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“Cover her face; mine eyes dazzle; she died young." Author: Agatha Christie Coming from New Zealand, Gwenda is on a mission to build the perfect newlywed nest in England for her soon to follow husband. Touring the countryside, she is captivated by Hillside, an old mansion with a cozy layout, charming atmosphere, and what would be a good view, if only Gwenda has a chance to utilize her landscaping vision. Sure that this is indeed the one, Gwenda buys the house and starts settling in, only odd flashes of psychic intuition, strange knowledge of the house, and finally visions of [...]

The Racist Sequel for To Kill a Mockingbird Author: Harper Lee Fifty-five years after the iconic classic To Kill a Mockingbird delivered the heart-rending trial of Tom Robinson, an innocent black man accused of raping a white woman in the not so long ago Deep South, Harper Lee gives sedate readers everywhere a shock. In the strange world of sequels/prequels/left over drafts stored in vaults somewhere, the original story of Scout, Atticus, and the racially tense town of Maycomb, Alabama are drastically altered and ultimately more confused. As everyone who has an internet connection already knows, Harper’s original draft, Go [...]

The Beginning of Masterton's Best Loved Series Author: Graham Masterton Having been introduced to Graham Masterton’s long running Manitou series through the seventh, and most recent edition, Plague of the Manitou, I succumbed to addiction and went back to 1976 and Masterton’s first novel, The Manitou, which starts everything. Long a childhood favorite, Masterton has the unique ability to reduce readers to quivering mounds of fear, even veteran horror lovers such as yours truly. Recent additions such as Plague of the Manitou and the short story collection Figures of Fear have reawakened my Masterton admiration and blood lust for the [...]