December is here! I know this is a bit redundant, but boy this year feels like it has flown by. As I was jotting down ideas for what I should read this holiday season, I noticed that most of them are horror novels. Huh, I wonder if that is something I should be worried about. ... Continue Reading →
With the days getting colder and the nights getting longer, we are only a few days away from December. As much as it pains me to admit this, I am starting to feel a bit festive. I am one of those people who doesn't do Christmas stuff until December 1st, but I have caught myself... Continue Reading →
Before we get started, I have two thank yous to say. Thank you, Jon Spencer and Ian Wolf. Jon Spencer for recommending me and my blog to Ian Wolf, and Wolf for sending me a free copy of his book for me to read and review. I'm sorry it has taken a while to finally get this up,... Continue Reading →
This book is bloody good! Alright, I am sorry for that godawful pun. I had to get it out of my system somehow. A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson is a queer gothic retelling of Dracula, written from the perspective of his first wife, Constanta. The story starts on that fateful night when he "saved"... Continue Reading →
Halloween, the best night of the year, is finally upon us! I am so excited, my friends and I are going to play an extra spooky session of D&D to celebrate, plus I have plenty of pumpkin snacks at hand. Halloween isn't just a holiday, at least not for me. It's a state of mind.... Continue Reading →
Sounds gay and scary, I'm in. My love of horror is pretty well documented at this point. I've discussed Lovecraftian horror and gothic horror in Halloweens' past. Now let me share some queer horror to terrify you this Halloween. Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield I am somewhat cheating with this one, as... Continue Reading →
With the release of the newest Hellraiser film, I figured it was finally time to read the novella that started it all, The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker. Frank is bored. He has done everything in the name of chasing that elusive ultimate pleasure. But every drug and sexual escapade only sustained him for a short window of time... Continue Reading →
Only a couple of days until October! I can't wait! My room may or may not be covered in pumpkins of various types and sizes, and my coffee may or may not be loaded with pumpkin spice syrup. I might have dug out all my favourite autumn sweaters from the back of my wardrobe and... Continue Reading →
Before The Exorcist and Rosemary's Baby, we had The Case Against Satan. In this horror classic by Ray Russell, a young woman is starting to have violent fits that worry those around her. To the point that the local bishop and another priest step in to help her. Things prove to be in dire straights as they work to... Continue Reading →
Cosy Crime. Those two words shouldn't go together, but here we are. Autumn is the perfect time to read a good cosy crime novel or two, so here are five I think will serve you well. Anything written by Agatha Christie Is this a cop-out? Well, yes. However, it's true. Her work is the epitome... Continue Reading →
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