Category Archives: Horror

Graham Masterton’s Tengu

For day 2 of “blog a horror book every day of October,” here’s a post I did waaaaaay back in 2008 about an incredibly intense novel by Graham Masterton! Masterton is best known for his 1975 novel The Manitou, about … Continue reading

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A Night in the Lonesome October, by Roger Zelazny

Now that October is officially here, I thought I would blog or reblog about horror fiction every day of the month, leading up to Halloween! And what better place to start than Roger Zelazny’s A Night in the Lonesome October, … Continue reading

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Dark Harvest, by Norman Partridge

Still getting myself back in the swing of reading, and looking for any books that immediately pique my interest with their premise so I’m motivated to read them immediately! On a recent jaunt to my local B&N, the short horror … Continue reading

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Night of the Mannequins, by Stephen Graham Jones

I’ve been working on getting myself back into a regular reading habit, and to warm up I’ve been looking for some punchy short horror novels. When I was recently at my local Barnes & Noble, this book practically jumped off … Continue reading

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Camp Damascus, by Chuck Tingle

One thing I’ve long believed is that truly powerful stories, the ones that stay with you, are the ones that are truly about something meaningful to the author. As a general rule, no great stories are purely “entertainment,” even though … Continue reading

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Sister, Maiden, Monster, by Lucy A. Snyder

One of the absolutely wonderful things that has come from social media, in spite of the many, many downsides (RIP Twitter), has been getting acquainted with and becoming online friends with a lot of great writers. One of those writers … Continue reading

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Dead Reckonings #33 is available!

Just a short note to let folks know that issue number 33 of the horror and weird fiction periodical Dead Reckonings is now available, and it includes another review by me! If you enjoy reading reviews and commentary on horror … Continue reading

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Night of the Big Heat, by John Lymington

I don’t know exactly what first drew my attention to Night of the Big Heat (1959), by John Lymington. I suspect I was browsing through some Wikipedia posts about alien invasion movies, and caught sight of the 1967 film adaptation … Continue reading

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Junji Ito’s Tomie and Remina

I’ve been pretty obsessed with Junji Ito lately. I started out by purchasing two of his classics, Uzumaki and Gyo, and since then have been gobbling up various volumes and collections, even though every time I buy a new one … Continue reading

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Invisible Monsters, by John Benyon Harris

Another post about invisibility in science fiction! All because I want to make dang sure that everybody knows that I have a book out about the history and science of invisibility! I’ve seen just about everything in science fiction stories … Continue reading

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