Tag Search: horror

Swamp Thing Vol. 4: A Murder of Crows

mythtaken — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:20:15 +1000

How did the DC character most noted for simplicity handle thehyper-complexity of the Crisis on Infinite Earths?

Servant of the Bones

Midnight — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:35:26 +1000

In a new and major novel, the creator of fantastic universes o vampires and witches takes us now into the world of Isaiah and Jeremiah, and the destruction of Solomon's Temple, to tell the story of Azriel, Servant of the Bones.

Lightning

ms-35062153 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:18:43 +1000

A bolt of lightning brings a blond-haired stranger into Laura Shane's life. But is he the guardian angel he seems? The devil in disguise? Or the master of a haunting destiny beyond time and space?

The Bad Place

ms-25245151 — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:10:43 +1000

Frank Pollard is afraid to fall asleep. