When Jenny buys a game for her boyfriend, Tom, she finds herself inexplicably drawn to the guy behind the counter. There is something mysteriously alluring about Julian's pale eyes and bleached-blond hair. And when he places the Game into her hands, she knows their connection is something deeper. But as Jenny and her six friends … Continue reading REVIEW: The Forbidden Game by LJ Smith
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REVIEW: The Entity by Frank De Felitta
Carlotta Moran, a young single mother with three children, suddenly has her life turned upside down when she begins to be attacked in her bed each night by a spectral entity. This brutal unseen force makes attempts on her life and terrorizes her children, but the worst part is that no one believes her. Among … Continue reading REVIEW: The Entity by Frank De Felitta
REVIEW: Lost Souls by Poppy Z Brite
At a club in Missing Mile, N.C., the children of the night gather, dressed in black, look for acceptance. Among them are Ghost, who sees what others do not; Ann, longing for love; and Jason, whose real name is Nothing, newly awakened to an ancient, deathless truth about his father, and himself. Others are coming … Continue reading REVIEW: Lost Souls by Poppy Z Brite
REVIEW: Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
In an isolated castle deep in the Austrian forest, Laura leads a solitary life with only her ailing father for company. Until one moonlit night, a horse-drawn carriage crashes into view, carrying an unexpected guest – the beautiful Carmilla. So begins a feverish friendship between Laura and her mysterious, entrancing companion. But as Carmilla becomes … Continue reading REVIEW: Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
REVIEW: Kisses in the Dark from MancMade Productions & Listening Dog Media
Against the bright lights of Blackpool, a supernatural killer is at work and a dark and dangerous love affair begins… A sinister, disturbingly romantic seven part podcast drama written by Marty Ross (BBC’s Catch My Breath & Ghost Zone and Audible’s The Darkwater Bride) and starring Con O’Neill (Chernobyl, The Batman) and Rhiannon Clements. A … Continue reading REVIEW: Kisses in the Dark from MancMade Productions & Listening Dog Media
REVIEW: Vlad by Carlos Fuentes
Where, Carlos Fuentes asks, is a modern-day vampire to roost? Why not Mexico City, populated by ten million blood sausages (that is, people), and a police force who won't mind a few disappearances? "Vlad" is Vlad the Impaler, of course, whose mythic cruelty was an inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula. In this sly sequel, Vlad … Continue reading REVIEW: Vlad by Carlos Fuentes
Cold Hands in the Dark: Audur’s Haunted Dwelling by Elizabeth King
When Audur Egilsdottir receives a mysterious package in the mail containing the deed to a house, everyone should have been surprised. But they weren't. For Audur, this was just one more way in which life railroaded her into a set course, driving her to a fate she was unaware of. She moved in, unaware that … Continue reading Cold Hands in the Dark: Audur’s Haunted Dwelling by Elizabeth King
REVIEW: Red Embrace from Argent Games
The graveyard shift at a dingy diner in San Francisco -- that's where MC's story begins. It's just another normal night, or at least it seems to be. ...That is, until a certain mysterious customer stops by, bringing the dangerous attention of a few people with him. When it rains, it pours, and suddenly MC … Continue reading REVIEW: Red Embrace from Argent Games
REVIEW: Fledgling by Octavia E Butler
Fledgling, Octavia Butler’s last novel, is the story of an apparently young, amnesiac girl whose alarmingly un-human needs and abilities lead her to a startling conclusion: she is in fact a genetically modified, 53-year-old vampire. Forced to discover what she can about her stolen former life, she must at the same time learn who wanted—and … Continue reading REVIEW: Fledgling by Octavia E Butler
REVIEW: Powers of Darkness (The Lost Version of DRACULA) by Bram Stoker, revised and edited by Valdimar Ásmundsson
Powers of Darkness is an incredible literary discovery: In 1900, Icelandic publisher and writer Valdimar Ásmundsson set out to translate Bram Stoker’s world-famous 1897 novel Dracula. Called Makt Myrkranna (literally, “Powers of Darkness”), this Icelandic edition included an original preface written by Stoker himself. Makt Myrkranna was published in Iceland in 1901 but remained undiscovered … Continue reading REVIEW: Powers of Darkness (The Lost Version of DRACULA) by Bram Stoker, revised and edited by Valdimar Ásmundsson
Roses And Thorns 