**Vault Reviews were posted previously on the main MonsterLibrarian website and are transferred here in an effort to preserve our history. Efforts have been made to ensure the books are still available, but formats, covers, and other details may have changed.** Eureka Productions, 2007 ISBN: 0974664898 Available: New Graphic Classics: H.P. Lovecraft is an excellent introduction […]
**Cross Posted from the Monster Librarian Circulation Desk.** Harrow County, Library Edition, Volume 2: Snake Doctor & Family Tree by Cullen Bunn, illustrated by Tyler Crook, Carla Speed McNeil, Hannah Christensen, and Jenn Manley Lee Dark Horse, 2019 ISBN-13: 978-1506710655 Available: Hardcover, Kindle, comiXology There is so much happening in this second library edition of Harrow County. […]
**Cross Posted from the Monster Librarian Circulation Desk.** H.P. Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness, The First Volume adaption and artwork by Gou Tanabe, translated by Zack Davisson Dark Horse, 2019 ISBN13: 978-1506710228 Available: Paperback, Kindle, comiXology In this Cthulhu mythos tale, an expedition team from Miskatonic University headed by Professor William Dyer travels to Antarctica […]
T.V. Review: Lost Girl season 1
November 16, 2019Yes, this is a series about a sexual predator and murderer, but bear with me. Bo may be a special snowflake super powered woman who can kill people with a kiss, but this series has a lot of surprising things to offer. One: Bo is succubus who feeds off people through sexual contact, but she […]
Book Review: The Ghost Hunter’s Daughter by Caroline Flarity
November 14, 2019**Cross Posted from the Monster Librarian Circulation Desk.** The Ghost Hunter’s Daughter by Caroline Flarity East Side Press, 2019 ISBN-13: 978-0996845007 Available: Paperback, Kindle edition Anna Fagan lives in a haunted house, but that’s the least of her problems. Her father, Jack, is well-known for his ability to “clear” spirits from the objects they haunt, […]
**Cross Posted from the Monster Librarian Circulation Desk.** Only Ashes Remain by Rebecca Schaeffer HMH Books for Young Readers, 2019 ISBN-13: 978-1328863553 Available: Hardcover, Kindle edition, audio CD Only Ashes Remain is the follow-up to Not Even Bones (previously reviewed here). At the beginning of this book, Nita and Kovit have escaped from the Death Market, leaving chaos […]
Graphic Novel Review: Batman Beyond: Batgirl Beyond
November 9, 2019While only one story in this collection directly portrays Batgirl (both of them, actually and I love so much who Barbara Gordon is here) the women around Batman v 2 Terry McGinnis take center stage for once. Unlike Bruce Wayne, who mostly remained aloof (and above) from society Terry is an active part in it. […]
Book Review: Ash Rising by Katya Lebeque
November 7, 2019Post apocalyptic fairy tale. Do I have your attention yet? Ash Rising is set in the world of Cinderella, after her happily ever after. After a horrific genetic mutation that was supposed to help feed the world and instead leeches the ground of its fertility and mutates the birds of the kingdom into giant predators […]
**Cross Posted from the Monster Librarian Circulation Desk.** Pan’s Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun by Guillermo del Toro and Cornelia Funke, illustrated by Allen Williams. Katherine Tegen Books, 2019 ISBN-13: 978-0062414465 Available: Hardcover, paperback, Kindle edition, audiobook, audio CD Who better to take Pan’s Labyrinth, Spanish filmmaker Guillermo del Toro’s critically acclaimed dark, surrealist […]
RPG Review: Dread by Epidiah Ravachol (The Impossible Dream Games)
November 2, 2019Dread is an indie horror table top RPG which is perfect for one shots or introductory games. Designed for three to six players, Dread eschews the standard dice and instead uses a Jenga tower for risk taking and tension building. There is no set system, instead Dread can be used with any horror/thriller/tension-based setting, from […]