Literature has long been a part of the political landscape. Authors write what they know. And what they experience. Many are part storytellers and part political commentators. So much so that the mere ability to read has, at times and for various groups, been a defiant and potentially life-threatening act of rebellion against one’s oppressors. […]
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Did you know that “The Ring”, a 2002 blockbuster hit, was based on a book? It paved the way for the J-horror craze of the early 2000s and it terrified me when I saw it in theaters. Don’t let the PG-13 rating fool you. The Ring is scary. While the book doesn’t deliver terror in
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My teen and I love horror movies. We see an absolutely absurd number of them every year. Everything from Jordan Peele’s newest deeply thought provoking and scary in an oh-god-this-is-an-accurate-treatise-on-societal-issues type of horror to teens-enter-scary-location-and-are-systemically-killed-but-I-don’t-really-care-because-they-are-all-kind-of-awful type of horror and everything in between. This has led, especially me after many years, to become a little jaded.
How to Make Horror More Horrifying – Immersive D-Box Seats? Read More »
I’m a naturally skeptical person. Maybe even outrageously so. Ghosts, absolutely not. Psychics, 100% fake. Bigfeet (bigfoots??), I don’t think so. But I do love all the stories about them. So naturally, when planning our epic honeymoon, Kevin and I had to find somewhere that blended our combined interests. Many couples will go gallivanting off
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Spooky season is my favorite. I’m a horror girl through and through. Movies, books, video games, horror is my favorite genre. There’s just something about picking up one of the scariest books you’ve ever read and huddling in your comfiest chair during the darkening months of the year that can’t be matched by other media.
5 of the Scariest Books to Haunt Your Dreams Read More »
Remember that dumpster fire of a time I’ve been having? All that bad luck trapped in such a short period it was almost comical…almost. I was begging for just a small amount of bland, tasteless life for a few weeks. I can only imagine that the moment I hit post, the powers that be laughed
The Universe is Unhinged With Its Bad Luck Distribution Read More »
Happy Spooky Season! This month, we will look at some spooky new releases and a few paperbacks. This book was just released on October 1st and explores the life of an unusual family living in isolation on a bog in Appalachia. The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister is surprisingly relatable considering, at least to my
The Bog Wife Review – Family Drama is the Real Horror Read More »
The last few weeks have been nothing short of some terrible Shakespearean tragedy or, depending on the readers’ viewpoint, perhaps comedy because only in a story would so much insanity happen back to back. I don’t even know if I believe it. Let me take you back to the more innocent time of 2 weeks
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Life has been a chaotic mess lately. It was a welcome relief to lose myself in a book so effortlessly. I found myself so excited to finish this one that I actually went out and bought myself the literally cheapest Kindle (this is what I asked the Best Buy guy for) I could find so
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