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FANCIFUL REVIEW | Helpmeet by Naben Ruthnum

Helpmeet by Naben Ruthnum My rating: 4 of 5 stars Dr. Edward Wilk is dying. Wasting away from the inside out by a relentless disease. All Louise wants for her husband is some peaceful final days, and to that end, they decide to move out of the city and to the abandoned orchard where Edward…
FANCIFUL REVIEW | Devolution by Max Brooks

I really enjoyed Devolution by Max Brooks. I hadn’t read World War Z, so I had never experienced his style before, but I am glad I took a chance on this tale and this author. I was a fan of many aspects of this book. In the past I’ve spoken about how much I love…
FANCIFUL REVIEW | Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie

Fanciful Sister and I read this as a buddy read this month. The story is told in a mixed media format, which I think worked especially well for telling this tale, and the characters sell it even more. The setting, always an extremely important aspect of a horror story, was interesting, and the haunting was…
FANCIFUL REVIEW | The Omen by David Seltzer

I am assuming at this point that most people are familiar with this story, given that it has been around since 1976, and has been spoofed a million times, but I’m still going to avoid spoilers as much as possible. I read this in my efforts to catch up on some classic horror…
FANCIFUL REVIEW | How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

Grady Hendrix has done it again folks. I’m sure you don’t need to hear me say that. I’m sure you’ve heard plenty of other people say it already, but I feel like it bears repeating. Grady Hendrix has done it again. How he manages to construct such bizarre, out of this world stories that remain…
FANCIFUL FEATURE | Book Bracket Sep-OCT 2022

We return for the next part of my book bracket for 2022! Today, we will be deciding on my favourite book from September and October. Let’s go!