Blogs Posts in Horror category; 25 blog posts

Waiting for Spring R.J. Keller- Book Review

Tess Dyer not only waits for spring, she is waiting for much else, in this leisurely novel which explores various aspects of contemporary family and parenthood, love and community, and the impact on them of addictions (of various sorts) and [...]

Posted On : Apr, 29 2009 | Comments : 0

Book Review Spotlight- Michael Connelly The Scarecrow

Connelly has done it again. Reporter Jack McEvoy, the hero of Connelly's earlier novel, The Poet, is back in a chilling new mystery. The latest casualty of corporate downsizing at the Los Angeles Times, Jack decides to end his career with a [...]

Posted On : Apr, 25 2009 | Comments : 0

Book Review: The Death Pictures by Simon Hall

BBC Crime Correspondent, Simon Hall, blurs the lines between fact and fiction in this compelling thriller. A TV reporter turns detective to solve a baffling murder and catch a serial rapist. Gripping, memorable and a really good read is the [...]

Posted On : Apr, 21 2009 | Comments : 0

Book Review: Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang

For a woman married to the vampire of her nightmares, the honeymoonâ€™s overâ€” and reality bites... Pia Thomason is torn between two Dark Ones: her husband Kristoffâ€”who doesnâ&euro [...]

Posted On : Apr, 18 2009 | Comments : 0

Book review: 101 Horror Movies You Must See Before You Die

Books purporting to be the definitive list of films you should before you die are always going to be like waving a red rag to a bull or in this case, film lover. Inevitably your favourite film is left out, ignored at the expense of some new [...]

Posted On : Mar, 20 2009 | Comments : 0

Losing Everything A No-Holds-Barred Book Review from Prison

David Lozell Martin likes to drink gin. He wrote a generous number of his novels under the sway of the deadly juniper-flavored liquid. His family gave him a hard time, and as a result, he was forced to have sex with "countless beautifu [...]

Posted On : Mar, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

Classic book review Coraline

One afternoon, while her mother is out, Coraline opens the bricked-up door in the drawing room, finds a secret passage, and walks inside. On the other side is an apartment that looks almost exactly like hers, and a woman who looks almost ex [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

THEATRE REVIEW: Misery, Royal Court, Liverpool

THE stage version of Misery is the first serious turn for the Royal Court, an ambitious two-person play based on the Stephen King book about novelist Paul Sheldon, who awakens from a car crash seriously injured and being cared for by his &l [...]

Posted On : Jun, 18 2008 | Comments : 0

JKR/WB vs. RDR Books Trial: The "Blurry Line" of Copyright L...

The Associated Press has a brief history of the trial, as well as the challenges of deciding when the claim of fair use has gone to far: “Lawrence Pulgram, an intellectual property lawyer who represented Napster in a copyright fight [...]

Posted On : Apr, 21 2008 | Comments : 0

Book Review: The Officer's Prey by Armand Cabasson & Michael...

It is June 1812 and Napoleon is about to invade Russia. When a young Polish woman is murdered by a soldier; Captain Quentin Margont of the 84th Regiment is given the task of finding the guilty person. His task is made harder by the fact t [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2008 | Comments : 0

Title: Teeth: A Horror Fantasy

When we’re kids, we’re taught to avoid the dark because of all the monsters lurking in it - the witches, vampires and werewolves waiting to swoop in and take us for nefarious purposes. Of course, when we grow older we real [...]