9/1/08 Books with werewolves and zombies, and YALSA's Books with Bite

Bret Jordan reviews A.P. Fuchs' Axiom-Man: The Dead Land and The Monster Librarian reviews Bits of the Dead by Keith Gouveia and Xombie : Dead on Arrival by James Far in the adult Zombie Section


Michele Lee reviews The Beast Within edited by Matt Hults and The Monster Librarian also reviews Master of the Moore by Kealan Patrick Burke in the adult Werewolf Section. Bob Freeman reviews The Dead Will Inherit The Earth by Thom Olausson in the adult Horror Anthologies and Collected Works section. The Monster Librarian also reviews Steve Vernon's Gypsy Blood in the adult Horror Adventure.

For librarians, Francesca the Librarian and I have put together a guide for Books with Bite- Teen Reed Week, 2008 which is October 12th-18th. Books with Bite is the theme for this years Young Adult Library Services Association's Teen Read Week.

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8/19/08 New reviews, a new horror ficiton list, and a little remodeling

In this update:
Bret Jordan reviews Simon Clark's Vampyrrhic and Vampyrrhic Rites in the adult Vampire section. Bret also reviews Whitney Lakin's Mutiny in Heaven in the adult Supernatural section. The Angry Princess reviews Charles Matthew Saur's Deus ex Machina Logos in the adult Supernatural section. Bob Freeman reviews Lydia Roberson's Fright House in the Anthologies and Collected Works section. The Horror Master reviews Scott Smith's The Ruins in the adult Killer Animal section.The Monster Librarian reviews A.M. Jenkins' Night Road in the young adult Vampire section.

We have added a Polar/Winter Horror Fiction List in our Horror Fiction Lists by Theme/Setting section which is found in our newly reformatted Book Ends section.

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3/17/08 A new look, new reviews, and more lists

MonsterLibrarian.com has a new look to make it easier to read and navigate the site. In addition to the changes to the site, we have new reviews with Bob Freeman reviewing Fried! Fast Food, Slow Deaths edited by Colleen Morris and Joel A. Sutherland in the adult horror Anthologies section. The Angry Princess reviews The Possessed by Ronald Dondeigo in the adult Supernatural section. We have revisited our review of Pod of Horror since its move to Horrorworld.org In the Scary Books for Kids section Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll, ill. Christopher Myers.

We have put together lists of graphic novels focusing on Zombies and Vampires. We have updated Coming Horror Fiction Releases for April and May. Finally, we have gotten the updated link for Dark Scribe Magazine reviewing Alexandra Sokoloff's The Price which is part of the Spring into Terror horror review project If you have any thoughts, suggestions, or feedback on the new format for our site please let us know by sending an e-mail to MonsterLibrarian@MonsterLibrarian.com

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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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1/15/08 New reviews of titles for adults, teens, and kids

In this update Bob Freeman reviews Richard Dansky's Firefly Rain in the adult Supernatural section. Michele Lee reviews John Paul Allen's Monkey Love in the adult Supernatural section. David Agranoff reviews Die Earthman Die by MF Korn, DF Lewis, Mike Philbin and David Matthew in the adult Bizarro section. There is a review of Mike Dubisch's graphic novel Weirdling in the adult graphic novel section. Francesca the Librarian reviews Stories for Young People: Edgar Allan Poe edited by Andrew Delbanco and Michael Morpurgo's Beowulf in the young adult Supernatural section. Francesca also reviews Dav Pilkey's Dogzilla in the Scary Stories for Kids section. Willow May Goes to the Midnight Carnival by Icats Nitram in the Scary Stories for Kids section.
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12/16/07 reviews of tales of Vampires, Zombies, and Deep Ones.

In this update I take a look at James A. Moore's Deeper from Necessary Evil Press in the Cthulhu Mythos section. J.L. Bourne 's re-edited/re-packaged Day by Day Armageddon from Permuted Press is reviewed in the adult Zombie section. Scott T. Goudsward's Trailer Trash from Dark Hart Press is reviewed in the adult Vampire section. Francesca the Librarian reviews Paul Bibeau's Sundays with Vlad from Three Rivers Press, also in the adult Vampire section. Finally, Michele Lee reviews Horror Classics: Graphic Classics edited by Tom Pomplun from Eureka Productions in the young adult Graphic Novels section.
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11/16/07 New reviews of The Desert, Mister B Gone, and The Blackburn & Scarletti Mysteries, Vol II

I am happy to report that we presented a session at the Indiana Library Federation Annual Conference titled Letting the Monsters Out to Play: Collection Development and Readers Advisory in Horror Fiction. If anyone was looking for the handouts from the conference they are available at the The ILF Presentation page. We had a great crowd and had lots of fun.

