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Walking Alone

27 Bizarre Little Bites Author: Bentley Little Short stories aren’t my go-to in general. I prefer the length and depth of a novel, the ability to create an evocative atmosphere and realistic characters. In particular, I love Bentley Little novels where he morphs the everyday and ordinary into something sonorous and spooky. When I saw Walking Alone free with my Audible membership, I downloaded and then started it without checking-in, without realizing that it was not the usual Bentley Little novel, but instead a collection of 27 short stories. However, my disappointment soon merged into joy as each taut, weird little [...]

Frances Carden2023-04-29T17:55:23-07:00April 29th, 2023|Tags: Bentley Little, book review, horror, read, reader, reading, Short Stories, short story|

Frankenstein

Made a Monster? Author: Mary Shelley Dr. Victor Frankenstein is a young, ambitious man who has used science to unravel the deepest, most impenetrable mysteries of life and death. His own ambition has destroyed him, and the walking testament to his hubris has become vengeful and half-crazed from rejection. Thus begins Mary Shelley’s tale of a man who did not respect the bounds of nature and God and now must contend with the horror of his own creation. Most of us hear the word Frankenstein and we think of mad scientists, sizzling lightning bolts, shouts of “it’s alive,” evil laughter echoing [...]

Frances Carden2023-04-22T20:09:05-07:00April 22nd, 2023|Tags: book review, classic, Frankenstein, horror, read, reading|

Head Full of Ghosts, A

Demon Possession or Dumb Christians? Author: Paul Tremblay The Barretts are already struggling when their eldest daughter, Marjorie, begins to act strangely. Before her decline, Marjorie was the perfect sister, inviting her younger sibling, Merry, into her room, reading her cute stories, making up tales with fuzzy animals and fun adventures. But now, Marjorie scares Mary. The stories are getting darker, more violent, more bizarre, and Marjorie isn’t acting appropriately, isn’t acting like herself. Eight-year-old Merry is afraid of her own sister. As events spiral out of control, the Barretts splinter in how they approach an increasingly unhinged and shockingly violent [...]

Frances Carden2023-04-21T16:53:16-07:00April 21st, 2023|Tags: book review, horror, possession, read, reading|