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…
A boy is found brutally murdered and the evidence collected from the crime scene, along with eyewitness reports, identifies English teacher and little league coach Terry Maitland as the man responsible. The problem for detectives? Terry was out of town at a teachers conference with several co-workers willing to back up his claim. With rock…
I used to have an aversion to short story collections. I’m not sure what has changed, but we’re five months into 2018 and I’ve just finished my second of the year. Granted, they’re both works from Stephen King, but I’ll take my little victories however I can get them. Sandwiched between The Talisman and It,…
Over the years I’ve struggled with short story collections as I’m very much a long-form kind of guy. I especially dislike the start/stop of short story collections – you get invested in a character or a story and in fifteen or twenty pages it’s done. Kind of like driving down a highway and smashing into…
