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Merissa (12776 KP) rated Ghost of a Chance (Redclaw Security #2) in Books

Oct 21, 2019

GHOST OF A CHANCE is the second book in the Redclaw Security series, and I was delighted to get the opportunity to read it.

Sarah starts off a bit dubiously but don't worry. She comes into her own. She just needs to figure things out first. Casey is a wonder from the very start. I don't think there was a moment when I didn't like him.

There is mystery and plenty of steamy times in this book, although both Sarah and Casey fight it to begin with. I loved how Redclaw had Casey's back even though he was determined he wasn't part of them anymore.

This book has an amazing cast of characters, and once again, we had Ryker! Woot!!! With no errors that disrupted my reading, I was engrossed from start to finish.

I am loving the Redclaw Security series and have no hesitation in recommending both this book and the series. Brilliant!

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Night Reader Reviews (683 KP) rated Joyland in Books

Mar 20, 2020

Joyland

Stephen King | 2013 | Fiction & Poetry

8.8

(8 Ratings)

Book Rating

Wonderful storytelling and character-building, moves at a steady pace and keeps readers interested. (0 more)

Those expecting a horror book just because the author is Stephen King will be disappointed. (0 more)

Enjoyable coming of age book by Stephen King

A mid-range Stephen King book. Not exactly a horror if that is what you are looking for but a good read none the less.

Devin Jones takes a summer job at Joyland but it turns out to be so much more than what he was expecting. He discovers that he enjoys "Wearing The Fur" or in other words the big dog mascot costume that all employees rotate through, and that he is good at it. Like many amusement parks, Joyland has its own resident fortune teller and ghost, both of which Devin is skeptical about, to begin with, but takes an interest in any way.

I highly recommend this to all Stephen King fans, especially those who like his earlier work.

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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Stone Tape in TV

Feb 22, 2020

The Stone Tape

1972 | Fantasy, Horror

9.0

(3 Ratings)

TV Show Rating

Acclaimed ghost story for TV looks slightly dated now but is still likely to put the wind up the unwary. Scientists investigating a haunted house jump to one conclusion too many. Ghostwatch's only serious rival for the title of spookiest thing ever made on videotape, The Stone Tape is notable for the way in which it manages to combine a genuine science-fiction approach with proper supernatural horror: the characters think they've managed to come up with a testable rationale for residual hauntings, but their inability to fully work out how the 'stone tape' operates leads to a climax quite unlike anything else in TV horror. Interesting subtext about gender politics in the workplace, too.

It is nearly fifty years old, made using quite primitive TV technology, quite talky, etc, etc, all of which probably counts against it for modern audiences. But it is interesting to look back to a time when British TV networks made horror for the brain.