Category: Book Review
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Five Horror Novels Every Dreadpunk Fan Should Read
Lately I’ve been curating my list of books in the niche subgenre of gothic horror known as dreadpunk. What is dreadpunk? See my earlier post on writing dreadpunk for a deep dive into the genre. It isn’t quite gothic horror, although it is heavily influenced by it. It isn’t exactly cosmic horror either, though its…
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What is Frankenstein?
The recent movie The Bride opens with Mary Shelley’s spirit talking about writing a sequel to her most famous novel of all. She says, “The words are beginning to come. Is it a ghost story? A horror story? Or most frightening of all, a love story?” This question could be asked about the original novel.…
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Ten Memorable Tales
The power of good fiction is that it stays with you. It becomes part of you. Occupying a place in your memory that never lets you forget the impact the words made upon you. So for today on Threads that Bind, I thought I’d share 10 stories that have become part of me. Ten tales…
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Dracula the Un-Dead
In just about two weeks, on August 9, I will be at Boutique du Vampyre in New Orleans to sign copies of my Scarlet Order vampire novels. I’ve enjoyed visiting this French Quarter shop since I discovered it in 2014. In 2020, when much of the world went into lockdown, owner Marita Crandle had the…
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The Green Eyes of Bâst — Review
Sax Rohmer, one of the pen names of Arthur Henry Ward (1883-1959), was an exceedingly popular fiction writer in his day. Today, though, he barely rates more than a footnote. Which is too bad, as he is a more than adequate read even today. And what’s more, his early books you can get free from…
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Scooby Apocalypse
About a week and a half ago, I had the opportunity to meet Scott Innes, who voiced the characters of Scooby-Doo and Shaggy Rogers in several of my favorite entries in the long-running Scooby-Doo franchise. During our conversation, I learned that Innes works as a morning show host on the radio in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,…
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The Story That Keeps On Giving
Sometime back when I was in elementary school, let’s say 60 years ago, I read a story by Saki (aka HH Munro) titled “Sredni Vashtar”. The story has remained vivid in my mind for the six decades since I read it. It truly is the story that keeps on giving. Periodically, I ask myself, why?…
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The Hungur Chronicles
Last week, I received my contributor copy of the Samhain 2023 issue of The Hungur Chronicles, which proved to be a nice, early Holiday present. This semi-annual, digest-sized magazine edited by Terrie Leigh Relf and Robert Bellam features stories and poems about vampires, with a special emphasis on vampires who have a connection to space.…
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