Tag: thriller
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[Poetry Book Review] SAD SEXY CATHOLIC by Lauren Badillo Milici
In this intimate collection of poetry, spells are cast, hearts are broken, and prayers go unanswered. Sad Sexy Catholic follows the journey of a young twenty-something as she navigates the already difficult task of existing made even harder by trauma, body dysmorphia, a personality disorder, and leftover guilt from a religious upbringing. The speaker in these poems…
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[Book Review] DRENCRoM by Hamelin Bird
A novella inspired by A Clockwork Orange and the cosmic imagination of an innovative indie horror author. This is about a girl who is a bit lost in the world and wants to try this hard to get drug called DRENCRoM. It’s a wild psychedelic type and really makes you trip. So the reader follows…
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[Book Review] THE 11TH PLAGUE by Tony Evans
This is a story about a teenage boy who goes out in the woods to hunt and finds himself crossing paths with some satanists. Can evil be stopped or do good intentions just make things worse? I really enjoyed this story. This is my first Tony Evans and I am impressed. The author did a…
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[Book Review] WASPS IN THE ICE CREAM by Tim McGregor
So fun, so tasty, so comforting. This is a coming of age story about a teenage boy who becomes close with an outcast “witchy” girl in their small town. It has bits of creepy, ghostly moments but it mostly shows the angst of being a teenager while navigating different relationships. I became pretty attached to…
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[Book Review] THE BUTTERFLY BRUISES by Palmer Smith
Smith’s debut collection consists of 80 poems and several short stories. It is a meditation on miscommunication, childhood, Northeastern vs. Southern American culture, family, nature vs. technology, and the imagination of the introvert.it down. “From sonnets to somnambulance, from algae to oxytocin, from manatees to Manhattan, Stirling Smith rides the riptides of memory’s fictions and…
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Book Review – FREEZER BURN by Joe R. Lansdale
This is a story about a young man who is in need of money so he plans to rob a fireworks stand. Things go rogue and he ends up coming across a “side show” where they take him in to aid him. Since I am in love with Jo Quenell’s novella, The Mud Ballad..she recommended…
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Movie Rewatch Breakdown Review – JENNIFER’S BODY (2009) *Spoilers*
She’s evil…and not just high school evil.. A newly-possessed high-school cheerleader turns into a succubus who specializes in killing her male classmates. Can her best friend put an end to the horror? Well, this was a lot of fun. I haven’t watched it since it first came out. I remember thinking it was okay but…
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Book Review – SENTINEL by Drew Starling
A monster. A missing boy. And nowhere to turn. Wow…such an enjoyable read. It’s my first Starling read and he did not disappoint at all. This is a story about a family that witnesses a huge mysterious creature across from their house. Weird things start to happen and affect the husband’s mental state. Soon after…
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