Brooklyn-born Max Hawthorne is an author (and screenwriter, and songwriter, and cryptid researcher) that I hadn’t heard of before, but he’s known in sci-fi circles as the Prince of Paleo-fiction, largely due to his bestselling Kronos series, which involves massive prehistoric sea monsters. His 2022 novel The Sleigh, though, was something a bit different, still … More Books: The Sleigh by Max Hawthorne
A longtime friend of the 13 O’Clock Podcast, Oracle of the Mundane, often recommends books for me to check out, and she’s never steered me wrong yet. Just recently, she was kind enough to buy me an ebook of Barbara Hambly’s 1994 supernatural fantasy Bride of the Rat God, which immediately intrigued me with that … More Books: Bride of the Rat God by Barbara Hambly
Ben Young is a horror writer based out of Cincinnati, Ohio and the novel of his I chose from my Kindle Unlimited suggestions was called Home. It was published in March of 2024, and as far as I could determine, is his second book (the first was called Stuck and came out in September of … More Books: Home by Ben Young
I’ve probably mentioned this a couple of times before, but I’m generally not a massive fan of vampire novels. There have been a few I’ve gotten really into, but vampires as monsters are a bit stale for me, and I don’t make a habit of seeking out fiction featuring bloodsuckers. But something about the cover … More Books: The God of Endings by Jacqueline Holland
Since I was still in a thriller kinda mood after enjoying The Haunting of Whitehall Manor a couple of weeks back, I decided to spin that Kindle Unlimited roulette wheel once again, and this time it came up with a 2023 novel called Don’t Let Her Stay by Nicola Sanders. The book was getting quite … More Books: Don’t Let Her Stay by Nicola Sanders
As you guys who have been around for a while are aware, I’ve been (very) slowly making my way through the 1960s Thriller series, hosted by Boris Karloff. Though up to now I’ve been making posts and videos discussing six episodes at a time (a tradition I started for reasons I can’t even remember now), … More Revisiting Thriller with Boris Karloff: Season 2, Episode 7 – “The Last of the Sommervilles”
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
The Scare Salon 