There are books that you read and love and you know will appeal to most people, so they are easy to recommend. Then there are books that you read and love but they are pretty much your own private taste so you recommend them cautiously. Then there are those books that you read and hate … Continue reading
Category Archives: Horror
The Handyman by Bentley Little
To anyone that follows this blog, you know that Bentley Little is my absolute favorite horror author. And once again, he does not disappoint. The Handyman is simply (?) a story about neighbors. And what we know about them and what we observe and our gut feelings. What do experts say about intuition and gut … Continue reading
Book Club Books / BookLite / Fiction / Horror / Leah / Suspense/Thriller
‘Salem’s Lot by Stephen King
‘Salem’s Lot is like any small town, everyone knows everyone’s business and you don’t have to lock your doors when you leave your house. However, an evil had rolled into ‘Salem’s Lot, but only a few are able to truly see it (HINT it’s vampires). Soon, people in the town start mysteriously dying and falling … Continue reading
The Consultant by Bentley Little
Horror author Bentley Little is back with his usual macabre twists; this time on corporate America. The Consultant is the story of a software company in trouble. A merger has just gone down the drain, and the investors are worried. The owner and Board of CompWare decide to hire a consultant to help them get … Continue reading
Bliss House by Laura Benedict
Bliss House is one of those great, creepy novels where the main character is really the house. It is the house that holds all of the secrets, the house that makes ordinary people do extraordinary things, and the house that is the one in charge. And we all know when the house is in charge, nothing … Continue reading
The Influence by Bentley Little
My favorite horror author is back with a vengeance! The Influence is the story of Ross Lowry, an unemployed engineer who is about to lose everything. When his cousin Lita and her husband Dave offer him a place to stay on their ranch in Magdalena, Arizona, he figures “why not”? No one else has offered him … Continue reading
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
DO NOT, repeat, DO NOT let the Science Fiction label turn you off on this one. Seriously, this novel is done so well and is so interesting that I could not put it down. And I normally would never, ever pick up a science fiction novel unless I was desperate. World War Z is just as … Continue reading
The Circle by Bentley Little
This creepy novella is just what you would expect from Bentley Little. The inhabitants of the neighborhood of William Tell Circle (better known as The Circle are in for quite a night. For Helen and her husband, a knock at the door brings a very unwanted and unpleasant stranger. And what this stranger leaves behind is … Continue reading
The Box by Richard Matheson
The Box is a collection of very dark short stories written by the great Richard Matheson. The title story is actually Button, Button and is definitely the creepiest story of all. This story was actually turned into a movie in 2010 with the above title. It is the story of a couple that receive a rather plain … Continue reading
Into the Darkness by V. C. Andrews
This is a difficult book to talk about, since it is pretty obvious from the start what is really going on. Still, it was done well enough that I wanted to see how it all plays out. Into the Darkness is the story of Amber Taylor, a shy, independent, and beautiful girl that is a … Continue reading
