Happy Saturday! Today, I bring you reviews for two absolutely incredible new releases. I cannot praise either one of these enough. Both are so easy to give five stars to. The two authors who wrote these books are both absolutely brilliant and deserve all the praise possible. ENJOY! THE DENIZENS By Brennan LaFaro WOW! What a read! This book had me in a chokehold from the first couple of pages. What an absolutely amazing story. Grief, small town, the dead that don’t die, sec

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The Tryst The Red Thread Saga Book One By L. Marie Wood The Tryst is not your typical love story, in fact, it is not typical in any way. It’s a love story that transcends all others. It’s what happens when the universe lines up, when fates collide, when three souls meet and merge and become one. It’s yearning made tangible, longing fulfilled, inhibitions turned to dust, and the knowledge that you have finally found what you’ve been missing your entire life. The Tryst is a lov

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Welcome to Latham's Last Words, where I give you my last words on books I've enjoyed. It's Black History Month so it's the perfect time to talk about the Unholy Slaying Agency series by Guy Quintero. Book One: A Whisper In The Dark From the first to the last page it's non stop action. You barely get a chance to breathe before something else is happening. A full speed ahead adrenaline rush of a story. Military action meets occult horror sprinkled with all kinds of supernatural

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Exploring The Labyrinth In this series, I will be reading every Brian Keene fiction book that has been published (and is still available in print) and then producing an essay on it. With the exception of Girl On The Glider, these essays will be based upon a first read of the books concerned. The article will assume you’ve read the book, and you should expect MASSIVE spoilers. I hope you enjoy my voyage of discovery. The Cage Welcome back to Keene country. Specifically, welcom

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Dust Bowl Children By Wile E. Young and Emily Young Synopsis: Times are hard for folks and it’s even harder for siblings Calvin and Abigail Shepherd after the untimely death of their mother at the height of the Great Depression. With dust storms ravaging their home in Ross, Oklahoma, they wonder how they are going to make ends meet. Already ostracized due to being children of an unwed and unusual mother, suspicion only grows when strange happenings begin to plague the town. M

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Thresher by Michael Cole Audiobook ‘Could be the bookish love child of Jaws and The Meg 2’ Thresher was a lot of fun to listen to and grew wilder by the minute. Small town horror by the sea. Boaters become prey for a grossly overgrown Thresher shark, which leads to wide-spread panic, multiple bodies being washed ashore (at least, the parts not eaten), and a mystery to be solved by local police offer Leanord Riker, an officer of some infamy in his own right, who feels like a

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THE BLOODY BRICK ROAD: A Wizard of Oz Retelling By: Maude Royer Release : 1/6/26 Page count : 320 KU : No           Hoopla : No Synopsis : Dorothy losses her job, boyfriend, and not only witnesses a terrible car crash, but is one of the injured. Twenty-four years later, the past is coming back to haunt her. First line : “It’s the hormones, Dorothy told herself as she parked in from of an old brick house in downtown Montreal.” Favorite line : “Kansas? That’s unusual. Is that

Welcome back to the second week of Mort's Foreign Film Report! In case you missed any of the social media posts, check them out below! Day 8 CURE (1997) Country: Japan Language: Japanese Genre: Crime, Mystery Random people are killing other random people, with absolutely no motivation. The killers struggle to remember why they did it, and none of them can remember the man with the lighter. But there is one think that links the killings – an “X” carved somewhere. The detectiv

Ivan K. Conway is one of the most supportive authors on Instagram. He has his own Facebook Group, Goblins & Gunslingers Country,  where he posts some book stuff, daily dad jokes, and other truly terrible memes. He's a great guy, kind and friendly, and deserves way more notice and thanks for all he does, than he gets. Today, we are spotlighting him here and look for his blog post to go live tomorrow for wide social media sharing! Meet Ivan K. Conway! 1. Q: Introduce yourself i

L. Marie Wood is the recipient of the Golden Stake Award for Literature and the International Impact Book Award. She is also a MICO Award-winning screenwriter, a two-time Bookfest Award winner, a four-time Bram Stoker Award® Nominee, a Bram Stoker Award® winner, an Ignyte Award finalist, a Rhysling nominated poet, and an accomplished essayist. Wood is the President of the Horror Writers Association, the founder of the Speculative Fiction Academy, an English and Creative Writi

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Happy Saturday! I have been eyeing this location for such a long time. I already knew quite a bit of its history but delved even deeper for this post, and I am so glad I did. I even managed to sneak in a Valentine’s Day connection, which I was quite impressed with. So, without further ado, welcome to Eastern State Penitentiary! Eastern State Penitentiary: The Most Haunted Prison in Philadelphia An abandoned cellblock at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Happy Saturday and Happy Valentine’s Day! There is a zero percent chance that I am bringing you any sort of lovey-dovey, happily ever after romance. But there is a one hundred percent chance that I am bringing the absolute horrors. So, grab a box of chocolate, throw some rose petals around, and embrace the chaos! REAL TELEVISION By Matthew Salinas Once the public was turned into a frantic mess, the rest of the pieces silently fell into place, like a painted backdrop. Now the

Uncomfortably Dark honors Black Authors during Black History Month.