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Apr 25, 2022 02:56AM
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I just finished
. I really enjoyed this one - went by very fast, hard for me to put down, all that. Perhaps the author's style needs to be scarier, to get the full effect.
I only want to mention this ebook because one of the allegedly true stories featured in there caught my special attention. In the story/report, some young people ventured onto a cemetary in order to record EVP (inspired by ghosthunting shows). They didn't record anything, but stumbled upon a weird creature described as being between three and four feet tall, brightly furred and with the ability to turn its head like an owl. It also was reportedly digging around in the cemetary soil.
The creature described bears a strinking resemblance with a lesser-known cryptid known as Gravedigger, as described by Barton M. Nunnelly in his book The Inhumanoids:
https://www.deviantart.com/kaitlynbul...
https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com...
The witness story didn't mention the monicker "Gravedigger" at all. They were possibly completely unaware a sighting history of such things exists. The sighting allegedly happened aroudn 2007 or 2018 in New Jersey.
I just finished A Master of Djinn (steampunk/urban fantasy) 4/5 stars! Next I will read the short prequel stuff.
Marina wrote: "I finished Echo by Thomas Olde Heuvelt yesterday. It was brilliant and terrifying. It's a top 10 favourite read of all time for me."I liked that one so much more than HEX! I'm glad you enjoyed it too, Marina.
Navi wrote: "
★★★★
★★★★
★★★★★
..."You're a reading machine, Navi!
Char wrote: "You're a reading machine, Navi!"Hehe! Only recently - got my reading mojo back after a bit of a reading slump :)
I loved that book, Erin. I hope you do too!I finished up with
last night with a tear in my eye. What an adventure!
Ramses the Damed: the Reign of Osiris 5*
Char wrote: "I loved that book, Erin. I hope you do too!I finished up with
last night with a tear in my eye. What an adventure!"I really need to pick up Buehlman soon!
Navi wrote: " ★★★★ ★★★★★ ..."I will be reading Kaiju later this month & I loved Sleeping Giants & the whole Themis Files series!
Ian (RebelGeek) wrote: "I will be reading Kaiju later this month & I loved Sleeping Giants & the whole Themis Files series!"
Kaiju was great fun! I hope you enjoy it when you get around to it :)
SG was a reread for me. I'm hoping to finally get around to finishing the other two books in the trilogy.
Sonya wrote: "I read that too Erin."What did you think? I really liked it. The movie was good too.
Sonya wrote: "Ramses the Damned: the Reign of Osiris 5*"I love this series! I wonder if they'll ever adapt for TV or movies.
Have you read The Wolf Gift?
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Awful, just awful. I DO NOT recommend.
Thanks for the head's up, Alan! I finished J.H. Moncrieff's The Restoration around 2 AM last night. I highly recommend!
Five Decembers
Not horror, but very dark wartime noir. Just won the Edgar Award. Absolutely fantastic.
Finished
and found it above average, but not phenomenal.
ended up being kind of a disappointing read for me.
Rachel wrote: "ended up being kind of a disappointing read for me."
Aww, that's a bummer.
I finished up
by T. Kingfisher. LOVED IT! It's based on Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher, but has it's own twists and turns. One word: Hyphae
*shiver*
just started one of the reads for this month! i had some arcs to finish up first, but now that i've finished those, i'm super hyped to get into this story.
Char wrote: "I finished up What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher. LOVED IT! It's based on Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher, but has it's own twists and turns."
omg, yes! i love t. kingfisher. can't wait to give that one a read since i'm a huge poe fan! :D
I just finished THE REINCARNATION OF PETER PROUD, by Max Ehrlich. It's fantastic the way that book is plotted and resolved. With excellent suspense.
@Alan good to hear another positive review for Ronald Malfi. I recently picked up his latest, Come With Me, and thought it was stellar, so I look forward to his other backlist titles.
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I have never read anything close to a bad book by Malfi. My least favorite of his I would still rate 7.5-8/10.
To the Devil, a Cryptid by Hunter Shea
The legendary Goat Man has been summoned... Hunter Shea for me is King of the Cryptids and this is a fine example of his storytelling.
Catherine wrote: "To the Devil, a Cryptid by Hunter Shea The legendary Goat Man has been summoned... Hunter Shea for me is King of the C..."
Cant wait to get this one. Love Hunter Shea novels. My absolute favorite is "The Montauk Monster "
David wrote: "Hell House
by Richard MathesonLoved it! Great fun."
This is the one book that i can and have read multiple times. And i love the movie just as much.
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