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Did not expect to love a book about zombies

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks

December 21, 2020 by Malin 6 Comments

4.5 stars Official book description: The Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. Max Brooks, driven by the urgency of preserving the acid-etched first-hand experiences of the survivors from those apocalyptic years, traveled across the United States of America and throughout the world, from decimated cities that once teemed with upwards of thirty million souls to the most remote and inhospitable areas of the planet. He recorded the testimony of men, women, and sometimes children who came face-to-face with the living, or at least […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, cbr12, ensemble cast, horror, Malin, Max Brooks, World War Z, zombies

Malin's CBR12 Review No:82 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, cbr12, ensemble cast, horror, Malin, Max Brooks, World War Z, zombies ·
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I’ve read scarier ghost stories for kids

The Family Plot by Cherie Priest

December 17, 2020 by Mobius_Walker 3 Comments

Mrs. Winthrop is determined to get rid of her home. It is an old, Southern Tennessee beaut of a home filled with original wood stairs and rails, original furniture from when it was built way-back-when, filled with old family belongings that to the Music City Salvage team will be worth a fortune. After the patriarch of the family-run business purchases the home he sends in his team to gather the scrap: daughter Dahlia, drunk nephew Bobby, Bobby’s son Gabe, and unrelated worker Brad. They show […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror Tagged With: cherie priest, family drama, ghosts, Haunted House, Southern Gothic

Mobius_Walker's CBR12 Review No:44 · Genres: Fiction, Horror · Tags: cherie priest, family drama, ghosts, Haunted House, Southern Gothic ·
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Did I mention the NOT cows????

Black Sand Beach V01: Are You Afraid of the Light? by Richard Fairgray

December 15, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Black Sand Beach V01: Are You Afraid of the Light? is a fun mystery in a traditional modern comic/graphic novel format. The spooky is spooky for the 10 to 14 crowd (slightly younger could do as well, but this is not for the overly sensitive reader as there are skeleton/zombie ghosts, a haunted lighthouse, odd looking characters who might have a live body in a bag, and um… not cows … wandering around).  But nothing is really over the top. Except, it is. There is no seriousness […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: family, friendship, ghosts, NOT cows, Richard Fairgray

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:393 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: family, friendship, ghosts, NOT cows, Richard Fairgray ·
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A perfect late autumn read: atmospheric with a twist

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

December 12, 2020 by Aquillia Leave a Comment

I realized, when it came time to do my best-of lists, that I hadn’t actually written reviews for two of my favourite books this year. Mexican Gothic is one of these. I read it a few weeks after Halloween, when everything in Denmark can best be described as ‘grey’ and I was in the perfect mood for Gothic. (Plus, look at that AMAZING and GORGEOUS cover; how can you resist?) Boy, did Silvia Moreno-Garcia deliver. Mexican Gothic is the story of Noemi, a young woman […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Horror, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: gothic, mexican gothic, silvia moreno-garcia

Aquillia's CBR12 Review No:28 · Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Speculative Fiction · Tags: gothic, mexican gothic, silvia moreno-garcia ·
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I am a passenger. I am moving through your dreams, all of your dreams. And you never knew

The Sandman (Audio Production) by Neil Gaiman

December 9, 2020 by LittlePlat Leave a Comment

Neil Gaiman refuses to call this an audiobook. And look, he’s not half wrong, it’s more of an audio play than anything else. But for the purpose of reviews, I’m going to treat this as a book. And no matter how we characterise it, this is a bloody marvellous piece of work, and one of the most pleasantly surprising things to come out of 2020. The premise is a bit daunting when you think about it: a comic book is a very visual medium that […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror Tagged With: audio drama, dream country, Neil Gaiman, Preludes and Nocturnes, the doll's house, The Sandman

LittlePlat's CBR12 Review No:29 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror · Tags: audio drama, dream country, Neil Gaiman, Preludes and Nocturnes, the doll's house, The Sandman ·
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Mindless Creator

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

December 7, 2020 by Caesar's Wife Leave a Comment

I feel as though, following my reading of Frankenstein, I need to do some kind of deep analysis of its themes and subtext. There is so much just beneath the surface that needs further research and thought. Alas, I don’t really have time for a self-imposed literature assignment, so I’ll just stick with a book review and a few random thoughts and observations for now. Frankenstein is the tale of a man whose thirst for knowledge and invention is his ultimate undoing – a ‘modern’ […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction Tagged With: classic, Mary Shelley

Caesar's Wife's CBR12 Review No:22 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction · Tags: classic, Mary Shelley ·
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