Friday, February 15, 2008

2/15/08 Young Adult Horror Reviews

It is the great young adult update! Teen vampire book Uninvited by Amanda Marrone is reviewed in the young adult Vampire section. Weregirls: Birth of the Pack by Petru Popescu is reviewed in the young adult Supernatural Section. Raptor by Paul Zindel is reviewed by Robert Kent in our new young adult Killer Animal section. Finally, in our Scary Book for Kids section has a review of Everything I Know about Monsters by Tom Lichtenheld.
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Friday, February 1, 2008

2/1/08 Reviews of Flesh Feast, History is Dead, and Dark Hollow

Bob Freeman reviews Brian Keene's latest Dark Hollow in the adult Supernatural section. Zombie anthologies The Undead Vol 3: Flesh Feast edited by D.L. Snell and Travis Adkins and History is Dead edited by Kim Paffenroth are reviewed in the adult Zombie section. The Coming Horror Fiction Releases pages has been updated for February and March.
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Sunday, January 6, 2008

New Year, New Reviews

Happy New Year from all of us at MonsterLibrarian.com! To kick off the New Year, Bret Jordan reviews Last Dragon by J.M. McDermott in the Something Different Section for adults. There is a review of City Slab magazine in the Horror Periodicals section. Dennis Latham's Michael In Hell is reviewed in the adult Human Horror section. Finally, for the fans of young adult vampire titles there is a review of Marked: House of Night by P.C. and Kristen Cast in the young adult vampire section. The Coming Horror Fiction Releases has been started for 2008 and will be updated as new releases are announced. We are pleased to offer an introduction to Splatterpunk by John Skipp in the Splatterpunk 101 page found in the Book Ends section. We have selected MonsterLibrarian.com's Top Picks for 2007 for adult, young adults, and children's titles.
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Sunday, December 16, 2007

12/16/07 reviews of tales of Vampires, Zombies, and Deep Ones.

In this update I take a look at James A. Moore's Deeper from Necessary Evil Press in the Cthulhu Mythos section. J.L. Bourne 's re-edited/re-packaged Day by Day Armageddon from Permuted Press is reviewed in the adult Zombie section. Scott T. Goudsward's Trailer Trash from Dark Hart Press is reviewed in the adult Vampire section. Francesca the Librarian reviews Paul Bibeau's Sundays with Vlad from Three Rivers Press, also in the adult Vampire section. Finally, Michele Lee reviews Horror Classics: Graphic Classics edited by Tom Pomplun from Eureka Productions in the young adult Graphic Novels section.
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Saturday, December 1, 2007

12/1/07 Zombies, Cthulhu, and a Supernatural Rubber Chicken

In this update The Monster Librarian reviews zombie anthology The Undead Vol 2: Skin and Bones edited by D.L. Snell and Travis Adkins and Mark Justice's zombie comedy Deadneck Hootenanny in the adult zombie section. For fans of Cthulhu fiction Bob Freeman reviews
Horror Between the Sheets edited by Michael Amorel, Oliver Baer, and Benjamin X. Wretlind and The Monster Librarian reviews C.J. Henderson's Things That Are Not There. In the adult Human Horror section Michele Lee review Jeff Strand's Disposal and The Angry Princess reviews Zoe Whitten's Trail Of Madness . For the kids there is a review of upcoming Mirrorstone release Supernatural Rubber Chicken by D.L. Garfinkle. The Monster Librarian posts our first DVD review of slasher flick Plasterhead which can be found in our Monstrous Media section. Finally, you will notice we have be working on a redesign of our site, we always appreciate any feedback so please drop us a line at MonsterLibrarian@MonsterLibrarian.com and let us know what you think.
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Friday, November 16, 2007

11/16/07 New reviews of The Desert, Mister B Gone, and The Blackburn & Scarletti Mysteries, Vol II

I am happy to report that we presented a session at the Indiana Library Federation Annual Conference titled Letting the Monsters Out to Play: Collection Development and Readers Advisory in Horror Fiction. If anyone was looking for the handouts from the conference they are available at the The ILF Presentation page. We had a great crowd and had lots of fun.

In this update Bob Freeman reviews Byron Morrigan's military horror story The Desert and the Monster Librarian reviews Karen Koehler's The Blackburn & Scarletti Mysteries, Vol II both in the Horror Adventure section. Bret Jordan reviews Clive Barker's Mister B Gone in the adult Supernatural section. .

