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Book Review: Hounacier by Seth Skorkowsky

Posted on April 3, 2015 15 Comments

A review copy of this book was provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Hounacier by Seth Skorkowsky Genre: Urban Fantasy, Horror Series: Book 2 of Valducan Publisher: Ragnarok Publications (March 14, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Last year I discovered the awesome world of magic, demons, and sentient spirit-imbued weapons in […]

Audiobook Review: The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole

Posted on March 24, 2015 7 Comments

The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole Genre: Gothic Horror Publisher: Oxford University Press (July 16, 1998; First published in 1764) Author Information: Wikipedia Tiara’s Rating: 1.5 of 5 stars Narrator: Tony Jay | Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins | Audiobook Publisher: Blackstone Audio | Whispersync Ready (as of this posting): Yes Don’t ever let anyone tell you that classic […]

Audiobook Review Bites

Posted on March 19, 2015 11 Comments

Ubik by Philip K. Dick Genre: Science Fiction Narrator: Anthony Heald Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins Whispersync Ready: Yes In the future world of 1992 (give him a break; this book was written in 1969), Joe Chip is working for an anti-telepath organization. What are anti-telepaths? Simple. They’re people who can neutralize a telepath’s […]

Novella Review: We Are All Completely Fine by Daryl Gregory

Posted on March 15, 2015 23 Comments

We Are All Completely Fine by Daryl Gregory Genre: Horror, Paranormal Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Tachyon (August 12, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars If you recall in my review of Harrison Squared, I described that book as a fun, adventurous mystery which strikes the perfect balance for teen and adult crossover appeal. Well, nothing could […]

Book Review: Harrison Squared by Daryl Gregory

Posted on March 13, 2015 13 Comments

Harrison Squared by Daryl Gregory Genre: Fantasy, Horror Series: Book 1 Publisher: Tor (March 24, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars I’m always on the lookout for good Lovecraft-inspired horror, and so when I stumbled upon the description of Daryl Gregory’s new novel Harrison Squared I just knew I had to check it out. When Harrison […]

Book Review: Your Servants and Your People by David Towsey

Posted on February 17, 2015 15 Comments

Your Servants and Your People by David Towsey Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 2 of The Walkin’ Trilogy Publisher: Jo Fletcher (November 6, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars In 2013, Jo Fletcher Books sent me a copy of David Towsey’s Your Brother’s Blood and introduced me to a whole new perspective on the walking dead, and […]

Comic Stack 02/11/14

Posted on February 11, 2015 2 Comments

This week I met Poe, a young boy born with black feathers whose destiny seems to rest in a game played by omnipresent beings, Laney Griffin, a man who has a chance encounter in the woods after deciding to do whatever necessary to help his dying son, Kate Kristopher, who has to return to her fantasy […]

Audiobook Review: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

Posted on February 9, 2015 14 Comments

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson Genre: Horror Publisher: Penguin Books (1959) Author Information: Website Tiara’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Occult scholar Dr. John Montague rents Hill House for the summer after hearing of the strange occurrences that happened there. No family has been able to stay in house for more than […]

YA Weekend: Shutter by Courtney Alameda

Posted on January 10, 2015 14 Comments

Shutter by Courtney Alameda Genre: Young Adult, Horror Series: Book 1 Publisher: Feiwel & Friends (February 3, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Horror in Young Adult fiction is tricky territory, so whenever I see a novel getting some buzz, I can’t help but take notice. Shutter ended up surprising me. While it probably wasn’t […]

Mogsy: Best Of 2014 and the Year in Review

Posted on December 29, 2014 43 Comments

This has been an amazing year for reading! At the time of this writing, in 2014 I have read a total of 191 books. Here’s the Goodreads spread for what that looks like: So you see, choosing just 5 or 10 or even 20 books to highlight as the best of this year is going to be […]