Short stories have a different sort of appeal to them than novels do, but you get just as much satisfaction from them. Besides, it takes a certain amount of skill and style to get a reader invested in a character or plot in such a limited number of words. Oddly enough, when I want to... Continue Reading →
(Note: This recommendation was first published in March of 2015. You can see the original version here.) It's getting close to Halloween, which means a lot of us are craving books, movies, and TV shows that fall into the creepier set of genres. Then again, I can crave that sort of thing any time of the... Continue Reading →
I love getting inside a villain's head. There's just something really intriguing about finding out what motivates them, even when you don't agree with what they're doing--even when you're utterly appalled by it. I think that's why I enjoy this excerpt from Death by the River, by Alexandrea Weis and Lucas Astor, as much as... Continue Reading →
I don't watch a lot of horror movies, but I do watch horror TV shows. Not many of them, but a few. Mostly, though, I satisfy my horror craving by reading books in the genre. You know what's particularly satisfying, though? A horror novel written in a way that has me picturing its scenes as... Continue Reading →
When's the last time you read something creepy? If your answer is, "It's been a while," then you should change that. Soon. In the meantime, you should at least take a look at a creepy cover. I can even help you out with that. Today's post is dedicated to helping reveal the cover of Death... Continue Reading →
Miranda Burski 