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Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Halloween update! New reviews

Happy Halloween from all of us at MonsterLibrarian.com. I hope everyone has a happy, safe, and scary Halloween. In this update, new reviewer William Simmons reviews Stephen King's
Salem's Lot in the adult vampire section and The Shining in the adult supernatural section. Michele Lee reviews Rob Rogers' upcoming dark superhero thriller Devil’s Cape. The Monster Librarian reviews Elizabeth Massie's Brazen Bull in the human horror section,
Michael McBride's Chronicles of the Apocalypse: Species in the adult zombie section, and Steven Niles' 28 Days Later: The Aftermath in the adult graphic novel section. The Coming Horror Fiction Releases has been updated for November and December. MonsterLibrarian.com was mentioned in the article "Boo! Focus on Scary Stories" by John Peters in the October issue of School Library Journal as a professional resource for librarians in helping with horror readers' advisory for kids and young adults! Thanks, John! I also wanted to thank the good folks at Horrorworld, Horror-Web, Hellnotes, and Dread Central for participating in our first Halloween Horror Fiction Book Review project. Check out the reviews on our Halloween Page.
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007

9/19/07 New reviews of a zombie book, a new Cthulhu title, and y/a vampire titles

In this update, Bret Jordan reviews Gregory Solis's zombie tale Rise and Walk in the adult Zombie section. Bob Freeman reviews Fireworks by James A. Moore in the adult Human Horror section. David Agranoff reviews Chemical Gardens by Gina Ranalli in the new adult Bizarro fiction section. The Monster Librarian reviews High Seas Cthulhu edited by William Jones in the adult Cthulhu Mythos section. A review was sent in for The Grandmaster by Peter A Balaskas from Stella in the Human Horror section. Havoc reviews by Rags and Old Iron by Lorelie Shannon in the Human Horror section. Havoc also reviews two young adult vampire books Glass Houses: The Morganville Vampires by Rachel Caine and Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer. The Coming Horror Fiction Releases page has been updated for September and October. Remember to check out our Contests page for the latest contests.
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Monday, September 3, 2007

9/3/07 Reviews for adults, y/a, children, contests, and more

I want to welcome two new reviewers, Bob Freeman and David Agranoff, to the staff of MonsterLibrarian.com. We are excited to have them join us. In this update, Bob Freeman reviews Elder Signs Press's periodical Dark Wisdom edited by William Jones in the Horror Magazine section. The Angry Princess reviews Zoe Whitten's The Lesser Of Two Evils in the adult Human Horror section. The Monster Librarian reviews Midlisters by Kealan Patrick Burke also in the human horror section. There is a review for Eric S Brown's zombie chapbook Zombies II;Inhuman in the zombie section. For those who like young adult vampire fiction there is a review of Melissa de la Cruz's follow up to Blue Bloods, Masquerade. For the children The Monster Librarian reviews Mirrorstone Book's A Practical Guide to Monsters by Nina Hess. In the Monster Librarian's Spotlight we focus on book trailers. For the next two months we are running a few Contests, including one surrounding David Morrell's Scavengers and art contests for both children and adults. Finally, there have been new entries added to the World War II Horror fiction list and an update on Rio Youer's End Times.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007

8/21/07 New reviews of vampire fiction for young adults, vampire fiction for adults, and zombie fiction for adults.

In this update, Francesca the Librarian reviews Liza Conrad 's teen vampire book High School Bites and staying with the young adult vampire theme The Monster Librarian reviews Alex Duval's Vampires Beach: Rituals , the reviews are in the young adult vampire section. The Monster Librarian reviews Brian Keene's latest zombie book Dead Sea. Bob Freeman reviews Michael Smolanoff's vampire book The Oval Portrait and David Morrell's thriller Scavenger. Finally, Bret Jordan reviews Terry Brooks apocalyptic fantasy book Armageddon’s Children. A new link has been added to the Young Adult Fiction Resources section of the Links page. I also wanted to let everyone know that our own Bret Jordan has an online serial titled Plague at Graveside Tales that I encourage you to check out here.
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Wednesday, August 8, 2007

New reviews for zombie fiction, horror anthologies, and one for a Cthulhu collection

