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'Salem's Lot by Stephen King

January 25, 2022 by esmemoria Leave a Comment

I’ve read Stephen King since I was a kid. I have vivid memories of reading It one summer with my head propped up on the top bunk of my bed, reading to the bathroom light, absolutely terrified. I like a lot of his early stuff (except Christine. The only scary car I know of is a Yugo). ‘Salem’s Lot is King’s second published book and it’s a good one. Not terribly scary for me for the most part, but some very satisfying gore. ‘Salem’s Lot […]

Filed Under: Horror Tagged With: nosferatu, Stephen King, yugo

esmemoria's CBR14 Review No:6 · Genres: Horror · Tags: nosferatu, Stephen King, yugo ·
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You are entering the Red Zone. Proceed at own risk. When in doubt, run.

July 23, 2016 by borisanne 4 Comments

I consider myself very lucky that I discovered Justin Cronin’s “The Passage” series only last summer, so the wait for City of Mirrors was much less painful and dramatic than it would have been if I’d been reading in real time: The Passage was published in 2010 and The Twelve in 2012. City of Mirrors came out four weeks ago. That’s not on a George R. R. Martin level, but still could have been a brutal wait for me. Whew! I love this series. I […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Science Fiction Tagged With: #fate, CBR8, Cronin, dystopia, faith, fantasy, first colony, Justin Cronin, kerrville, military, mirrors, new south wales, New York City, north america, nosferatu, post apocalypse, science, science fiction, south america, survival, the passage, vampires, virus

borisanne's CBR8 Review No:30 · Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction · Tags: #fate, CBR8, Cronin, dystopia, faith, fantasy, first colony, Justin Cronin, kerrville, military, mirrors, new south wales, New York City, north america, nosferatu, post apocalypse, science, science fiction, south america, survival, the passage, vampires, virus ·
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