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Boys in the Valley

Possession and Coming of Age Author: Philip Fracassi Peter Barlow, a teenage orphan in the remote St. Vincent’s Orphanage for Boys, has made these unwanted, starving children into a family. Peter has the soul of a protector, watching over the new boys, helping them avoid the vicious Father Poole and his handyman, and trying to create a haven for neglected children. Peter will soon need to leave the orphanage, and he is torn between following the life of a priest or marrying the girl on the nearby farm whom he loves. These are strong enough sorrows for a young man, coming [...]

Frances Carden2024-05-10T07:37:38-07:00May 10th, 2024|Tags: book review, horror, possession, read, reading|

Endless Night

Version 1.0.0 Depravity for Delight? Author: Richard Laymon Sixteen-year-old Jody’s sleepover with her best friend went from normal to nightmare in a matter of seconds. She woke up to find her friend speared by a stranger and her friend’s family being dismembered, raped, and cannibalized. Jody barely escaped, managing to rescue her friend’s 12-year-old brother, but that night of horror is hardly over. The killers are still looking for the survivors. Jody and Andy (the brother) are not safe anywhere; it’s time to go on the run with Jody’s cop father and a random, hot female cop. Endless Night [...]

Frances Carden2024-05-09T09:29:14-07:00May 9th, 2024|Tags: book review, horror, read, reading, serial killer|

I Found a Circus Tent in the Woods Behind My House

Fear of Failing Author: Ben Farthing Afraid of clowns? Circuses? The darkness hidden between trees on cold grey days? Failing as a parent? If so, I Found a Circus Tent in the Woods Behind My House is the weird, quirky, and oddly disturbing little story custom made just for you. As a part of Ben Farthing’s growing Fear series, this story examines the inherent terror hidden in the innocent. The first offering in the series, I Found Puppets Living in My Apartment Walls, warped the joys of childhood TV (think Sesame Street), taking us on a dark jaunt through the disillusionments [...]

Frances Carden2024-05-07T17:17:38-07:00May 7th, 2024|Tags: book review, horror, read, reading|