Bret Jordan reviews David Moody's Autumn: Purification in the adult Zombie section. David Agranoff reviews Tattered Souls edited by Frank J. Hutton and The Monster Librarian reviews A Dark and Deadly Valley edited by Mike Heffernan in the adult Horror Anthologies section. We would like to welcome a new reviewer to MonsterLibrarian.com Bob Freeman, who reviews Horrors Beyond (Tales of Terrifying Realities) edited by William Jones in the adult Cthulhu Mythos section. There is another specialty horror fiction list now posted the Western Horror Fiction List lists horror titles set in the Old West. To go with the list David Agranoff reviews Richard Matheson's horror western novel, Shadow on the Sun in the adult Something Different Section. There are new links added to the Links page including a new section for young adult fiction links starting with the great YA book site YA Fresh. Finally, this month Monster Librarian's Spotlight shines on Permuted Press, publisher of zombie and apocalyptic titles.
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Tuesday, July 31, 2007

New reviews for horror anthologies, a zombie title, a Cthulhu title, and a title for young adults

Bret Jordan reviews David Moody's zombie novel Autumn: The City in the adult zombie section and Andre Duza's Jesus Freaks in the Apocalyptic Horror section. The Angry Princess reviews John Reid's Punishment And Sacrifice in the adult human horror section. There is a review of Elder Sign Press's Hardboiled Cthulhu edited by James Ambuehl in the Cthulhu Mythos section for adults. There is a review for horror short story collections Horror Library Volume II edited by R.J. Cavender, Apple of My Eye by Amy Grech, and Confessions of a Ghoul and other stories by M.F. Korn. Finally, Francesca the Librarian reviews Laura Amy Schlitz's A Drowned Maiden’s Hair: A Melodrama in the supernatural section for young adults.
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Monday, July 16, 2007

7/17/06 new reviews of books with zombies, vampires, and a review of a graphic novel.

Bret Jordan reviews anthology Read by Dawn 2 by Adele Hartley and Frozen Blood by Joel A. Sutherland in the adult Something Different section. There is a review of David Wellington's Monster Island: A Zombie Novel in the adult Zombie section. A review of Scott Nicholson's vampire novel They Hunger. Finally, there is a review in the young adult graphic novel section for Gothic Classics: Graphic Classics edited by Tom Pomplun.
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Wednesday, July 4, 2007

7/4/07 Reviews of books with zombies, vampires, and Godzilla for kids

Bret Jordan reviews David Moody's Autumn and I review Eric S. Brown's zombie tale The Queen in the adult zombie section. There is also a review for James A. Moore's Harvest Moon in the adult supernatural section. For vampire lovers Bret Jordan reviews Blood Coven by Christopher Fulbright and Angeline Hawkes in the adult vampire section. Bret also reviews Christopher Fulbright 's Sometimes Women Are So Cold and Echoes of Terror with stories selected by Katherine Smith, Garrett Peck, and Giovanna Lagana in the something difference section for adults. There are reviews for Who’s Afraid of Godzilla? by Di Kaiju and Godzilla on Monster Island by Jacqueline Dwyer. Finally, the site has a new feature called Monster Librarian's Spotlight, to showcase a publisher, author, or topic that we think you should know about. The current spotlight is on the small press chapbook publisher White Noise Press.
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Monday, June 25, 2007

6/25/07 New horror fiction reviews for adults, teens, and kids

A host of new reviews this week. Bret Jordan reviews Tapestry of Dark Souls by Elaine Bergstrom in the adult Horror Adventure section. Francesca the Librarian reviews Cryptid Hunters by Roland Smith in the young adult Horror Adventure section.. The Angry Princess reviews The Island by Richard Laymon in the adult Human Horror section. Patricia reviews Rebirth by Scott McKenzie in the adult vampire section. I review Gary Braunbeck's Smiling Faces Sometimes and spotlight White Noise Press in the adult Something Different section. Finally, I review I See a Monster: A Touch And Feel Book by Laurie Young in the Scary Book for Kids section. Finally, we were mentioned in the Rue Morgue magazine's In the Roadkill form the Info Highway section in the June,2007 edition, it is noted in the Monstrous Sightings section. We love to hear from our visitors with comments, suggestions, or just to say hi. Feel free to e-mail us here at MonsterLibrarian@MonsterLibrarian.com.


