2/1/08 Reviews of Flesh Feast, History is Dead, and Dark Hollow

Bob Freeman reviews Brian Keene's latest Dark Hollow in the adult Supernatural section. Zombie anthologies The Undead Vol 3: Flesh Feast edited by D.L. Snell and Travis Adkins and History is Dead edited by Kim Paffenroth are reviewed in the adult Zombie section. The Coming Horror Fiction Releases pages has been updated for February and March.
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10/15/07 New reviews and Teen Read Week

This week is American Library Association's Teen Read Week sponsored by Mirrorstone Books. The Teen Read Week logo on both the Main Page and on the young adult page will take you to the Teen Read Week page.

This week Bret Jordan reviews Yasuyuki Kasai's WWII killer animal book Dragon of the Mangroves. Bob Freeman reviews Anne Frasier's vampire novel Pale Immortal and the sequel Garden of Darkness and the Monster Librarian reviews Philip Henry's Vampire Twilight in the adult vampire section. David Agranoff reviews M. F. Korn's Confessions of a Ghoul and other stories, Bradley Sands's It Came from Below the Belt, and John Edward Lawson's The Troublesome Amputee: Collected Poetry in the adult Bizzaro section. There is a review of upcoming children's fantasy novel Red Dragon Codex by R.D. Henham in the Scary Books for Kids section. We are extending our Contests deadline until October 31st, so stop on by and check out the latest contests.
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9/19/07 New reviews of a zombie book, a new Cthulhu title, and y/a vampire titles

In this update, Bret Jordan reviews Gregory Solis's zombie tale Rise and Walk in the adult Zombie section. Bob Freeman reviews Fireworks by James A. Moore in the adult Human Horror section. David Agranoff reviews Chemical Gardens by Gina Ranalli in the new adult Bizarro fiction section. The Monster Librarian reviews High Seas Cthulhu edited by William Jones in the adult Cthulhu Mythos section. A review was sent in for The Grandmaster by Peter A Balaskas from Stella in the Human Horror section. Havoc reviews by Rags and Old Iron by Lorelie Shannon in the Human Horror section. Havoc also reviews two young adult vampire books Glass Houses: The Morganville Vampires by Rachel Caine and Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer. The Coming Horror Fiction Releases page has been updated for September and October. Remember to check out our Contests page for the latest contests.
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New reviews for zombie fiction, horror anthologies, and one for a Cthulhu collection

Bret Jordan reviews David Moody's Autumn: Purification in the adult Zombie section. David Agranoff reviews Tattered Souls edited by Frank J. Hutton and The Monster Librarian reviews A Dark and Deadly Valley edited by Mike Heffernan in the adult Horror Anthologies section. We would like to welcome a new reviewer to MonsterLibrarian.com Bob Freeman, who reviews Horrors Beyond (Tales of Terrifying Realities) edited by William Jones in the adult Cthulhu Mythos section. There is another specialty horror fiction list now posted the Western Horror Fiction List lists horror titles set in the Old West. To go with the list David Agranoff reviews Richard Matheson's horror western novel, Shadow on the Sun in the adult Something Different Section. There are new links added to the Links page including a new section for young adult fiction links starting with the great YA book site YA Fresh. Finally, this month Monster Librarian's Spotlight shines on Permuted Press, publisher of zombie and apocalyptic titles.
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4/24/07 Reviews for horror for adults, children and kids

Bret Jordan reviews The Blackest Heart by Vince Churchill in the adult something different section. Francesca the Librarian reviews Brian Selznick's The Invention of Hugo Cabret in the newly minted Something Different section for young adults. For the zombie lovers there is a review of Joe McKinney's Dead City in the adult zombie section. There is also a review of S.D. Hintz's The Offering in the adult supernatural section. For the 12 and under crowd there is a review of The Scarecrow's New Clothes by Lisa Thiesing. For those interested in a little musical levity we have added a link in our Monstrous Music section to Librarian by Haunted Love. Finally, we have added a profile to our latest staff member Havoc in the About This Site section.

Remember we are running the Vampire Dawn contest until May 15th go to the Contests page to enter!

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2/27/07 Reviews of horror fiction for adults, teen, and children.

