by Davy Kenney We begin with a high-falootin’ assertion that you need not go to crypts and castles of Europe or Asia to find true horror because it exists right here in New England. Alright, a bit over the top, but you’ve got our attention. Then we hear about a cross-country biker who is caught … Continue reading Why You Should Read H. P. Lovecraft
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October Review: The Witchcraft of Salem Village by Shirley Jackson
by Kaley Ingenito Have you read Arthur Miller's The Crucible? Great. Then don't bother with this book. This is literally exactly the same story, minus the torrid love affair and a moving speech by John Proctor. Arthur Miller had his play published in 1953 and Shirley Jackson published this historical account three years later... so there … Continue reading October Review: The Witchcraft of Salem Village by Shirley Jackson
October Review: She Who Was No More
by Lee Cross She Who Was No More by Boileau-Narcejac I’m going to recommend this book to our Halloween ‘Top Shelf.’ It’s well worth reading, especially if you’re a devotee of the Thriller genre. The story opens with the passionless murder of a woman by her husband and his lover; detailing the events immediately after … Continue reading October Review: She Who Was No More
Leopold Broom Investigates… The Dating Game
By Lee Cross Books and Dating. They’re not the same, right? well, actually…. Just think about all those sh*tty ‘stocking-filler’ dates you’ve been on… you’re both turning up and putting the hours in, hoping somewhere along the line there’s a big present waiting, and that all the wrapping paper was worth the effort. Right there, … Continue reading Leopold Broom Investigates… The Dating Game
The Drunk Text Connection
by Regina Kenney One of the most amazing things about reading is it makes you feel connected to the world. Reading the thoughts, emotion, actions of an albeit fictional character - you can have that moment of 'I know exactly what you are talking about, I have felt the exact same way' and sip in … Continue reading The Drunk Text Connection
Leopold Broom Investigates: Uncomfortable Threesomes… The Other Writer in the Room
by Lee Cross The ‘&Droids’ You’ve seen them on the shelves, usually amongst the bestsellers in the crime section, books written by ‘JOE BLOGS & joanna smith’. Aren’t they just the weirdest books… For me, it’s like going to the zoo… I’m walking through the park, I see the Lions in their field and think, … Continue reading Leopold Broom Investigates: Uncomfortable Threesomes… The Other Writer in the Room
Why You Should Read Edgar Allen Poe This Halloween Season
by Davy Kenney Ah, good old Poe, we have you to thank. Before you came along, the literary landscape of the United States was, if not always a happy, a seemingly wholesome place. Oh sure, every now and then you might find a little hamlet with a headless specter or some little goblin that stowed … Continue reading Why You Should Read Edgar Allen Poe This Halloween Season
October Read: 1984
by Lee Cross The first thing that needs to be made clear about 1984 is that George Orwell wrote it more than 60 years and that itself makes it scary, not because of what you see on the page, but because of what you see out of your window… If you don’t know what I … Continue reading October Read: 1984
October Read: The Witches by Roald Dahl
by Lee Cross Roald Dahl’s The Witches – It’s Scary. The story has all the hallmarks of the great Roald Dahl tales; a young orphaned child, the fear and excitement of discovering the unknown, elements of the supernatural... all the wonderful things that made him such a brilliant writer for children. The Witches has something … Continue reading October Read: The Witches by Roald Dahl
October Read: The Haunting of Hill House
by Kaley Ingenito Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House is, in a word, unsettling. It's the story of a very old house (on, you guessed it- a hill) and the motley crew who decides to investigate the odd happenings that are rumored to go on there. Our story begins with Dr. John Montague, who … Continue reading October Read: The Haunting of Hill House
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