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Friday, June 15, 2007

6/15/07 Reviews of books with vampires, zombies, and cryptozoological monsters

Bret Jordan reviews D.L. Snell's zombie/vampire tale Roses of Blood on Barbwire in the Zombie section and the short story collection, Nobody from Dark Hart Press in the Something Different section. Rose Gordon reviews Poppy Z. Brite vampire book Lost Souls in the adult Vampire section. I review Jason Brannon's cryptozoological monster mash The Cage in the Killer Animal section. The Coming Horror Fiction Releases page has been updated with releases for July and August. There is a new horror book list, the Haunted House Fiction List, can be found in the Book Ends section. Finally, new author links have been added to the Links page.
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Tuesday, June 5, 2007

6/5/07 New reviews for adults,y/a, and one for the kids

Bret Jordan reviews M.F. Korn's Rachmaninoff's Ghost and Swamp Witch Piquante & Scream Queen Bisque (Over a Bed of Rice) in the adult Supernatural section. I also review M.F. Korn's Skimming the Gumbo Nuclear. Two of Julie Kenner's books get reviewed with me reviewing the young adult vampire book Good Ghouls Do and Francesca the Librarian reviewing Carpe Demon: Adventures of a Demon- Hunting Soccer Mom. In addition, Bret Jordan reviews Gary Braunbeck's Destination Unknown in the Something Different section for adults. I add to this weeks update with reviews of Graphic Classics: H.P. Lovecraft edited by Tom Pomplun for the young adult Graphic Novels section, The Pandora's Box Trilogy: Book One: Into the Void by Adam Teachout in the newly created Horror Themed Adventure section for young adults, and Favorite Scary Stories of American Children by Richard and Judy Dockrey Young in the Scary Books for Kids section.
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Wednesday, May 16, 2007

5/16/07 New reviews for adults, teens, and children

This week guest reviewer David Agranoff reviews John Shirley's Living Shadows in the something different section for adults. A review of Dead Sea by Tim Curran is in the supernatural section for adults. For young adults, Kate-Lynn Williams reviews the third book in Cate Tiernan's Sweeps series Blood Witch in the young adults supernatural section. In the Scary Books for Kids section there is a review of Mercer Mayer's There Are Monsters Everywhere.

Congratulations to the winner of the Vampire Dawn contest:
Jack P. from Philadelphia, PA

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Thursday, May 10, 2007

5/10/07 New reviews for adults and young adults and links

Kate-Lynn Williams reviews Cate Tiernan's Book of Shadows and Coven the first two books in the Sweeps series in the young adult supernatural section. Patricia reviews Zoe Stead's The Amulet of Vichalace in the adult vampire section. For those who enjoy killer animal books there is a review of Brian Keene and J.F. Gonzalez's Clickers 2: The Next Wave. There is also a review of the chapbook Screams from a Dying World by David Arganoff in the adult something different section. There was an addition to the list of World War I and II horror related books and link to book reviews have been added. New links to small presses have been added to the Links page. There have been new sightings of MonsterLibrarian.com on the web which has been added to the Monstrous Sightings page. MonsterLibrarian.com even appeared in American Libraries Direct, a newsletter for librarians. A reminder that there are five days left in our Vampire Dawn contest found on the Contests page. For those you visit MySpace there is a MonsterLibrarian Myspace Page stop by for a visit.

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Tuesday, May 1, 2007

5/1/07 Review of Bloodline for young adults and Scary Books for Kids

This week brings a review of young adult vampire book Bloodlines by Kate Cary. In the Scary Books for Kids section there is a review of Grampa's Zombie BBQ by Kirk Scroggs, Judy Sierra's Thelonius Monster's Sky-High Fly Pie, and Cheryl Harness's Midnight in the Cemetery: A Spooky Search-and-Find Alphabet .

Remember we are running the Vampire Dawn contest until May 15th go to the Contests page to enter!
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Tuesday, April 24, 2007

4/24/07 Reviews for horror for adults, children and kids

Bret Jordan reviews The Blackest Heart by Vince Churchill in the adult something different section. Francesca the Librarian reviews Brian Selznick's The Invention of Hugo Cabret in the newly minted Something Different section for young adults. For the zombie lovers there is a review of Joe McKinney's Dead City in the adult zombie section. There is also a review of S.D. Hintz's The Offering in the adult supernatural section. For the 12 and under crowd there is a review of The Scarecrow's New Clothes by Lisa Thiesing. For those interested in a little musical levity we have added a link in our Monstrous Music section to Librarian by Haunted Love. Finally, we have added a profile to our latest staff member Havoc in the About This Site section.

