The Best Books I Read In 2016

I like reading books. A lot. Mostly fiction. Twenty-sixteen was a great year in that respect, I managed to break my all-time records and finish more than 50 books (some of them were graphic novels so it may not be as impressive as it sounds).
There's a news website called The Atlantic ... READ MORE
The Certainties Of Life Ever-changing

My ideas on life have all changed dramatically over the past 2 1/2 years of my life. If you would have told me 6 years ago that I'd be where I am living like I do today, I would have called bullshit on you and said that it was impossible.
Guess what? Life is ever-fucking-changing in the most ... READ MORE
Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining

Unlike around my last 'life' post, things have been somewhat serene lately. The big life changes I mentioned there haven't happened, and may not even do, because at the last moment things, as they often and uncontrollably tend to, changed, and so I find myself still here in Toronto feeling a lot more relaxed and content than ... READ MORE
Revival: If you like Lovecraft, you should read this book
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Book Review - Revival by Stephen King

The Ones That Got Away: Stories that will keep you turning the page
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Book Review - The Ones That Got Away by Stephen Graham Jones

Wild Fell: A strikingly unique Victorian ghost story
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Book Review - Wild Fell by Michael Rowe

The Psychology of Horror | Dissecting Fear
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“Human beings have been telling scary stories to each other since primitive man drew pictographs on cave walls. I think they help us confront our fears and uncertainties in a safe way.” ― Brian Keene
We’re back with more of the Dissecting Fear series, a series of articles where I’m attempting to shed some ... READ MORE
Urban Gothic: Great splatterpunk fun
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Book Review - Urban Gothic by Brian Keene

Why We Enjoy Horror | Dissecting Fear
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“Where there is no imagination – there is no horror.” ― Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet

Gifts for the One Who Comes After: Surrealist fantasy at its finest
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Book Review - Gifts for the One Who Comes After by Helen Marshall
