
Danse Macabre
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It was not long after Halloween when Stephen King received a telephone call from his editor. 'Why...

Incredulous Moshoeshoe and the Lightning Bird
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Nelson Mandela is about to die. Again. Leftist militants and white nationalists prepare for war...
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Christine A. (965 KP) rated Small Spaces (Small Spaces #1) in Books
Jul 24, 2019
Katherine Arden is best known for her adult/young adult fantasy novel, The Bear and the Nightingale. With Small Spaces, Katherine Arden ventures into writing for middle school-aged children. This creepy horror book brought me back to my childhood where I stayed up late reading Lois Duncan, Richard Peck, and Joan Lowery Nixon. Those authors, among others, wrote horror books for children that were able to scare you without being gory.
The description of Small Spaces brought to mind the movie Jeepers Creepers 2 - a school bus full of children breaks down and they are in danger of something in the night/dark. That is where the similarities end. Arden teams up 3 students who are classmates but not friends. They leave the bus for the safety of the forest...
This story is tame compared to many of the horror movies children have seen in recent years. It is the innocence of the story while being scary and suspenseful that makes it such an interesting read.
Small Spaces is the first book in her Small Spaces series. The 2nd, Dead Voices, has a release date of August 27, 2019. I preordered it and will review it as soon as possible.
This 200-word review was published on Philomathinphila.com on 7/24/19.

Imogen SB (4507 KP) created a post in Smashbomb Council
Dec 9, 2019

James Durham Audiobooks - FETIDUS
Podcast
FETIDUS is a Parsec award-winning "future-noir" urban fantasy audiobook by James Durham featuring a...
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Daniel Finamore and Joseph E. LeDoux
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Before Kirk Hammett assumed the heavy metal mantle of one of the most successful and beloved bands...

Cyn Armistead (14 KP) rated Crimes by Moonlight: Mysteries from the Dark Side in Books
Mar 1, 2018

Down a Dark Hall (2018)
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Five emotionally fragile teens are committed to Blackwood, a mysterious school for gifted girls....

The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
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Dennis, an anthropologist, travels to Haiti to investigate rumors about an herbal drug, said to have...
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