Remember we are running the Vampire Dawn contest until May 15th go to the Contests page to enter!

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Sunday, April 15, 2007

4/15/07 New reviews, upcoming horror releases, and contest

Bret Jordan reviews Rio Youers's End Times in the adult Something Different. Havoc reviews X-Rated Blood Suckers by Mario Acevedo in the adult vampire section, Kimberly Raye's Dead and Dateless in the Horror Romance Section, and starts off with our first young adult graphic novel review with a look at Matsuri Hino's Vampire Knight, Volume 1. Finally, a review of horror podcasting site Pseudopod. Additional links have been added to the Link Page, and the Coming Horror Fiction Releases page hass been updated fiwth new releases for May and June. Finally, MonsterLibrarian is having its first contest, go to the Contests page to enter to win a copy of Vampire Dawn by Philip Henry.
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Sunday, April 8, 2007

New reviews for adults, young adults, and kids

Bret Jordan reviews The Prison by Patrick Gates in the adult supernatural section. In addition, the horror/humor chapbook Right House on the Left by Steve Vernon, Mark McLaughlin, and L.L. Soares is reviewed in the something different section for adults. Christopher Pike's Slumber Party is reviewed for young adults human horror section. Finally, My Monster Mama Loves Me So by Laura Leuck is reviewed for kids.

Celebrate School Library Media Month !!!!

April is School Library Media Month which is sharing the same there as National Library Week.
Here are resources from The American Association of School Librarians(AASL):

This year's theme is Change your world @ your library(r)Get National Library Week resources athttp://www.ala.org/ala/pio/natlibraryweek/nlw.htm

Learn more about School Library Media Month at http://www.ala.org/aasl/slmmonth.html

Access all of AASL's advocacy resources fromhttp://www.ala.org/aaslTemplate.cfm?Section=aasladvocacy

Read about School Library Media Campaign @ your library athttp://www.ala.org/ala/pio/campaign/schoollibrary/schoollibrary.htm

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Friday, March 30, 2007

3/30/07 Reviews of Noir, Zombies, and Dracula vs. Grampa

This week Bret Jordan reviews Richard Matheson's Noir: Three Novels of Suspense. In addition, there are reviews for Permuted Press's latest zombie book Dying To Live by Kim Paffenroth. For those looking for a quick read the Monster Librarian reviews Angela Albee's Wedding Bells, Tortured Souls . A new scary book for kids review for Dracula vs. Grampa at the Monster Truck Spectacular authored and illustrated by Kirk Scroggs. There has been a small update on the Coming Horror Fiction Releases page and a small update for Monstrous Music in the Book Ends section.

In case you missed it The Road by Cormac McCarthy is one Oprah's latest reading picks. Click on the title to read Bret Jordan's take on the book

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Friday, March 23, 2007

3/23/07 New reviews

Bret Jordan reviews Love Bites by James Newman and Donn Gash and Sole Survivor by Dean R. Koontz. There is also a review of Philip Henry's Vampire Dawn in the adult vampire section, which also now sports links to additional online vampire fiction resources The Online Vampire Bibliography and Patricia's Vampire Notes. There has been additional link added to the Online Horror Fiction section of the Links page.

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3/26/07 P.S. The links to this weeks reviews have been fixed.

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Thursday, March 15, 2007

3/15/07 New reviews and a new sighting

Bret Jordan reviews Angeline Hawkes's The Commandments and Steve Vernon's Nothing to Lose. Francesca the Librarian reviews Tom McCarthy's Remainder. The Monster Librarian reviews David Wellington's Monster Nation: A Zombie Novel. For kids The Monster Librarian also reviews L.M. Falcone's The Devil, the Banshee, and Me. Monster Librarian.com has shown up at Corsinet.com, check out Monstrous Sightings to see what they had to say. If you have any suggestion, comments, or concerns about the site or horror fiction please e-mail monsterlibrarian@monsterlibrarian.com.
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Tuesday, March 6, 2007

2/6/07 Reviews of The Road, Vamped, and Cirque Du Freak, new Monster Librarian image by Bret Jordan, and updated Coming Horror Fiction Release

Bret Jordan reviews The Road By Cormac McCarthy for adults in the Apocalyptic Horror section. There is a review of Vamped by David Sosnowski and for the young adults a review of Cirque Du Freak. Bret Jordan did a fantastic job of drawing an image of the Monster Librarian that can be found on the left hand frame of the frames version of the site. Finally, there has been an update to the Coming Horror Fiction Releases with additional entries for March and April.
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Tuesday, February 27, 2007

2/27/07 Reviews of horror fiction for adults, teen, and children.

