The Magician’s Lie is a stunning debut novel by Greer Macallister. Released in January of this year, it’s been slowly gaining momentum as more and more readers discover this wonderful historical fiction through natural word-of-mouth praise (highly indicative of a good book) as opposed to a big marketing budget. Taking place in the late nineteenth century and…
The Raping of Ava DeSantis debuted as the number one new horror when it was released on October 13th of this year. It is the first novel from Mylo Carbia, a ghostwriter for Hollywood horror flicks who has earned the name in certain circles as “The Queen of Horror”. It’s fairly evident from the title,…
Author Michael Annese originally hails from Lynn, Massachusetts and now calls Florida his home. He is the author of the new personal development book called The Victory Cycle. Tell me a little bit about who you are and where you live. I am originally from the north shore of Boston. Lynn Massachusetts to be exact, I basically grew up…
Carnivals have always attracted the curious and the curiosity seeker. It’s common to associate the strange with the horrific, but in Geek Love by Katherine Dunn, there is no accidental or visually biased association. The horror is real. This National Book Award Finalist for fiction in 1989 is an extremely dark fantasy and a highly disturbing horror. Random…
The Seacoast Artisans Fine Arts & Crafts Show holds regular exhibits at the Frank Jones Center in Portsmouth, NH. What began as a small show benefiting the public schools has turned into a monster event thanks to Joyce Sanderson and Neil Troost. Featuring vetted artists from all around the local area, and some abroad, the event draws…
Don’t worry, this isn’t a rant. I really enjoyed the movie! But I am going to make up for the missing expletives that were egregiously removed from the script. Please, pardon my language. When I read a book, I often envision a known actor or actress playing character roles while reading. I did that HARD while reading…
And so, the All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness comes to a close with The Book of Life, the last tome in her hearty volume set of paranormal intrigue, going from urban fantasy to historical fiction and back to urban fantasy again. Witches, vampires, and daemons take their bow in her final sendoff of the…