By Melissa Antoinette Garza As a child, my mother, aunts and grandmother always engaged in conversations regarding our ancestors and lineage. My cousins, siblings and I were told that we were the descendants of Hungarian Gypsies. One morbid anecdote we heard, again and again, surrounded my great grandmother Nana Sevigne. […]
Book Reviews
Master Shots E-book – Story by Christopher Kenworthy – BOOK REVIEW
By Forris Day Jr. Christopher Kenworthy has written many books on the subject of filmmaking. His series “Master Shots” Includes several books. Three of them; Story, Suspense and Action are now e-books. The paperback books are amazing in their own right but I like these e-books far better. First I’ll […]
Your Next Chapter by Manny Scott – BOOK REVIEW
By Forris Day Jr. “Your Next Chapter” is a book of hope. It is a book written by a man who had the strength to turn his back on a life of crime and drugs. He had the strength to not be a victim of his circumstances but rather rise […]
Troublemaker (2015) Book Review
By Melissa Antionette Garza When I first heard that Leah Remini was writing a book about leaving Scientology, I assumed it was going to be a book ranting and raving about the religion. I was sold. My appeal for soap operas and the drama involving one taking down a […]
Darkness: Poems of Extreme Horror by Eric Kapitan – HORROR BOOK REVIEW
By Melissa Ann “Decayed hands emerge from blood. Fallen angels smile as the world rots away. The seeds are planted and no one is safe. The dead will emerge to watch us burn” – Darkness: Poems of Extreme Horror Author Eric Kapitan brings readers 36 poems filled with violence, gore, […]
The Art of Horror: An Illustrated History – Edited by Stephen Jones – HORROR BOOK REVIEW
By Geno McGahee When it comes to dedicated fans, no other genre has the amount of fanatics that horror does. The history of the genre, the trials it went through and the artistry of it have appealed to the horror fans since they were first being produced. In THE ART […]
Terrible Tales volumes 1-3 by Paul Aloisio – HORROR BOOK REVIEW
By Melissa Ann Terrible Tales volumes 1-3 include 5 short stories by up-and-coming horror author Paul Aloisio. Seemingly inspired by Alfred Hitchcock and Roald Dahl, the stories leave readers guessing until the very end. Once I reached the last sentences, I want to go back and read them again with […]
The Mojave Incident by Ron Felber: ALIEN ABDUCTION, TRUE STORY, UFOS & MORE – UFO News & Book Review
By Geno McGahee The majority of the world believes that there is life out there. There are some that believe that the life out there comes here to visit, citing the many UFO sightings and unexplained events. Then there is the alien abduction phenomena. Although dismissed by many, there are […]
“99 Percent Kill” by Doug Richardson – BOOK REVIEW
By Forris Day Jr. “99 Percent Kill” by Doug Richardson is the first book in a series of thrillers starring the misfit, ex L.A. County Detective, Lucky Dey. We actually meet Lucky Dey in Richardson novel “Blood Money” but now Lucky is the star of his own set of stories. […]
“Crafting the Character Arc” by Jennie Jarvis – BOOK REVIEW
By Forris Day Jr. There are tons of books out there on how to create and develop characters for your stories. Most are really good, some are great. With that being said, and after reading “Crafting the Character Arc: A Practical Guide to Character Creation and Development” by Jennie Jarvis, […]
Hot in December by Joe R. Lansdale – HORROR BOOK REVIEW
By Wayne C. Rogers Dark Regions Press, 2013, 107pp Hot in December by Joe R. Lansdale is one of those fantastic surprises that spring from out of nowhere and catch you completely off guard. Once I managed to get a copy, I couldn’t wait to read the story and just […]
The Abominable by Dan Simmons – HORROR BOOK REVIEW
By Wayne C. Rogers Little, Brown and Company, Hardcover, 2013, $29.00, 673pp There are going to be some spoilers in this review. If you don’t want to read them, I wouldn’t go any further. Anyway, it’s with a heavy heart I write this review. I’ve been a fan of Dan […]