Bret Jordan reviews John Saul's Creature and the Butcher Shop Quartet a collection of four tales of terror edited by Frank J. Hutton. Finally, Bret takes a look at Cthulhu Sex Magazine. Guest reviewer Havoc returns with a review of Something from the Nightside a horror themed adventure book by Simon R. Green. For those who like zombie fiction we take a look at Robert McCammon's The Night Boat. There is also a review of Christopher Golden's The Shell Collector. For teens there is a review of The Hand of the Devil by Dean Vincent Carter. Finally,for the 9-12 crowd there is a review of Horror at the Haunted House by Peg Kehret. Keep reading!
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Friday, February 16, 2007

2/16/07 Reviews for adults, youngs adults, and kids. Music, Monstrous Sightings, and a store!

New reviews have been posted. First for the adults there is Bowie Ibarra's zombie title Down the Road: On the Last Day. For the young adults in the human horror section Fracesca the Librarian reviews Silent to the Bone by E.L. Konigsburg. Children will be interested in Monster Museum by Marilyn Singer and illustrated by Gris Grimly.


The week under the Book Ends section we have added:
Monstrous Sightings a page where you can see what has been mentioned about MonsterLibrarian.com in horror genre/librarian blogs and sites

Monstrous Music a page dedicated to music that we have come across that is either horror or reading related

Also, Monster Librarian is now on MySpace, stop by for a visit
Finally, there is now a Monster Librarian's Store through Cafe Press. So now you can buy Monster Librarian related merchandise for your favorite reader or librarian as support the MonsterLibrarian.com project at the same time.

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Friday, February 2, 2007

2/2/07 Two Scary Books for Kids reviews, a review for The Harrowing by Alexandra Sokoloff and Hater by David Moody

Francesca the Librarian reviews Scared Witless: Thirteen Eerie Tales to Tell by by Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss and The Boy of A Thousand Faces by Brian Selznick. Hater by David Moody is reviewed by Bret Jordan. Finally, a review for Alexandra Sokoloff's The Harrowing is also included in this weeks update. Keep reading! ML
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Wednesday, January 24, 2007

1/25/07 Another zombie review, a first look at Y/A vampire novel Tantalize, and Philip Henry's Mind's Eye

A little bit of cosmetic upgrade on the site today, so minor you might not even notice it. This week Bret Jordan reviews J.L Bourne's Day by Day Armageddon for zombie book readers. In addition, for those interested in the shuffling dead, I provided a link to a great zombie article written by author Shannon Riley on the zombie page. I provide a review of Candlewick's much anticipate vampire release by Cynthia Leitich Smith titled Tantalize. Finally, a review of Philip Henry's Mind's Eye in the supernatural section for adults. In the Book Ends section I added an Ask the Monster Librarian page for all those with horror fiction questions (including collection development and readers advisory). Finally, also in Book Ends there is the World War I and II Horror Fiction List which has horror titles with ties to either World War I or World War II. Keep reading! ML
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Tuesday, January 16, 2007

1/16/07 Vampire books for Young Adults, Zombie Books for the Adults, and The Last Stand of the Great Texas Packrat

First off I want to officially welcome Bret Jordan on the staff as a regular reviewer. Bret has been busy reading zombie related titles and has reviews for One Rainy Night by Richard Laymon and The Undead edited by D. L. Snell and Elija Hall. For young adult vampire lovers we have The Last Days by Scott Westerfeld and The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce. In addition there is a review of The Last Stand of the Great Texas Packrat Steve Vernon and Illustrations by Keith Minnion. Additional titles have been added to the Coming Horror Fiction Releases page for February. Keep Reading! ML
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Thursday, December 14, 2006

12/14/06 Reviews for the Scary Stories for Kids section

This week there are two reviews for the Scary Book List for Kids(12 and under) section. We have Freaky Flora, an alphabet picture book, by Michel Gagne and Frankenstein Makes A Sandwich by Adam Rex. Clean up work continues with the site and should be done in the next two weeks. Until next week, keep reading! ML

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