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Full Dark, No Stars

“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.” Author: Stephen King In his most brutal look at the desiccated heart of humanity to date, Full Dark, No Stars, Stephen King takes on the unspoken, unpalatable, and unimaginable in four grisly novellas: “1922,” “Big Driver,” “Fair Extension,” and “A Good Marriage.” Each story is its own world – a dark, fetid place of no hope and extreme actions. It’s classic King, but with a twist of remorseless hopelessness. Even for King, the subject matter is dark and the moral of the story inevitably bleak: [...]

Frances Carden2026-11-14T18:46:56-07:00November 14th, 2026|Tags: 1922, A Good Marriage, Big Driver, book review, Fair Extension, horror, novella, read, reading, stephen king|

Voices in the Snow

“Is he a sadist who kidnapped you? Or a man who saved your life?” Author: Darcy Coates She’s driving, desperate to get to her sister in time. The news channels on the radio all predict doom and terror. Then, in the depths of the forest she is cutting through, something leaps into the road. Then there is silence, snow, and pain. Clare wakes, not remembering why she left her home nor what happened on the road. She’s hurt, but apparently taken care of, in a bed in an imposing old mansion, cared for by a strange, large man. He claims that [...]

Frances Carden2026-11-08T18:00:06-07:00November 8th, 2026|Tags: Black Winter, book review, Darcy Coates, horror, read, reading, zombies|

Ashes of August Manor

Memories in the Ashes of Death Author: Blaine Daigle A gloomy old mansion in an ash lined forest where an old man, an evil man many say, is dying. A strange phone call, a chance at escape through just one last dance with death. A secret, a history of sacrifices, and faces in the ash – August Manor supposedly has it all, yet despite the atmosphere of a waking nightmare, the story fails to capture the heart and ultimately even the imagination. At least, for me. Now, I seem to be the lone voice in the wilderness. Judging by Goodreads, Ashes [...]

Frances Carden2026-11-07T18:32:48-07:00November 7th, 2026|Tags: Ashes of August Manor, Blaine Daigle, book review, horror, read, reading|