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Batman '89 by Sam Hamm
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This was an absolute blast.
It isn't subtle but since when has a story about a man in a giant bat suit ever been subtle?
Fits perfectly into the Tim Burtonverse, however this is WAY to progressive to ever have made it to screen.
It isn't subtle but since when has a story about a man in a giant bat suit ever been subtle?
Fits perfectly into the Tim Burtonverse, however this is WAY to progressive to ever have made it to screen.
Christmas and Other Horrors: A Winter Solstice Anthology by Ellen Datlow
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Of all the various holiday horror collections I've read this is definitely my favourite.
It has a great sense of balance with a variety of holidays represented, including Fesitvus.
The collection has a high focus on folklore as opposed to being out to scare you. I felt like I learned a lot of new holiday traditions from this story and there were no duds.
A great introduction to some authors I really need to check out more of.
It has a great sense of balance with a variety of holidays represented, including Fesitvus.
The collection has a high focus on folklore as opposed to being out to scare you. I felt like I learned a lot of new holiday traditions from this story and there were no duds.
A great introduction to some authors I really need to check out more of.
Krampus: The Yule Lord by Brom
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This was a really unique and captivating tale.
Krampus was such a compelling multilayered character and deity.
Only critiques are the fact that the Shawnee characters are a little shallowly drawn and there are a few bigoted jokes by the main character in the last third that were off-putting.
Krampus was such a compelling multilayered character and deity.
Only critiques are the fact that the Shawnee characters are a little shallowly drawn and there are a few bigoted jokes by the main character in the last third that were off-putting.
Dragons of Winter Night by Tracy Hickman, Margaret Weis
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This series continues to be an absolute blast.
Excited to see how the original trilogy ends!
Excited to see how the original trilogy ends!
Predator: Cold War by Nathan Archer
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
A fun action horror book that captures the weather perfectly and takes a surprisingly unjingoistic stance on then modern politics.
Ice Guard by Steve Lyons
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This is a really fun Imperial Guard novel that unfortunately feels a bit half baked in the latter half. Steve Lyons sets up a really interesting cast who all have different drives and views on the society they've found themselves, unfortunately those take a bit of a back seat for the final conflict. Overall still a great read but his Krieg novels allowed Lyons to dig into these ideas in a lot more depth.
Batman Returns by Craig Shaw Gardner
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
What an unhinged and completely unnecessarily horny novelization for a film that is ALREADY BOTH OF THOSE.
Penguin is a straight up Richard Laymon character in this novel hahahaha it is kind of amazing.
As a novelization it gets all of the main points of movie well and doesn't overstay its welcome. It is much more R-rated than the film its based off of, be warned.
Penguin is a straight up Richard Laymon character in this novel hahahaha it is kind of amazing.
As a novelization it gets all of the main points of movie well and doesn't overstay its welcome. It is much more R-rated than the film its based off of, be warned.
The forbidden visions of Lucius Galloway by Carrie Harris
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Received as an ARC from Netgalley:
This was another excellent entry into the Arkham Horror line with a unique perspective and a very tense ending. This book plays around a lot with dream logic and obsession which fits the world extremely well.
Our lead characters are all much older than the normal leads of most fiction. Lucius is in his 60s and as such he isn't the rip roaring hero of most pulp. Making him a queer black man makes this something Ole HP would never tackle. The characters are incredibly well drawn and likeable. The pace is a bit slower, but that works well for the story being told.
Many book spaces have had this erroneous claim lately that reading isn't political and a book like this perfectly highlights why YES IT VERY MUCH IS. In the 1920s women had to fight in order to get access to academic circles, being able to get into certain libraries were restricted, and the same of course for people of colour in the era.
Great cosmic horror tale!
This was another excellent entry into the Arkham Horror line with a unique perspective and a very tense ending. This book plays around a lot with dream logic and obsession which fits the world extremely well.
Our lead characters are all much older than the normal leads of most fiction. Lucius is in his 60s and as such he isn't the rip roaring hero of most pulp. Making him a queer black man makes this something Ole HP would never tackle. The characters are incredibly well drawn and likeable. The pace is a bit slower, but that works well for the story being told.
Many book spaces have had this erroneous claim lately that reading isn't political and a book like this perfectly highlights why YES IT VERY MUCH IS. In the 1920s women had to fight in order to get access to academic circles, being able to get into certain libraries were restricted, and the same of course for people of colour in the era.
Great cosmic horror tale!
Silent Night, Deadly Night by Armando Muñoz
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This book was truly vile in sections but in a way that reminded me of older extreme horror as opposed to the newer slate of 'splatterpunk'. It was nasty but there was a point to the nastiness.
Silent Night, Deadly Night as a film creates a structure that impacted slasher literature in many ways. The character study elements are something uniquely suited to the novel format and Munoz does a great job tackling them in an official novelization.
Whilst not perfect, elements added can be extremely skeevy in ways that I'm not always comfortable with, and sometimes the tonal shift between 'serious character study' w/ 'campy slasher movie' conflict.
All that being said though...this is a book I really liked and I don't know if I feel good admitting that hahahaha.
Silent Night, Deadly Night as a film creates a structure that impacted slasher literature in many ways. The character study elements are something uniquely suited to the novel format and Munoz does a great job tackling them in an official novelization.
Whilst not perfect, elements added can be extremely skeevy in ways that I'm not always comfortable with, and sometimes the tonal shift between 'serious character study' w/ 'campy slasher movie' conflict.
All that being said though...this is a book I really liked and I don't know if I feel good admitting that hahahaha.
The Rose at War by Danie Ware
medium-paced
3.5
A fun and enjoyable Warhammer collection, I think I prefer the smaller scale stuff in this as opposed to the bigger battles that are explored in the final novella but it was good time!