Back On February 29, 1876, leap year, Professor Josiah Grant wanted to host a séance. He enlisted the help of a renowned psychic Lucius Holgrove to assist him. Grant had found a tome chined in the underground of an old Irish Monastery that had a spell to see his own fate. All he needed was … Continue reading The Art of Suffering
I've mentioned before that it's difficult for me to find a good horror novel. Outside the horror favorite: Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Clive Barker new horror is a hit and miss with me. Sometimes the authors go for the extra disgusting and forget the plot. Sometimes they're so focused on the plot that they forget … Continue reading Haunted houses or no.
We’re down to days before the entire holiday season kicks off in its full out swing of Christmas songs, decorative lights, so many trees and sales everywhere. And here at the reading nook, we’re no different. There are cookies to bake, presents to buy and books to read. And since you’re all not here to … Continue reading The Holidays, they are a-comin’
Sometimes the scary books are good. Sometimes....well, my luck with horror novels recently has been spotty at best. This is the blurb from the book “The Creeper: an atmospheric, chilling horror from the author of the Watchers” by A. M. Shine Superstitions only survive if people believe in them… Renowned academic Dr. Sparling seeks help … Continue reading The Birth of Urban Legends
Happy Friday October 13th everyone! Creepy day in a creepy month. The perfect time for scary movies or books. It’s been a hot minute since I’ve read a YA book. I’d have to go back into my Goodreads to figure out what the last one was.I found Seven Dirty Secrets by Natalie D. Richards at … Continue reading The Most Dangerous Scavenger Hunt
It's October which means it's time for pumpkins, cider, candy, costumes and all sorts of spooky stories. And I'm hoping I can bring you at least four this month. For the entire month of October, I'll be giving you review on horror books I've found. Will they be scary enough to keep you from sleeping … Continue reading A Reality Ghost Show that doesn’t Fail.
Welcome to Autumn friends. I can't believe how fast the seasons have changed and this year has zoomed past. It feels like not too long ago when I was posting about the plans for 2023 and here we are, three months left in this year.So many things have happened this year and in this final … Continue reading Upcoming Plans and Spooky Reads
The temperatures are still hot, and it’s not quite fall yet. Here we are, reviewing a book that should be destined for October. When the temperatures cool and the nights are just a bit spookier, that’s the perfect time for a haunted house story. Instead, we’re reading Home Before Dark by Riley Sager now. Because … Continue reading There’s No Place Like Home
There’s something unnerving about abandoned places. Buildings, houses that you know at one time were teaming with light and laughter and people and now they’re shadows. Masses of empty, forlorn, forgotten places where everyone is gone, and it is just a ghost of its former self. While abandoned houses are both creepy and beautiful, there’s something … Continue reading America’s Retail Wasteland
I know other blogs did this at the end of 2021 but I figured I'd start out the new year with a two-parter before I got back to the business of reading books. This week we'll be looking at some of my favorite reads from the last year (mostly because I want to squee over … Continue reading It’s a Review. Looking back on some of my favorite reads of 2021
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