Bark At The Ghouls

This was originally published in 6 installments. I'm reviewing it as a novel because that's how I listened to it. My 2 Cents for Free! Blackwater by Michael McDowell Released August 1983 Source: Audible Purchase See more @  Goodreads Wow, this was a long one! My attention span of late has been dismal but despite that I decided now would be the best time to tackle a 30-hour saga. I mean, it was either going to hold my attention or I could DNF yet another one. 2025 was the year for getting through my old tbr's so why not? Surprisingly, this absolute doorstopper of a book that often went on about nothing at all but daily dramas featuring a wealthy and very dysfunctional family, that was less horror than family drama, managed to grab me and hold me all the way through to the very end. It has a little weird thread running through it but it's very much a southern family drama where the women are the ones in control. Maybe that's why I enjoyed it so much. These people were...

     New Books Because You Know You Deserve Them! This is where I spotlight the sparkling new weekly releases that are tempting me so you can succumb to temptation too. The focus will be on dark fiction and romance with the occasional thriller tossed in that catches my eye. Every week there seems to be more and more book releases and this week is no exception. Will I find time to read all of them? Highly unlikely but I'll try to read a bunch before 2026 is over. First the  HORROR and HORRORish   because it'll always be my first love. A Veritable Household Pet by Viggy Parr Hampton Darla Gregory received a lobotomy at 11 years old ... and she was never the same. Based on painfully true history, mixed with family drama, complex characters, and a gut-punch twist. [Scribe’s This is my sister Darla’s story, as dictated to me. I have tried to remain as faithful to her diction and voice as I can, while also making it intelligible and coherent. Darla has progressed cons...

An evergreen reminder because although every year I grow older, I will never change. If you're new here, please know that my film reviews are crap and never to be taken seriously because I do not take notes and my memory is an unreliable thing but if you're okay with that, well, here's another! It's been a while since I posted a horror movie review. Lately I tend to watch them, log them on Letterbxd  (friend me if you feel like it) and then mostly forget all about them. Anyhow, here's one I watched a little bit ago. Have you seen it? The Gorge, 2025 Synopsis Two highly-trained operatives are appointed to posts in guard towers on opposite sides of a vast and highly classified gorge, protecting the world from an undisclosed, mysterious evil that lurks within. They bond from a distance while trying to stay vigilant in defending against an unseen enemy. When the cataclysmic threat to humanity is revealed to them, they must work together in a test of both their physical ...

Oh, the gems I find on Kindle Unlimited! My 2 Cents for Free! Heavy Petting by Elena Dawne Released October 2024 Source: Kindle Unlimited See more @  Goodreads Well, this book wasn't boring, lol. This is an erotic monster fantasy tale where the monster guardians have slain all of the aggressive and intolerable humans and there is now peace all across the land (ahhh, if only it were our reality!) The hard working, steadfast guardians are now allowed to rest and given a "soul companion" as a reward. This soul companion is a human who is basically a pet to care for. Yep, you read that right. The humans left to roam the planet are small and docile and sweet. Anyhow, this enormous behorned monster man is given Vanya who is all of those things and is also used to living in what is described as a dog kennel. She was a slave to some evil people and is now relieved to find her monster savior dreams coming true in every way.  What follows is a monsterporn extravaganza. It gets weir...

    New Books Because You Know You Deserve Them! This is where I spotlight the sparkling new weekly releases that are tempting me so you can succumb to temptation too. The focus will be on dark fiction and romance with the occasional thriller tossed in that catches my eye. I'm a little late today because I didn't finish this draft before leaving for a trip. But I'm here now and boy is there ever a ton of good sounding weird fiction being released today. Will I find time to read all 9 of them? Highly unlikely but I'll try to read a bunch before 2026 is over. First the  HORROR and HORRORish   because it'll always be my first love. A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James Siblings return to the house they fled eighteen years before, called back by the ghost of their long-missing brother and his haunting request to come home. Strange things happen in Fell, New York: A mysterious drowning at the town’s roadside motel. The unexplained death of a young girl whose bod...

The one where the people are almost worse than any lingering supernatural threat 🙀 My 2 Cents for Free! We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough Released May 2025 Source: Kindle Unlimited Get it at your local library or see more @  Goodreads If you're in the mood to read about horrible people with ugly secrets, hurting each other with their secrets and lies as they navigate life in a possibly haunted home, have I ever got a recommendation for you! Emily is recovering from a fall from a cliff and an extended hospital stay. While she was out cold in the hospital her husband Freddie decided to move them away from city life and their friends into an old sprawling country home. A home so old and fancy it has its own name, Larkin Lodge. You know that spells trouble, right? Why on earth this guy thought doing such a thing would be a good idea because Emily maybe mentioned moving a time or two is beyond me, but some people just aren't very bright ( later: turns out he had a very selfish ...

   New Books Because You Know You Deserve Them! This is where I spotlight brand new releases that are tempting me so you can succumb to temptation too. The focus will be on dark fiction and romance and the occasional thriller that catches my eye. Today I found three horror novels and two monster romances from new-to-me writers. Will I find the time to read them all? Who knows but I'm going to try my best. First the HORROR because it'll always be my first love.   Pig Wife by Abbey Luck (graphic novel) Accidentally trapped in an underground bunker, a teen girl must navigate the bizarre secrets within. This astonishing indie-horror graphic novel will keep readers guessing—and turning pages! Mary had a bad feeling even before they arrived at dead Aunt Pearl’s house. Dragged to a remote mining town so her mom and stepdad can settle Pearl’s estate, Mary can't wait to escape from her wreck of a family—but she’s stuck with them in the middle of nowhere. After a vicious fight, Ma...