Katherine Nabity's Blog, page 17
August 8, 2024
The 500: 373–375
373 ~ Book A copy of House of Bone and Rain was provided to me by Mulholland Books in exchange for an honest review. House of Bone and Rain by Gabino Iglesias Gabe is sucked onto a path of vengeance after his friend’s mother is gunned down at the club were she worked. His friends […]
August 6, 2024
The 500: 370–372
370 ~ Book A copy of The Dead Cat Tail Assassins was provided to me by Tor Publishing Group in exchange for an honest review. The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark The Dead Cat Tail Assassins are not cats.Nor do they have tails.But they are most assuredly dead. Eveen is an undead […]
August 4, 2024
The 500: 367–369
367 ~ Short Story “The Island” by Elsa Sjunneson A story from ASU’s Center for Science and the Imagination.An island of disabled people; not an island of exclusion or exile, but a community built to accommodate everyone’s needs away from people who would exploit them. 368 ~ Movie Nimona (2023)Directed by Nick Bruno & Troy […]
July 31, 2024
The 500: 364–366
364 ~ Movie Ghost Lab (2021)Directed by Paween Purijitpanya; Written by Vasudhorn Piyaromna, Paween Purijitpanya, Tossaphon RiantongStarring: Thanapob Leeratanakachorn, Paris Intarakomalyasut, Nuttanicha Dungwattanawanich Two doctors, one a believer and the other more of a skeptic, set about proving that ghosts exist. Refreshingly, no accouterments of ghost hunting are present. Not a Ouija board or EMF […]
July 29, 2024
The 500: 361–363
361 ~ Short Story “Mr. Death” by Alix E. Harrow I do like a story about the bureaucracy of supernatural things, especially when angels are involved. This story is funny and bittersweet. It’s no surprise that is won a Hugo and was a finalist for just about every other speculative fiction award. 362 ~ Short […]
July 27, 2024
The 500: 358–360
358 ~ Movie American Mary (2013)Directed and Written by Jen and Sylvia SoskaStarring: Katharine Isabelle, Antonio Cupo, Tristan Risk, David Lovgren Mary, an impoverished medical student, starts doing below the board surgeries for the body modification community. Chaos ensues when she gets revenge on a skeevy professor. American Mary was my choice for the HorrorX52 […]
July 25, 2024
The 500: 355–357
355 ~ Movie Castle of the Living Dead (1964)Directed and Written by Warren KieferStarring: Christopher Lee, Gaia Germani, Philippe Leroy, Antonio De Martino, Donald Sutherland A company of traveling players is invited to Count Drago’s castle. In addition to enjoying the theater, the Count’s interests include advanced embalming techniques. Watched for the Honey, I Shrunk […]
July 22, 2024
The 500: 352–354
352 ~ Short Story “They’re Coming for You” by Les Daniels Read for the Deal Me In challenge, week 29. I picked 5♠️, another zombie story. Mr. Bliss murders his wife and her lover after he catches them in the act. You know that trope about ghosts repeating the moments before their deaths? That, but […]
July 20, 2024
The 500: 349–351
349 ~ Book An electronic copy of Slow Dance was provided to me by William Morrow Publishing in exchange for an honest review. Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell To use a line from the book summary: Back in high school, everybody thought Shiloh and Cary would end up together . . . everybody but Shiloh […]
July 17, 2024
The 500: 346–348
346 ~ Short Story “The Ghouls” by R. Chetwynd-Hayes Mr. Goldsmith is visited by a former resident of his house, who happens to now be undead. Unfortunately, the undead man has instructions to gather up new recruits for a workforce. I read “The Ghouls” for Deal Me In, wk 28: 5♣️, a tale from The […]
