Literature
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Imagine, if you will, that you are an English teacher in small town Arizona. You live an average existence with your wife and son. You get along well with your friends and neighbors in a part of the country where everybody knows your name. Life might not be great, for who can judge such a
Bringing you a list of the most terrifying books we’ve read this past year. Hold onto your hats, it’s going to be a bumpy ride. List: Becoming the Boogeyman – Richard Chizmar The Eater of Gods – Dan Franklin Cold, Black, and Infinite: Stories of the Horrific and Strange – Todd Keisling The Mobius Door –
Demonic possession has always fascinated and terrified many. The idea of losing oneself both physically and mentally to an intangible force feels akin to a dreadful disease. However, as depicted in classic films dealing with this subject matter, medicine can’t do much when someone suffers from a spiritual affliction. That is when the figure of
Becoming the Boogeyman is the riveting sequel to the New York Times Bestseller Chasing the Boogeyman, both written by Richard Chizmar. Chizmar, who is the owner and founder of Cemetery Dance Publications, has also co-authored Gwendy’s Button Box and Gwendy’s Final Task with Stephen King; King having given Chizmar unprecedented creative license to write Gwendy’s
Hello, GoH peeps! Dustin here with another edition of Recent Reads coming your way. I’ve got a bit of variety here for you with these three books that I’ve covered. Rest assured, that they have their own distinct flavor to them but they all have some bite. Unbortion by Rowland Bercy, Jr. I miss reading more schlocky
Hey there, GoH friends! Dustin here again with some more Recent Reads coming at you. For this one, I’m giddy with glee as I tackle my favorite subgenre of horror yet again, the slasher. Here, we dive into a sequel to a YA slasher favorite, as well as an earlier book by one of my favorite and
What is up, GoH friends! Dustin here again with a new batch of Recent Reads. Both of the books in this edition were a change of pace, to say the least. No One Rides for Free messed me up but I live for it! The Whistler was very much Hitchcockian giallo goodness, and I can’t wait to share my thoughts on
Hey, GoH gang! Dustin here again with some more Recent Reads that I’d love to recommend to y’all. I rarely have a bad time with the books I read. It takes a really special, not-for-me book to really get a bad rating from me. Fortunately, for this round, I still have a book that I think
Hello, my lovelies in the GoH community, it is me again for another edition of Recent Reads. I know it’s been a while since the last update but your boy’s been going through a rough patch but whatever! I’ve kept track of all the things I’ve been reading in my notes and it’d be a
For the past six years, Ronnie has worked selling merch for a perpetually touring band. Late nights, sweaty clubs, dingy motel rooms, endless roads—as rough as it’s been, there is no other way of life for this band of hungry succubi leaving bodies in their wake. Until she meets the enigmatic Helene. Helene is just