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Book Review: ‘Mask of Silver: An Arkham Horror Novel’ by Rosemary Jones

Sydney Fitzmaurice is a child of Arkham who has moved on to bigger and better things. Jeany Lin and Renee Love are orphans who ran away to the bright lights of Hollywood. They’ve been working with Sydney for a few years now. Renee is his brilliant leading lady, the star of all his Fitzmaurice horror flicks. Jeany designs and creates all

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Book Review: ‘Don’t Fear The Reaper’ by Stephen Graham Jones

Don’t Fear the Reaper is Stephen Graham Jones’ gruesome sequel to his award-winning horror novel My Heart is a Chainsaw. Jennifer “Jade” Daniels, horror movie aficionado and honest-to-God final girl, is back in town after four years in lockdown. She couldn’t wait to get out before the grisly events of four years ago, and never wanted to return after those events,

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Cosmic Cuisine: “R.O.U.S.es (Rolls of Unusual Size)” Ham and Cheese Stuffed Rolls

 When I first found out that I would be reviewing The Princess Bride: The Official Cookbook by Jenn Fujikawa the first thing I said was “There better not be any recipes for R.O.U.S.es in there or I’m out.” But of course, there was a recipe for R.O.U.S.es, how could there not be? Luckily, the recipe wasn’t for real rodents but these

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Book Review: ‘Wonder Woman: Warrior, Disrupter, Feminist Icon’ by Regina Luttrell

Wonder Woman is, well, a wonder! Over 80 years old, she is the longest-running female comic book hero. While she has been rebooted and reimagined over the years, she has never been out of print for her entire 80-year lifespan. A hero of immense strength and even greater compassion, she is a unique icon that has become a symbol of the

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Book Review: ‘The Keeper’s Six’ by Kate Elliott

Ester is awakened in the night by the phone ringing. It’s a terrible connection but she makes out her son calling for help and saying “ruin…” before the call drops. She tries to call back but the phone didn’t register the call. That’s when she knows that something is wrong. Despite being forbidden from using her magic, she summons her Hex

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Book Review: ‘The Tower of Nerek: A Descent: Legends of the Dark Novel’ by David Guymer

Welcome to another book series based on the world of a role-playing game from Aconyte. This time David Guymer brings the world of Descent: Legends of the Dark to life in The Tower of Nerek. In a world of magic and danger, three warriors have banded together to try and destroy the greatest threat they see to Terrinoth, even if they’re

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Book Review: ‘Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries’ by Heather Fawcett

Every researcher dreams of getting as close as possible to their subject. But what happens when the researcher gets too close? Under the best of circumstances, it clouds their objectivity and calls their research into question. But if a subject is sufficiently dangerous it can be a deadly mistake. This is exactly what happens to Emily Wilde in Heather Fawcett’s Emily

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Book Review: ‘Witches Unleashed: A Marvel Untold Tales Novel’ by Carrie Harris

In Carrie Harris’ Witches Unleashed: A Marvel Untold Tales Novel, Lucifer has escaped from Hell. In the process, his soul was split into 666 different pieces that possessed 666 recently deceased people. The Ghost Rider has been busy tracking them down and I do mean busy. 657 pieces of Lucifer’s soul have been sent back to Hell, but the next one proves

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Book Review: ‘Mr. Breakfast’ by Jonathan Carroll

What if you could see three different versions of your life? And what if you could choose which of those three lives you wanted to live in? The catch is that once you choose you’re stuck, you won’t even remember that you made the choice, and you have to live with the consequences. This is Mr. Breakfast boiled down to its

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Book Review: ‘Smart Pop Explains Peter Jackson’s The Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit Movies’

Way back in 1997, Peter Jackson began the epic undertaking of translating J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy a live-action masterpiece for the big screen. In an unprecedented move, Jackson filmed all three movies simultaneously. After the success of his LOTR movies, Jackson decided to take Tolkien’s The Hobbit, split it into three, and film another trilogy set in

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Book Review: Smart Pop Explains: Harry Potter Books and Movies

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Philosopher’s Stone to the Non-USA world) hit shelves in 1998 and when I say “hit” I mean “BOOOOOM!!!”. That simple little book about an orphan boy looking for a place to call home set off a chain of events that no one could have foreseen, I mean, maybe Professor Trelawney but no one would have

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