Category Archives: Horror

The Frangipani Hotel Tells Original Vietnamese Ghost Stories

Posted on June 1, 2022 by H.P.

The Frangipani Hotel is a collection of short “ghost” stories by Kupersmith, inspired by her Vietnamese-American heritage. 

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Throwback SF Thursday: Firestarter by Stephen King

Posted on April 14, 2022 by H.P.

Firestarter is the story of Andy McGee, possessing mild powers of mind domination, and his young daughter, Charlie McGee, possessing very un-mild powers of pyrokinesis.  The story begins with Andy and Charlie on the run from agents of a mysterious … Continue reading →

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Review of The Walking Dead Compendium 4 by Robert Kirkman

Posted on December 10, 2019 by H.P.

It’s hard to believe that The Walking Dead comics are over.  And so abruptly.  But the timing made sense.  For someone who likes their collection tidy, I appreciate that they coordinated the ending to allow for one more full compendium … Continue reading →

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Review of Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead: Typhoon by Wes Chu

Posted on October 29, 2019 by H.P.

I have long been a fan of the comics and watcher of the show, but I haven’t yet dived into any of The Walking Dead novels.  But with an impending trip to China and a good experience with Chu’s Lives … Continue reading →

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Can’t Wait for Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Warrior of the Altaii by Robert Jordan and The Walking Dead Compendium 4

Posted on October 8, 2019 by H.P.

Today’s post should really be a review of Steel Crow Saga by Paul Krueger, but I wasn’t quite able to finish reading it last night, and I wouldn’t have time to write a full review in any event.  And I … Continue reading →

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Review of The Walking Dead Vol. 31 by Robert Kirkman

Posted on March 19, 2019 by H.P.

A long-term comics story requires a certain ebb and flow.  Not every volume of The Walking Dead can have massive set pieces.  Nor would we want it to.  And the comics do a much better job than the show at … Continue reading →

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A Place For War Completes My All-Time Favorite Zombie Series

Posted on November 13, 2018 by H.P.

Daniel Humphrey’s Z-Day now-complete trilogy is awesome.  I would say it is my favorite all-time zombie series, but I haven’t read all that many zombie series.  Buy, yes, it is my favorite all-time zombie series.  And I don’t have to … Continue reading →

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Throwback SF Thursday: Dracula by Bram Stoker

Posted on October 25, 2018 by H.P.

This was my second time reading Dracula.  The book benefits from the reread: I threw out my original review and started from scratch.  A few points still niggle at me, but the structure benefits from hindsight.  Stoker isn’t good at … Continue reading →

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Throwback SF Thursday: The Right Hand of Doom, Red Shadows, Rattle of Bones (Solomon Kane)

Posted on October 4, 2018 by H.P.

I finally settled on a Hallowread for this October.  I will be rereading and posting on Dracula.  I will probably also do a post on the 1931 movie.  But I don’t plan on doing as many posts as I did … Continue reading →

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SF: We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix

Posted on September 18, 2018 by H.P.

Originally posted on Hillbilly Highways:
Originally I was just going to run my review of Grady Hendrix’s We Sold Our Souls over at my SF blog.  But selling your soul to the Devil has a rich history in hillbilly storytelling,…

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