In this update Bob Freeman reviews Byron Morrigan's military horror story The Desert and the Monster Librarian reviews Karen Koehler's The Blackburn & Scarletti Mysteries, Vol II both in the Horror Adventure section. Bret Jordan reviews Clive Barker's Mister B Gone in the adult Supernatural section. .

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Halloween update! New reviews

Happy Halloween from all of us at MonsterLibrarian.com. I hope everyone has a happy, safe, and scary Halloween. In this update, new reviewer William Simmons reviews Stephen King's
Salem's Lot in the adult vampire section and The Shining in the adult supernatural section. Michele Lee reviews Rob Rogers' upcoming dark superhero thriller Devil’s Cape. The Monster Librarian reviews Elizabeth Massie's Brazen Bull in the human horror section,
Michael McBride's Chronicles of the Apocalypse: Species in the adult zombie section, and Steven Niles' 28 Days Later: The Aftermath in the adult graphic novel section. The Coming Horror Fiction Releases has been updated for November and December. MonsterLibrarian.com was mentioned in the article "Boo! Focus on Scary Stories" by John Peters in the October issue of School Library Journal as a professional resource for librarians in helping with horror readers' advisory for kids and young adults! Thanks, John! I also wanted to thank the good folks at Horrorworld, Horror-Web, Hellnotes, and Dread Central for participating in our first Halloween Horror Fiction Book Review project. Check out the reviews on our Halloween Page.
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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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8/21/07 New reviews of vampire fiction for young adults, vampire fiction for adults, and zombie fiction for adults.

In this update, Francesca the Librarian reviews Liza Conrad 's teen vampire book High School Bites and staying with the young adult vampire theme The Monster Librarian reviews Alex Duval's Vampires Beach: Rituals , the reviews are in the young adult vampire section. The Monster Librarian reviews Brian Keene's latest zombie book Dead Sea. Bob Freeman reviews Michael Smolanoff's vampire book The Oval Portrait and David Morrell's thriller Scavenger. Finally, Bret Jordan reviews Terry Brooks apocalyptic fantasy book Armageddon’s Children. A new link has been added to the Young Adult Fiction Resources section of the Links page. I also wanted to let everyone know that our own Bret Jordan has an online serial titled Plague at Graveside Tales that I encourage you to check out here.
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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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7/4/07 Reviews of books with zombies, vampires, and Godzilla for kids

Bret Jordan reviews David Moody's Autumn and I review Eric S. Brown's zombie tale The Queen in the adult zombie section. There is also a review for James A. Moore's Harvest Moon in the adult supernatural section. For vampire lovers Bret Jordan reviews Blood Coven by Christopher Fulbright and Angeline Hawkes in the adult vampire section. Bret also reviews Christopher Fulbright 's Sometimes Women Are So Cold and Echoes of Terror with stories selected by Katherine Smith, Garrett Peck, and Giovanna Lagana in the something difference section for adults. There are reviews for Who’s Afraid of Godzilla? by Di Kaiju and Godzilla on Monster Island by Jacqueline Dwyer. Finally, the site has a new feature called Monster Librarian's Spotlight, to showcase a publisher, author, or topic that we think you should know about. The current spotlight is on the small press chapbook publisher White Noise Press.
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6/5/07 New reviews for adults,y/a, and one for the kids

Bret Jordan reviews M.F. Korn's Rachmaninoff's Ghost and Swamp Witch Piquante & Scream Queen Bisque (Over a Bed of Rice) in the adult Supernatural section. I also review M.F. Korn's Skimming the Gumbo Nuclear. Two of Julie Kenner's books get reviewed with me reviewing the young adult vampire book Good Ghouls Do and Francesca the Librarian reviewing Carpe Demon: Adventures of a Demon- Hunting Soccer Mom. In addition, Bret Jordan reviews Gary Braunbeck's Destination Unknown in the Something Different section for adults. I add to this weeks update with reviews of Graphic Classics: H.P. Lovecraft edited by Tom Pomplun for the young adult Graphic Novels section, The Pandora's Box Trilogy: Book One: Into the Void by Adam Teachout in the newly created Horror Themed Adventure section for young adults, and Favorite Scary Stories of American Children by Richard and Judy Dockrey Young in the Scary Books for Kids section.
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5/24/07 New horror fiction reviews for adults and young adults

