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Posts tagged with ‘Horror’

THE WRATH OF ANGELS, by John Connolly

January 30, 2013

ATMOSPHERIC PARANORMAL THRILLER mixes a noir detective, some seriously spooky bad guys, and vivid Maine details.

Grade: B PLUS

THE WRATH OF ANGELS: A CHARLIE PARKER THRILLER
Atria
2013

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MONSTER, by Dave Zeltserman

January 20, 2013

FASCINATING TWIST ON the Frankenstein story—a retelling from the “monster’s” point of view.  Masterful!

Grade: A MINUS

MONSTER: A NOVEL OF FRANKENSTEIN
Overlook Press
2012

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LITTLE STAR, by John Ajvide Lindqvist

December 30, 2012

BLEAK, TERRIFYING NOVEL from Swedish horror superstar John Ajvide Lindqvist wields the power of a nightmare.

Grade: B PLUS

LITTLE STAR
St. Martin's/Thomas Dunne Books
2012

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THE GREATCOAT, by Helen Dunmore

December 9, 2012

WISTFUL, COMPELLING GHOST story in the grand English tradition of Daphne du Maurier and Susan Hill.

Grade: SOLID B

THE GREATCOAT: A GHOST STORY
Atlantic Monthly Press
2012

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HIDE ME AMONG THE GRAVES, by Tim Powers

May 1, 2012

INTRICATE VICTORIAN TALE of horror finds ghosts and vampires haunting London’s literati. Chilling and poetic!

Grade: A MINUS

HIDE ME AMONG THE GRAVES
HarperCollins
2012

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ENORMITY, by W. G. Marshall

April 4, 2012

TWISTED 21ST-CENTURY TAKE on the “humans made giant by radiation” horror/science fiction motif is a trip.

Grade: SOLID B

ENORMITY
Night Shade Books
2012

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CURSE THE NAMES, by Robert Arellano

March 31, 2012

NUCLEAR, EXISTENTIAL, PARANORMAL horror combine in this evocative novel set in Los Alamos and the NM wilds.

Grade: SOLID B

CURSE THE NAMES
Akashic Books
2011

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DAMNED, by Chuck Palahniuk

January 28, 2012

CHUCK PALAHNIUK’S LATEST: a scary, funny, satirical trip to Hell with a smart, sassy Veruca Salt-esque heroine.

Grade: B PLUS

DAMNED
Doubleday
2011

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LET’S PLAY WHITE, by Chesya Burke

January 27, 2012

HAUNTING, COMPLEX HORROR and fantasy tales offer a sophisticated take on race, culture, and the power of legend.

Grade: B PLUS

LET'S PLAY WHITE
Apex
2011

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666 PARK AVENUE, by Gabriella Pierce

May 1, 2011

CLEVER MASHUP OF society novels and supernatural thrillers features a plucky heroine, a mother-in-law from Hell.

Grade: B PLUS

666 PARK AVENUE
HarperCollins
2011

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