Stephen King returns with his strongest work in years with If It Bleeds, a collection of four novellas. King kicks it off with Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, a story featuring a student and mentor dynamic between two unlikely parties. Mr. Harrigan, a retired business magnate, settles into Maine to live out his golden years. Craig, a…
Tim Jamieson stumbles into the sleepy South Carolina town of DuPray. A former police officer, Tim works his way up the law enforcement ladder from glorified night watchman to cop proper – gun and all. However, that’s the last we’ll hear from Tim before the story shifts focus. Luke Ellis is a gifted child. At…
Because in America, you could have anything you wanted, just as long as you could pay for it. If you couldn’t pay, or refused to pay, you would remain needful forever. A new business has opened in the small town of Castle Rock, Maine. The proprietor, Leland Gaunt, will sell you whatever your heart desires…
Following a commercial flop with his debut novel, author Thad Beaumont begins writing violent crime stories featuring tough-guy Alexis Machine under the pseudonym George Stark. This seems to do the trick as Beaumont is massively successful. But the urge to return to his original dramatic style brings about the end of Stark. After a mock…
I achieved a small goal of mine in 2018 by eclipsing the number of books I read in 2017. In 2018, I read over sixty books as opposed to the forty-five I read the year prior. You’ll see some repeat authors on my 2018 list – in fact, this is the third year in a…
With each passing day, Scott Carey weighs less and less, however, he continues to retain mass. What will happen if he hits zero? That’s not Scott’s only problem, either. A young lesbian couple next door walk their dogs every day in front of Scott’s home only to have the dogs relieve themselves on Carey’s front…
It’s October.. you know what that means? Another month filled with spooktacular Halloween reads! And who could have a month of horror without Uncle Stevie? Not this guy, that’s for sure. So I’ve dug into the past and selected one of Sai King’s early books, Cujo. Yes, a book that was written by an author…
Following a four and a half year coma, Johnny Smith awakens to psychic powers that allow him to see the future. As he predicts events over time, Johnny struggles with the responsibilities that go hand in hand with these new abilities. Should he prevent inevitable tragedies? If so, how can he persuade skeptics to believe…