Bret Jordan reviews Mark Leslie's One Hand Screaming in the something different section for adults. He also reviews the J. Robert King's Ravenloft werewolf book Heart of Midnight. In the adult supernatural section there is a review of Jason Brannon's Winds of Change. For those who like young adult vampire books there is a review of Julie Kenner's The Good Ghoul's Guide to Getting Even . There are new links for small press publishers a horror movie review site that have been added to the Links page. Finally, the Monstrous Music page has been renamed Monstrous Media with the addition of a link to a fun little zombie related library promotion video.
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5/16/07 New reviews for adults, teens, and children

This week guest reviewer David Agranoff reviews John Shirley's Living Shadows in the something different section for adults. A review of Dead Sea by Tim Curran is in the supernatural section for adults. For young adults, Kate-Lynn Williams reviews the third book in Cate Tiernan's Sweeps series Blood Witch in the young adults supernatural section. In the Scary Books for Kids section there is a review of Mercer Mayer's There Are Monsters Everywhere.

Congratulations to the winner of the Vampire Dawn contest:
Jack P. from Philadelphia, PA

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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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4/15/07 New reviews, upcoming horror releases, and contest

Bret Jordan reviews Rio Youers's End Times in the adult Something Different. Havoc reviews X-Rated Blood Suckers by Mario Acevedo in the adult vampire section, Kimberly Raye's Dead and Dateless in the Horror Romance Section, and starts off with our first young adult graphic novel review with a look at Matsuri Hino's Vampire Knight, Volume 1. Finally, a review of horror podcasting site Pseudopod. Additional links have been added to the Link Page, and the Coming Horror Fiction Releases page hass been updated fiwth new releases for May and June. Finally, MonsterLibrarian is having its first contest, go to the Contests page to enter to win a copy of Vampire Dawn by Philip Henry.
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3/30/07 Reviews of Noir, Zombies, and Dracula vs. Grampa

This week Bret Jordan reviews Richard Matheson's Noir: Three Novels of Suspense. In addition, there are reviews for Permuted Press's latest zombie book Dying To Live by Kim Paffenroth. For those looking for a quick read the Monster Librarian reviews Angela Albee's Wedding Bells, Tortured Souls . A new scary book for kids review for Dracula vs. Grampa at the Monster Truck Spectacular authored and illustrated by Kirk Scroggs. There has been a small update on the Coming Horror Fiction Releases page and a small update for Monstrous Music in the Book Ends section.

In case you missed it The Road by Cormac McCarthy is one Oprah's latest reading picks. Click on the title to read Bret Jordan's take on the book

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3/15/07 New reviews and a new sighting

Bret Jordan reviews Angeline Hawkes's The Commandments and Steve Vernon's Nothing to Lose. Francesca the Librarian reviews Tom McCarthy's Remainder. The Monster Librarian reviews David Wellington's Monster Nation: A Zombie Novel. For kids The Monster Librarian also reviews L.M. Falcone's The Devil, the Banshee, and Me. Monster Librarian.com has shown up at Corsinet.com, check out Monstrous Sightings to see what they had to say. If you have any suggestion, comments, or concerns about the site or horror fiction please e-mail monsterlibrarian@monsterlibrarian.com.
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2/16/07 Reviews for adults, youngs adults, and kids. Music, Monstrous Sightings, and a store!

New reviews have been posted. First for the adults there is Bowie Ibarra's zombie title Down the Road: On the Last Day. For the young adults in the human horror section Fracesca the Librarian reviews Silent to the Bone by E.L. Konigsburg. Children will be interested in Monster Museum by Marilyn Singer and illustrated by Gris Grimly.


The week under the Book Ends section we have added:
Monstrous Sightings a page where you can see what has been mentioned about MonsterLibrarian.com in horror genre/librarian blogs and sites

Monstrous Music a page dedicated to music that we have come across that is either horror or reading related

Also, Monster Librarian is now on MySpace, stop by for a visit
Finally, there is now a Monster Librarian's Store through Cafe Press. So now you can buy Monster Librarian related merchandise for your favorite reader or librarian as support the MonsterLibrarian.com project at the same time.

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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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