LM Kaplin is a writer from upstate New York, and the 2024 book I’m discussing today, Mine: A Psychological Horror, appears to be his first full-length novel (prior to this, he had a short story in an anthology called Screams from the Ocean Floor, and published a collection of his own vampire short stories called … More Books: Mine: A Psychological Horror by LM Kaplin
Director Alex Garland was back on my mind recently as I went to the theater to see his latest film Civil War (which we discussed at length here). I remembered how much I had loved his previous films Ex Machina (2014) and Annihilation (2018), not to mention the fact that he had written the screenplay … More Movies: Men (2022)
The 2023 English/German horror film Baghead (not to be confused with the 2008 horror comedy of the same name directed by the Duplass Brothers) dropped on Shudder in April of 2024, and there seemed to be a bit of buzz around it, so I was curious to give it a look. I will say right … More Movies: Baghead (2023)
The 2022 novella This is Where We Talk Things Out was my first experience reading Canadian author Caitlin Marceau, and it definitely won’t be the last, because this was a gripping, fast-paced story that I blazed through in less than two hours. I’ve seen it compared to Stephen King’s Misery (due to the “trapped in … More Books: This Is Where We Talk Things Out by Caitlin Marceau
Starting a couple of weeks back, I was hearing a lot of people in the horror community suddenly talking up the 2022 Spanish film The Coffee Table (aka La mesita del comedor), which according to many reviewers is one of the most traumatizing films to come out in recent years. Because of all the buzz … More Movies: The Coffee Table (2022)
A while back, I reviewed a 2014 novel called Suffer the Children by Craig DiLouie, which I thought was phenomenal. So when his 2023 book Episode Thirteen popped up in my Kindle Unlimited recommendations, I thought I’d have a gander at it, as the cover and one-sentence synopsis looked interesting. Episode Thirteen has been called … More Books: Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie
Another random spin of the Kindle Unlimited wheel has brought me yet another wildly entertaining read, thank goodness. I’m not entirely sure why I chose Paulette Kennedy’s 2024 novel The Devil and Mrs. Davenport over all the other recommendations on offer; something about the title and the “midcentury suburbia” vibe of the cover just really … More Books: The Devil and Mrs. Davenport by Paulette Kennedy
Some time ago, I was contacted by a California-based author named Foray Jumpman, and he asked if I would read and review his 2023 book The Absolutely Fine Novel, the first in a seven-book series. He acknowledged that it wasn’t a genre I would usually cover, but you guys know me, I’m pretty open-minded, so … More Books: The Absolutely Fine Novel by Foray Jumpman
I have to admit that I had never heard of the 2022 film Moon Garden until I heard Jason and Kali talking about it over on Sinister Cinema Reviews; they mentioned it as one of their favorite films of last year. Moon Garden premiered at the Dances with Films Festival in Los Angeles back in … More Movies: Moon Garden (2022)
As I’m known to have something of a soft spot for murder mysteries featuring real historical characters, a longtime friend of the show bought me an ebook she knew I would most likely be into, A Most Malicious Murder by Melanie Fletcher, which was first published in 2021. And I have to say that my … More Books: A Most Malicious Murder by Melanie Fletcher
The Scare Salon 