Heat-Shaped Box by Joe Hill is a good, old-fashioned ghost story with contemporary sensibilities. Yes, it’s a horror novel, but it’s also a coming of age story, though not in the traditional sense. Judas’s transformation isn’t from child to adult, but rather from an adolescent minded, middle-aged, womanizing, fading rock... Read More »
Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry Dead is an anthology of zombie tales from some of the very best in the genre. The stories span the most common accepted archetypes for zombie fiction (ie. they are the Undead…not plague victims) though the results of being a walking, shambling eater of flesh... Read More »
I think I really fucked up somewhere when I decided to work in Corporate America. The maneuvering of people and their politics and ego-driven machinations leave me with a bad taste in my mouth. It’s drying me out and leaving me feeling very brittle lately. I’m even having a... Read More »
Summer is here and I’m in the mood for hot bbq, cold beer and spicy women. Wait…did I get those adjectives all in the right places? Never mind. As I said, it’s summertime and that usually means I am looking for fun reads to bring to the park or... Read More »
I’m going to start this off by admitting that I will likely burn in hell if such a place exists. I accept that my sense of humor isn’t right. My mind needs to rid itself of the horrible things it thinks, and at which it snickers. If you are... Read More »
