Dustin pulled over and hit the brakes. His car, a rusted out but still functional ’78 Olds Cutlass Supreme, screeched to a halt. He wasted no time getting out of his safety belt. The girl turned her head to look at him as she darted across the lawn of an old house with faded green…
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Desper Hollow, by Elizabeth Massie
Desper Hollow was my introduction to Elizabeth Massie’s stories. Oh, I’d come across her name every now and then over the years, knew that she was a fiction author and had written several books, but that was about the limit of my knowledge. Then I had the chance to get my hands on a copy…
Bird Box: Josh Malerman Delivers, and Then Some
Last night, I finished reading Bird Box by Josh Malerman, and all I can say is…Damn. Just, damn. A little about myself, in regards to horror fiction. I grew up reading the classics: H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allen Poe, Bram Stoker, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Bloch, and others from that era. Contemporary horror fiction, save…