Wednesday, 23 April 2025

The Passion of Pedro Almodovar: A Self-Portrait In Seven Films. Book Review

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 Full disclosure: for me, the Spanish auteur Pedro Almodovar can do no wrong. The sheer volume of top notch films in his catalogue are, in m...
Friday, 28 February 2025

The Mouthless Dead by Anthony Quinn. Book Review

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 Anthony Quinn's 'The Mouthless Dead' was inspired by the infamous 'Wallace Murder' which rocked England in 1931. Julia ...
Friday, 31 January 2025

The Hairy Ones Shall Dance by Manly Wade Wellman. Audiobook Review

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 Manly Wade Wellman's "The Hairy Ones Shall Dance" is a horror novel, and the opening book of the 'Judge Pursuivant' t...
Wednesday, 29 January 2025

Sick Houses: Haunted Homes & The Architecture of Dread by Leila Taylor. Book Review

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This is an endlessly fascinating study of what Stephen King famously describes as 'The Bad Place'. Leila Taylor begins by taking a l...
Monday, 30 December 2024

Death Upon A Star by Amy Patricia Mead. Book Review

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 Amy Patricia Meade's'Death Upon A Star introduces readers to Evelyn Galloway who quickly wins our undivided attention, landing the ...
Tuesday, 26 November 2024

Schroeder by Neal Cassidy. Book Review

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 First of all, a trigger warning: 'Schroeder' contains extremely graphic descriptions of a string of murders. If you can handle that...
Wednesday, 6 November 2024

The Watkins Book of Urban Legends by Gail De Vos Book Review

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 Storyteller, librarian and former teacher, Gail De Vos has several books on folklore under her belt and this latest collection is required ...