**Cross posted from The Circulation Desk** Cereal: Sweet Darkness (Cereal #1) by Mark Russell, art by Peter Snejbjerg, Angelica Ingio, Ole Comoll, and Rob Steen Ahoy Comics, 2023 ISBN-13: 9781952090271 Available: Paperback Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com The Marquis de Cocoa, a newly turned vampire, insists on continuing a tradition for the villagers in his township in order […]
Category: humor/comedic horror
BOOK REVIEW: HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE BY GRADY HENDRIX
March 15, 2024**Cross posted from The Circulation Desk** How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix Berkley, 2023 ISBN-13: 9780593201268 Available: Hardcover, paperback, Kindle edition, audiobook Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com Louise receives a phone call she never thought she would get from her brother, Mark. Their parents have been killed in a car accident. A single parent to Poppy, […]
Image Comics, 2016 ISBN: 978-1632155443 Available: Webtoons, Amazon, ComiXology Blood Stain is a slice of life comic that pits chemistry major and chronic loser Elliot Torres against creepy, probably man scientist Dr. Vlad Stein. When Elliot loses yet another job in her small town the pressure of trying to help her sister support both […]
*Cross Posted from the Circulation Desk.* First Comics, Inc., 2011 ISBN-13: 9781618550026 Available: Paperback The story begins with a volcano unearthing four perfectly preserved fossilized zombie ants from prehistoric times, who end up washed ashore in the middle of a zombie infestation. However, this isn’t any normal infestation. The zombie population is divided into […]
Graphic Novel Review: Belzebubs by J.P. Ahonen
September 24, 2019Belzebubs by J.P. Ahonen Top Shelf Productions, 2019 ISBN: 9781603094429 Available: Hardcover, Kindle edition, comiXology edition, special editions with full album and band merch The life of a metal band can be challenging, especially trying to balance time with family and religious obligations to fulfill. Called a “trve kvlt mockumentary”, Belzebubs, which started out as a webcomic, gives us a […]
Epic ReWatch: Buffy the Vampire Slayer S1 E1 & 2
August 16, 2018Michele was part of the original 1997 intended audience and feverishly awaited new episodes weekly. Brosia is a teen now, watching for the first time 21 years after Buffy changed our pop culture. Michele feels old. Season 1 Episodes 1 & 2 Welcome to the Hellmouth/The Harvest Michele Says: First, a little background. Buffy premiered […]
TV Review: Teen Wolf, Season 1
February 17, 2018One night, while out in the woods investigating half a body found by the Beacon Hills sheriff’s department (because they are so smart), Scott McCall and Stile Stilinski end up in a ton of trouble. Scott is bitten by a werewolf and launched them both into a preternatural world of drama. Sure being a werewolf […]
TV Review: iZombie season 1
December 17, 2017Liv Moore (*rimshot*) was an overachiever headed straight for a prestigious career as a heart surgeon and a wonderful life as the wife of perfect, sweet heart throb Major Lilywhite. (Yup, enjoy the puns, folks.) And then, after being encouraged to loosen up, Liv attends a party that ends in a zombie mini-pocalypse. Liv is […]
Book Review: Demon Freaks by J.R.R.R. Hardison
December 7, 2017Demon Freaks by J.R.R.R. (Jim) Hardison Fiery Seas Publishing, 2017 ISBN-13: 978-1-946143-16-7 Available: Paperback, Kindle edition Jim Hardison’s Demon Freaks pits high schoolers on the eve of their SAT exams against wicked would-be wizards and monsters, with the fate of the world at stake. The story is written with irony and humor from the viewpoint of teenagers. The […]