Halloween Horrors! reviews and more

Posted on October 2, 2010 by admin

First to end Banned Books Week Michele Lee interviews Y/A author Ellen Hopkins.

To start our Halloween Horrors! event off we have a large number or reviews

In the adult Supernatural section Colleen Wanglund reviews Black and Orange by Benjamin Kane Ethridge.

In the adult Zombie section Colleen Wanglund reviews Dead Practices by Shells Walter.

In the adult Bizarro section Rhonda Wilson reviews You Morbid Westphal by Steven Rage and Colleen Wanglund reviews Muscle Memory by Steven Lowe.

In the adult Human Horror section Rhonda Walton and Rhonda Wilson reviews The Killing Kind by Bryan Smith and Jennifer Lawerence reviews The Disappearance by Bentley Little.

In the adult Killer Animal section David Agranoff reviews Richard Laymon’s Flesh and Colleen Wanglund reviews Bigfoot War by Eric S. Brown

In the adult Horror Anthology section Colleen Wanglund reviews The Darkly Splendid Realm by Richard Gavin, Paradigms of Suffering: Chose Your Path Wisely by Greg Dixon, Dark Faith edited by Maurice Broaddus and Jerry Gordon, and Dark Entities by David Dunwoody.

In the adult Something Different section Colleen Wanglund reviews Monstermatt’sBad Monster Jokes Vol1 by Monstermatt Patterson.

In the teen Human Horror section Jim Cobb reviews The Hunger Games and Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins.

In the teen Vampire section the Monster Librarian reviews Still Sucks to be Me: The All- true Confessions of Mina Smith, Teen Vampire by Kimberly Pauley.

In the Scary(or not so scary) Books for Kids section we have The Monster Librarian reviewing A Vampire is Coming to Dinner by Pamela Jane and AlphaOops: H is for Halloween by Alethea Kontis, Cherylynne Bago reviews Ghost Dog Secret by Kerhet, Kirsten Kowalewski reviews Pumpkin Circle: The Story of a Garden by George Levenson and Ghoulish Goodies by Sharon Bowers, and A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz.  Bret Jordan reviews A Practical Guide to Dragon Magic by Susan J. Morris and How to Trap a Zombie, Track a Vampire, and other Hands-On Activities for Monster Hunters by A.R. Rotruck.

We have many other reviews to be posted in the coming weeks to remember to visit often and check out our Halloween Horrors! partners for more horror reviews.

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The MonsterLibrarian

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Halloween Horrors!

Posted on October 1, 2010 by admin

We here at MonsterLibrarian.com are pleased to announce the fourth annual “Halloween Horrors!” horror book review event. Starting on October 1, 2010, outstanding horror fiction review sites will come together to create a virtual guide to titles that will keep readers up at night.

“Halloween Horrors!” is an excellent way for librarians to get acquainted with horror genre titles both mainstream and small press.  The event provides a tool to help librarians with reader’s advisory and collection development as well as become familiar with online review resources for what can be a challenging genre.

Each participating review site will have a project page dedicated to reviews of horror genre books that links to the other participating sites’ review pages. We will also be including a list of book recommendations that can be paired with horror movies to promote reading horror.

Participating sites in this year’s project include MonsterLibrarian.com, Horrorworld, Hellnotes, Horror Fiction Review, Dark Scribe Magazine, and Fatally-Yours. Each site will be updating their page and reviews throughout the month so remember to visit often.

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Banned Books Week, 2010

Posted on September 22, 2010 by admin

For Banned Books Week (September 25th through October 2nd) we have decided to review some of the challenged horror titles.

Kirsten Kowalewski reviews Once by Morris Gleizman and The Scary Stories Treasury by Alvin Swartz.

Michele Lee reviews Fallout, Glass, Impulse, and Crank by Ellen Hopkins.

All this can be found at our Banned Books Week page which will be updated through out the week.  We would like to thank Darlene Wanglund, the artist who has donated her talent for the Banned Books Week art.

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New reviews, author interviews, and more

Posted on August 26, 2010 by admin

I hope this update finds everyone well, we have lots of reviews, two author interviews, and some ideas on books that could go along with the popular Piranha 3-D movie with this update.   We have been slowly adding to our Bizarro page and Nick Cato of Horror Fiction Review has been kind enough to give those who are unfamiliar with Bizarro a little better idea of what it actually is.

Michele Lee reviews Yaccub’s Curse by Wrath James White, The Werewolf Book: The Encyclopedia of Shape-Shifting Beings by Brad Steiger, and Scent of the Wolf by Tracy Jones.

Rhonda Wilson reviews Deadfall by Shaun Jeffery, Siren by John Everson, Siren’s Call by Devyn Quinn, Sins of the Night by Devyn Quinn, Sins of the Flesh by Devyn Quinn, King Scratch by Jordan Krall, Fistful of Feet by Jordan Krall, Squid Pulp Blues by Jordan Krall. Rhonda also had a chance to interview Jordan Krall and Devyn Quinn.

Kirsten Kowalewski reviews When Blood Calls by J.K. Beck.

Colleen Wanglund reviews A Gathering of Crows by Brian Keene, Sideshow by William Ollie, Lucky Stiff by Tonia Brown.

Erik Smith reviews Bad Night in the Holding Cell by Dennis Latham, Book of Shadows by Alexandra Sokoloff, The Labyrinth of the Dead by Sara M. Harvey, and Wings of Manhattan by Don D’Ammassa.

