time of year after all. So, here are some good sites, in no particular order, focused on all that is horrifying:
Horror.net - this site has lists of movies, books, and links to other general horror sites. It’s [...]
The second week in October brings us lovely Fall weather and plenty of book releases to be excited about…
When Everything Changed by Gail Collins recounts the sea of change women have experienced since 1960. A comprehensive mix of oral history and research, this is the definitive book about five crucial decades of progress, told with [...]
For this week’s spotlight I’d like to celebrate a girl who is quickly becoming one of my favorite people, even though she really has nothing to do with books. Katy Towell is a brilliant artist who brings me great joy with her creepy, twisted stories and drawings. Her website, Childrin R Skary, holds all sorts [...]
Tomorrow’s releases are chock-full of suspense, mystery, and thrills!
Hot Pursuit by Suzanne Brockmann. This 15th book in the series finds Alyssa Locke assigned what is supposed to be an easy job: teaching self-defense techniques to a newly elected assemblywoman and her chief of staff. However, soon dead bodies start turning up and Alyssa must track [...]
I know that I recently posted that zombies would soon be usurping the current vampire thrown, but there is a fairly new vampire book receiving rave reviews that I’d like to mention: Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s The Strain. It’s not of the same type of vampire novel that has become popular recently (a [...]
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