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Dark Regions Press’ “Sale For Good”

 

 Libraries should definitely know about the love they’re getting from Dark Regions Press.

     The sale discounts everything in stock, with some items discounted as much as 90%. For every book purchased, Dark Regions will donate one to a school, library, or military base. Their goal is to donate 1,000 books or more, and when you buy a book you can designate where you would like the matching donation to go. If you order a 20 volume book set, they’ll donate 20 books, and you can get up to 60% off retail price.k Regions Press, an independent small press specializing in horror and dark fiction, in the form of their “Sale for Good”.

There are some really great authors published by Dark Regions, including many Stoker winners and titles by Rick Hautala and David B. Silva, admired writers and contributors in the horror genre who both passed away in March.

At this time Dark Regions has sold 851 of the 1000 books they have offered to donate. Go help your library out and check out what Dark Regions has to offer. They’re worth seeking out.

 

Posted on April 14, 2013 by , Reply

Help a Reader Out: A Spine Chilling Series for Kids

Nicholas writes:

Hi. I’m trying to find a kids to pre-teen scary book series and having alot of difficulty.. It was a small box set with three or four books, each with three stories. I can’t remember exactly what they were called.. Spine Chillers or something like that I think. One story was about hedge animals that come to life.. Another was about a cursed newspaper route a kid gets from his brother.. Another was about a kid who wakes up to nobody knowing who he is except a mysterious Asian woman.. Any ideas? It was around the Goosebumps days. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

This seems like it should be an easy question to answer, but actually, it’s not. Publishers went bananas with the advent of Goosebumps. They all wanted to jump on that bandwagon! And all of those series lasted for more than three or four books. The series Nicholas remembers could be  Betsy Haynes’ Bone Chillers, M.T. Coffin’s Spinetinglers, or Fred E. Katz’s Spine Chillers. The only problem is that these series told only one story per book. The Midnight Library books by Damien Graves has three stories per volume, but the plots he describes don’t match up to the stories in the books. I shared the information I had with Nicholas, but I’d really like to know if this is a series, what series it is, and I’m sure Nicholas would love to know as well. If any of this sound familiar to you, post a comment, or email me at monsterlibrarian@monsterlibrarian.com

Posted on March 27, 2013 by , 2 comments

Women in Horror Month: GIRLS NIGHT OUT Podcast at Charred Remains

I’m a little late to the party, but, as part of Women in Horror Month, our fantastic reviewer Colleen Wanglund participated in GIRLS’ NIGHT OUT, an episode of Char Hardin’s podcast Charred Remains, devoted to women in horror in both visual and written media. Movie producers, directors, actresses, reviewers, writers, podcasters, and more, all participated in this Women in Horror Month themed episode.  Be warned, there is content and language you may not want children or coworkers to hear, but it’s fun to hear the women of horror speak about it with passion.

As Char said, the genre can be pretty male-driven, but women can be “just as twisted, just as perverse, and just as gross.”  Maybe more. Read Colleen’s reviews, and you’ll see. Whether you listen to the podcast or not, it’s definitely important for reader’s advisory librarians to understand that the audience (and the creators) of the horror genre, are a varied group, and one that is certainly not limited by gender.

Posted on February 22, 2013 by , Reply
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