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From a Buick 8 * Stephen King Book Review

“From a Buick 8 is a novel about our fascination with deadly things, about our insistence on answers when there are none, about terror and courage in the face of the unknowable.” This is another one of the dull and long-winded Stephen King books. “Desperation” was like this, “Insomnia” was like this and it has aContinue reading “From a Buick 8 * Stephen King Book Review”

Dolan’s Cadillac * Stephen King

They say revenge is a dish best served cold and this has never been truer than in Stephen King’s short story “Dolan’s cadillac”. Stephen King’s unparalleled imagination is in full force in this collection of four unabridged short stories originally found in the classic, “Nightmares & Dreamscapes“. Wealthy crime-boss Jimmy Dolan brutally murders a womanContinue reading “Dolan’s Cadillac * Stephen King”

Christine * Stephen King Book Review

Oh, how I hated this book. You have probably seen the movie adaptation in the 80’s or if not, have seen the book in passing and know in general what it’s about. Come on, big guy. Let’s go for a ride. Let’s cruise. Feel like this book sorta goes off the rails once the ghostContinue reading “Christine * Stephen King Book Review”

Freeway Games * Orson Scott Card – Short Story Review

“Don’t worry, lady,” he said. “I’m not following you this time, just going my own sweet way home.” Maps in a Mirror (1990) is a collection of short stories by American writer Orson Scott Card. Like Card’s novels, most of the stories have a science fiction or fantasy theme. This specific short story drew myContinue reading “Freeway Games * Orson Scott Card – Short Story Review”

Joe Hill’s NOS4A2 Book Review

NOS4A2 is a spine-tingling novel of supernatural suspense from master of horror Joe Hill, the New York Times bestselling author of Heart-Shaped Box and Horns. I was surprised to see Stephen King’s son writing again and more surprised to see that he has learned a few tricks from his dad that made this book aContinue reading “Joe Hill’s NOS4A2 Book Review”

Strange Highways – Dean Koontz

Short collection of novels published in 1995 Released in May 1995, Strange Highways is a short collection of 12 stories, all showing how an apparently good human can actually be a murderer. Each story has a twist and each story is filled with suspense as well as a longing for something better. The novels includedContinue reading “Strange Highways – Dean Koontz”