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As a child, Victoria McQueen discovered that she had a unique gift – she could open the door between reality and fantasy. Using her bicycle, she could conjure up a covered bridge that would take her to wherever she needed to go. If something had gone missing, Vic would race off on her bike, cross…

The Lovers

The Lovers progresses the Charlie Parker character in a way that has not been done since The White Road. In his last two outings, excluding The Reapers, we’ve been given small advancements here and there in Parker’s fledgling relationship and his continued haunting by his deceased wife and child – but nothing major. In the…

Enter Night: A Biography of Metallica

“No party music, no girl magnet ballads. Just brutal, attack-oriented, audio death”. ..and with that quote, it becomes impossible to really sum up Metallica better. I’ve been a big fan of these guys since I was 15 years old and finally welcomed the chance to read an official biography on the band. Although, while it’s…

Room

A woman is taken captive at the age of 19 and held against her will in a small 11 by 11 garden shed. Her captor, Old Nick, has basically fortified the shed into a type of prison, keeping the woman as a sex slave. During her imprisonment, she gives birth to a boy, Jack. We’re…

Deadpool: Wade Wilson’s War

I’ve always been interested in Deadpool but as with most comic book characters I’ve not read, I didn’t know where to start. I first encountered the character a few years ago when Marvel attempted to bring Deadpool to the silver screen casting Ryan Reynolds in Wolverine: Origins. Most people felt that this was a perfect choice as Reynolds is…

The Blue Blazes

Have you ever walked into a party and seen someone just command everyone’s attention? Maybe they’re telling a joke, a captivating story or performing some ridiculous feat, you’re not sure. You lean over and ask someone what’s going on. They either shush you or they calmly say, “Oh, that’s just <insert name here>, he’s/she’s awesome.”…

Dead Letters: Stories of Murder and Mayhem

I think I’m finally starting to come around on short story collections.  While I’ve read a few that I couldn’t quite get behind, the ones that I’m enjoying are seemingly outnumbering the ones I don’t.  I was a big fan of John Connolly’s Nocturnes as well as Stephen King’s Full Dark, No Stars and now you can add Chris…

John Dies At The End (2012)

I’m not sure where to start with this one. John Dies At The End was a book that I absolutely loved. The characters, the dialogue, the plot, everything felt unique. Also, I’m a sucker for puns and one-liners and this book was filled to the brim with them! When I heard it was being developed…