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Root Witch, The

Tree Vengeance Author: Debra Castaneda is something ancient in the aspen forest, and it hates us. Newly hired Forest Service Ranger Knox has mixed feelings about his Utah post. While he is excited to have a job, he is terrified to tell his wife that they are leaving her beloved big city for a remote posting. His cabin, right next to the rare clone aspen forest, is majestic and beautiful. But there are none of the big city mod cons and nowhere for Knox’s increasingly agitated wife to escape the isolation. Add to that the fact that something about the forest, [...]

2023-04-08T08:11:27-07:00April 8th, 2023|Tags: , , , |

Ghost Eaters

If Drugs Could Bring Back the Dead Author: Clay Mcleod Chapman What if your high could take you beyond this world? What if it could bring back your dead, reunite you with all the people you have ever loved and lost? Would you take that pill? Would you ever be able to stop taking it? I admit, when I first heard that my horror book club picked Ghost Eaters, I was all together disappointed. Stories about drugs and drug culture aren’t my usual go-to reads, and I had liked the other options far better. But I challenge myself to read whatever [...]

2023-03-26T19:34:28-07:00March 26th, 2023|Tags: , , , |

Hacienda, The

Haunted Haciendas and Dark Priests Author: Isabel Cañas The Hacienda promises a gothic historical romp with ghosts, similar to Rebecca and Mexican Gothic. Instead, what it delivers is a weird mélange of half formed ideas set against a fantastic background and premise, but without the characters and fortitude to sustain the atmosphere and intention. It begins with a war. This war, like all wars, has its sides, and Beatriz’s father (a key general) was on the losing side. Ousted from her formerly good life, Beatriz and her windowed mother are now forced into near servitude by a sharp-tongued aunt. It’s [...]

2023-03-26T09:57:31-07:00March 26th, 2023|Tags: , |
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