I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Corpse Queen by Heather M. Herrman. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In The Corpse Queen, Molly has spent the last few years living in an orphanage after the …
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Book Review | Plain Bad Heroines
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth starts in 1902, at the Brookhants School for Girls in New England, where two girls make a secret club called the Plain Bad Heroines Society. But their clandestine meetings are brought to an abrupt end when their bodies are found, covered in yellow jacket stingers. Then, more deaths …
Book Review | Hold Back the Tide (ARC)
Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it! Let's review a horror novel. You know, for irony. I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Hold Back the Tide by Melinda Salisbury. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. I’m apparently …
Film Review & Analysis | The Curse of Frankenstein (SPOILERS)
I recently watched The Curse of Frankenstein (1957, dir. Terence Fisher) and was pleasantly surprised! In this review, I will go into SPOILERS, so if you haven't seen this film, you've been warned. Also FYI I'm about to talk for way too long about this. Someday I'll learn how to be succinct. (But it is …
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Film Review | Extraordinary Tales
Yesterday was Halloween, and I hope everyone enjoyed it! Last evening, I ended up watching the film on Netflix, Extraordinary Tales, which is a series of short films based on some famous Edgar Allan Poe stories — because, you know, Halloween. Spookiness. Etc. (Thanks to my friend Katherine for introducing me to this film!) In this, …
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