Horror Fiction Book Reviews

Baseball and Stephen King and a nip of horror. Is it worth it? Eh. This is something you could skim in a bookstore and maybe get a hair to stand or two. But this one is pretty much for King completists. Otherwise, not worth the cost or the time.

Stephen King as the new Marlboro Man? Sure, why not. The collection is Virginia-slim, offering up only three stories, but they are unfiltered, full-flavor horror stories linked by the smoke-ring theme of cigarettes. Smoking is a nasty habit with severe consequences, as King’s cancer-stick sucking characters soon find out.

The Fall by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan is the second book in their dark vampire trilogy that started with The Strain. We thought The Strain was one of the Top 10 Books of 2009, so have been eagerly awaiting The Fall.

Lisey's Story by Stephen King is the story of Lisey Landon, who lost her husband Scott two years ago and is dealing with her 3 endearing, yet maddening sisters and how to sort through Scott’s final writings (Scott was an award-winning novelist with a mysterious past and fantastic means of creating a story).

Merrick Book Review - Rice demonstrates once again her gift for spellbinding story-telling and the creation of mythos and magic infused with her own creative twists. Here, in a magnificent tale of immortality, sorcery and the occult, she does her fans proud.

What is The Passage? It is a new standard for provocative and arresting apocalyptic literature, the first must-read of 2010.

So Cold the River? Michael Koryta’s newest thriller starts out with a bit of mystery and supernatural intrigue, but it falls into standard fare that neither strokes a deathly finger up the reader’s spine nor makes one want to rush into the warm sunshine to break its cold spell. Find a complete book review of So Cold the River by Michael Koryta here.

Chuck Hogan and Guillermo del Toro have concocted something ancient, scientific and terrifying. 'The Strain' is the first of a new trilogy for readers to sink their teeth into; and it promises to give a ferocious bite back.