The Monster Librarian reviews Day by Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile by J.L. Bourne, The Victorian Undead#2-6 (soon to be released as a TPB)by Ian Edington, and The Ocean Dark by Jack Rogan which is our first review in our new Thrillers section.

We have added a new Book recommendations based on movies for Piranha 3-D.
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The Monster Librarian

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Conclusion of Hazy Days of Horror and Werewolf Month

Posted on August 1, 2010 by admin

July has been a very busy month for the staff at MonsterLibrarian.  We held our second annual Hazy Days of Horror book review project with Hellnotes, HorrorWorld, and Horror Fiction Review; and we also had our Werewolf Month event with stories, interviews, and reviews.  A special thank you to all those who have contributed to both projects.

To conclude Werewolf Month we have:

Michele Lee reviewing Wolf Hunt by Jeff Strand.

Rhonda Wilson reviewing Wolf’s Bluff by W.D. Gagliani and Despairs & Delights by Lincoln Crisler

For our conclusion to Hazy Days of Horror we offer up:

David Agranoff reviews Joyride by Jack Ketchum and Jade by Gene O’Neill

Colleen Wanglund reviews Sex in the Time of Zombies by William Todd Rose and The Vampire Hunters (Book 1) by Scott M. Baker

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Werewolf month continues

Posted on July 19, 2010 by admin

Werewolf month continues with Michele Lee offering up reviews of a number of werewolf related titles.

Michele reviews Little Women and Werewolves by Louisa May Alcott and Porter Grand, Deadtown by Nancy Holzner, Bone Crossed and Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs, Dead in the Family, From Dead to Worse, and All Together Dead by Charlene Harris. Michele also reviews Monsters: An Investigator’s Guide to Magical Beings by John Michael Greer.

Colleen Wanglund reviews Zombie Zoology from Severed Press for our adult Zombie Section.

A reminder that Monster Librarian is giving you a chance to win some great reading material with our name the bunny contest. So stop on by and help give our furry friend a name. This contest is part of our Hazy Days of Horror seasonal multi-site book review project.

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Hazy Days of Horror and Werewolf Month

Posted on July 2, 2010 by admin

In a very busy July we have two special project underway.

First, we have our Hazy Days of Horror, our seasonal book review project that.  This summer we are partnering with HorrorWorld, Hellnotes, Horror Fiction Review, and Dark Scribe Magazine to bring you reviews of horror titles available for your summer reading.  Head on over to our Hazy Days of Horror page.  We would like to thank artist Darlene Wanglund for creating our logo for us for this event.

In the adult Killer Animals section:
The Monster Librarian reviews Crustaceans by William Meikle and The Corpse King by Tim Curran.

In the adult Horror Anthologies section:
Kelly Fan reviews two horror poetry titles Double Visions by Bruce Boston and Strange Vegetables by G.O. Clark.  David Agranoff reviews Intimate Strangers by Stanley Wiater. Colleen Wanglund reviews Demons and Other Inconveniences by Dan Dillard

In the adult Human Horrors section:
Kelly Fann reviews The Bride Collector by Ted Dekker.

In the adult Supernatural section:
Kelly Fan reviews The Fall of Hades by Jeffery Thomas.

In the adult Graphic Novel section:
Colleen Wanglund reviews I,Zombie #2 by Chris Roberson.
The Monster Librarian reviews American Vampire #2 by Scott Snyder and Stephen King.

As part of the Hazy Days of Horror event we are giving away a box full of reading material as part of our name that bunny contest to a lucky winner.

July is also Werewolf Month, our celebration of werewolf books.

Colleen Wanglund reviews Animal Behavior and other Tales of Lycanthropy by Keith Gouviea.

Michele Lee interviews Silver Kiss author Naomi Clark.

We are pleased to be hosting two tales of Lycanthropy Mind, Body, and Soul by Keith Gouviea and Men in the Moon by Michele Lee.

Stay tuned for more updates as part of Werewolf Month.

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June 15th: An interview Kelly Link and reviews of horror fiction for adults, teens, and kids.

Posted on June 21, 2010 by admin

June 15th, 2010

In the young adult Something Different page:

Kirsten Kowalewski reviews Pretty Monsters by Kelly Link

Kirsten also gets a chance to interview Kelly Link, read the interview here.

We are also hosting a giveaway of Pretty Monsters, to enter go to our Contests page

In the adult Human Horror section:

Kelly Fann reviews Pay Phone by Brandon Ford

In the adult Horror Anthologies section:

Bob Freeman reviews Scattered Ashes by Scott Nicholson

In the adult Zombies section:

Michele Lee reviews Better off Alone by Yolanda Sfetsos

In the adult Supernatural Horror section:

Bob Freeman reviews Creatures of the Pool by Ramsey Campbell and Strange Magic by Gord Rollo

Kelly Fann reviews Demon Legacy by Kelly Brigham and Jars in the Cellar by Lee Clark Zumpe

In the  Horror Themed Adventure Books, Horror Thrillers, Urban Fantasy, and Fantasy  section:

Kelly Fan reviews Betrayal (Book 1 in the Blood and Ashes series) by Michelle Acker

In the young adult Paranormal Romance section:

Michele Lee reviews Beautiful Dead: Jonas by Eden Maguire

In the Scary Books for Kids section:

Kirsten Kowalewski reviews Monsters Don’t Eat Broccoli by Barbara Jean Hicks

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