Following a group of friends in alternating timelines, Chuck Wendig’s THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS focuses upon, you guessed it, a staircase in the woods. When the gang were only teenagers, they happened upon the aforementioned staircase with one of them traversing to the top and promptly disappearing. Although a body was never found, public…
In the acknowledgements of the novel, author Chuck Wendig writes about how boring, bland and uninteresting apples are. That was until a trip to a local farmers market unlocked his taste for the many lesser-known varieties. If you’ve followed Chuck on any of his social media platforms the last few years, you’re aware of his…
Last year, I opened the Top 10 with a comment about how much 2020 had sucked. Given that we are still grappling with the Covid-19 pandemic, it did leave me with a lot of time on my hands in the early part of the year to devour books like a madman. So, much like last…
Following the death of his estranged father, Nate Graves moves his family, wife Maddie and son Oliver, into his childhood home in rural Pennsylvania. Maddie believes this to be the right move given that their son – an intense empath – is struggling with urban life. However, it’s more an “out of the frying pan…
Where do I even begin with this one? Seemingly without reason, men and women venture out of their homes and begin walking. They exhibit no signs of awareness, just a blank stare coupled with a slow and steady cadence. If grabbed and made to stop, they heat up like hot water bottles, shake and explode…
With Vultures, Wendig takes the entirety of his six book saga and culminates it with a high-stakes chase against fate. We pick up with Miriam after the catastrophic events of The Raptor and The Wren. Newly pregnant and on the run, Miriam is getting ready for a final showdown with her tormentor, The Trespasser. However,…
Editor’s Note: As you may notice, this is a list heavy with white males. This wasn’t a conscious effort on my part. It just so happens that a lot of these authors are ones I truly enjoy and have read in the past. These are just seven of the more than six dozen books I…
Following the death of her Mother, Miriam is squatting in her home in Florida liberating the recently deceased of their now useless medication. All this changes when a figure from her past arrives on her doorstep with some unsettling news – Miriam’s become somewhat of an obsession for a small group of users on Reddit. …
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