Happy Halloween and NaNoWriMo Announcement (Help me pick out my story!)

The night has come When the dead rise from their graves To haunt the earth at night And unsuspecting children don disguises Of witches and sprites The pumpkins are carved Candy is waiting to be treated And yet still a chill Covers the streets and the laughter fades Silent and still Halloween has ended... Happy … Continue reading Happy Halloween and NaNoWriMo Announcement (Help me pick out my story!)

Book Review: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury

We are nearing Halloween and for the final book I read this month, I thought it would be nice to finish with a classic horror. It doesn’t hurt that the title of the novel is a quote from Shakespeare (it’s from Act IV of Macbeth), who is possibly my favorite author of all time. Anyway, … Continue reading Book Review: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury

Pure Gold

"The leaves were more gorgeous than ever; the first touch of frost would lay them all low to the ground. Already one or two kept constantly floating down, amber and golden in the low slanting sun-rays." ― Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South

Book Review: Nights of the Living Dead: An Anthology

I came across this book at the library and was interested for two reasons. First, I went through a phase of obsessing about zombies (mostly in video games and movies, but also the occasional book). Second, this is a collection of short stories picked by Jonathan Maberry and George A. Romero, the filmmaker for Night … Continue reading Book Review: Nights of the Living Dead: An Anthology