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Review of ‘Creepy Sheen’ by Rebecca Gransden

05/06/2021 nsford 4 Comments

This is a collection of strange short stories with a very apt title. They are horror stories, but subtly done.…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, horror, Rebecca Gransden, reviews, short stories

Film of the book: ‘The Shining’ (1980)

09/03/2020 nsford 2 Comments

Stephen King famously disliked this adaptation of his book. The main characters were changed significantly. So was the ending. Some…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: books, fiction, films, horror, reviews, Stephen King

The time-travelling bookworm: ‘Point Horror 1’ collection

01/03/2020 nsford 6 Comments

The first collected edition of Point Horror novels was published in 1993 and contained Mother’s Helper by A Bates, The…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: A Bates, books, Diane Hoh, horror, R L Stine, reading, YA fiction

Review of ‘Doctor Sleep’ by Stephen King

28/02/2020 nsford 11 Comments

This sequel to The Shining was disappointing for me. As I expected, it’s not in the same league as the…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, horror, reviews, Stephen King

Film of the book: ‘The Exorcist’ (1973)

09/02/2020 nsford 8 Comments

This extremely successful adaptation of William Peter Blatty’s novel has a notorious reputation. I imagine it was very shocking when…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: books, fiction, films, horror, reviews, William Peter Blatty

Review of ‘The Shining’ by Stephen King

12/12/2019 nsford 12 Comments

It’s a long time since I read any Stephen King. I used to read horror novels quite often but it’s…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, horror, reviews, Stephen King

Review of ‘The White Road’ by Sarah Lotz

19/11/2019 nsford 4 Comments

A gripping and haunting story, The White Road is a real page turner. Tense and raw, it explores the physical…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, horror, reviews, Sarah Lotz, thrillers

Review of ‘The Exorcist’ by William Peter Blatty

29/10/2019 nsford 8 Comments

‘The most terrifying novel ever written’ did not scare me but I found it a very disturbing and gripping read.…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, horror, reviews, William Peter Blatty

The time-travelling bookworm: ‘The Yearbook’ by Peter Lerangis

01/09/2019 nsford 2 Comments

Point Horror. Two words which, for a certain generation of readers, conjure up memories of browsing libraries and bookshops for…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, horror, reading, YA fiction

Review of ‘Hex’ by Thomas Olde Heuvelt

23/10/2018 nsford 8 Comments

This is one of my least favourite reads ever. The premise sounded good and the story started off intriguingly. Set…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, horror, reviews, Thomas Olde Heuvelt

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