Bret Jordan reviews John Saul's Creature and the Butcher Shop Quartet a collection of four tales of terror edited by Frank J. Hutton. Finally, Bret takes a look at Cthulhu Sex Magazine. Guest reviewer Havoc returns with a review of Something from the Nightside a horror themed adventure book by Simon R. Green. For those who like zombie fiction we take a look at Robert McCammon's The Night Boat. There is also a review of Christopher Golden's The Shell Collector. For teens there is a review of The Hand of the Devil by Dean Vincent Carter. Finally,for the 9-12 crowd there is a review of Horror at the Haunted House by Peg Kehret. Keep reading!
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2/9/07 Reviews for zombie title The Dead Shall Inherit the Earth , young adult vampires in Thicker than Water, and Darkness Wakes by Tim Waggoner

This week Bret Jordan reviews zombie book The Dead Shall Inherit the Earth by Vince Churchill. Review of young adult vampire book Thicker than Water by Carla Jablonski has been posted as well as one for Tim Waggoner's Darkness Wakes. Keep reading! ML
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1/25/07 Another zombie review, a first look at Y/A vampire novel Tantalize, and Philip Henry's Mind's Eye

A little bit of cosmetic upgrade on the site today, so minor you might not even notice it. This week Bret Jordan reviews J.L Bourne's Day by Day Armageddon for zombie book readers. In addition, for those interested in the shuffling dead, I provided a link to a great zombie article written by author Shannon Riley on the zombie page. I provide a review of Candlewick's much anticipate vampire release by Cynthia Leitich Smith titled Tantalize. Finally, a review of Philip Henry's Mind's Eye in the supernatural section for adults. In the Book Ends section I added an Ask the Monster Librarian page for all those with horror fiction questions (including collection development and readers advisory). Finally, also in Book Ends there is the World War I and II Horror Fiction List which has horror titles with ties to either World War I or World War II. Keep reading! ML
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1/12/07 Reviews: Down the Road with Zombies, The Flock, and a guide to world monsters for kids.

This week reviewer Bret Jordan takes a look at Bowie Ibarra's zombie novel Down the Road. A review for killer animal book The Flock by James Robert Smith. Finally for the Scary Books for Kids section a review of The Gruesome Guide To World Monsters by Judy Sierra and illustrated by Henrik Drescher. For those who have been trying to subscribe to MonsterLibrarian.com update via e-mail and have been getting the following message when you verify your subscription "FeedBurner could not find the subscription", just copy the link and paste it in your address bar of your browser. I have let Feedburner know about the problem. Keep reading! ML
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1/5/07 Reviews: Vampires, Skeleton Man, and going Blood Crazy

In this update we have reviews for two different vampire books, Weep Not for the Vampire by William A Veselik and the electronic book Everdead by Rio Youers in the adult vampire section. There is a review of Edward Lee and John Pelan's Goon in the adult supernatural section. Bret Jordan reviews Blood Crazy by Simon Clark in the adult zombie section. Francesca the Librarian reviews Return of the Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac and Sally Wern Comport in the supernatural yound adult section and Los Gatos Black on Halloween by Marisa Montes and Yuyi Morales in the Scary Stories for Kids section. Keep reading! ML
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12/27/06 New reviews posted: zombies, vampires, ghosts, and pop up books

In the end of year reviewfest we have reviews for Z A Recht's The Morningstar Strain: Plague of the Dead from Permuted Press in the adult zombie section. A Cemetery Dance Novella by Tom Piccirilli and Edward Gorman titled Cast in Dark Waters is reviewed in the adult vampire section. Harry Shannon's The Pressure of Darkness is reviewed in the adult Horror Adventure section. For the Young Adults there is a review in the Supernatural section for E. E. Richardson's The Intruders. For the 12 and younger crowd the fantastic pop up book Mommy?with art by Maurice Sendak, the scenario by Arthur Yorinks, and the paper engineering by Matthew Reinhart. Finally, Cemetery Dance magazine is reviewed in the horror periodical section. Keep reading! ML

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12/7/06 Reviews, Links, and a Horror Survival Guide

This week there are three new reviews and a few other additions. The first is for John Skipp's The Long Last Call published by Cemetery Dance Publications in the adult Supernatural section. The second is Alabaster by Caitlin Kiernan in the Horror Adventure section for adults. Young Adults have a review for The Book of Dead Days by Marcus Sedgwick in the young adult teen section. There ahve been additional links for librarian resources added to the Links page. Finally, the Shockline's Horror Survival Guide has been added to the Odds and Ends page, it was created sometime back from various authors it is a fun little read for fans of the horror genre. Sections of the site are undergoing a slight facelift which we hope to have compelted within the next week.

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12/01 New Reviews added

There is a review for The Wolving Time by Patrick Jennings by Francesca the Librarian posted in the Young Adult Werewolves section. Another young adult review has been posted for Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Madness by Edgar Allan Poe, illustrated by Gris Grimly. Finally, for the adults there is a review of Norman Partridge's Dark Harvest in the adult supernatural section. Additional links have been added for librarian resources.

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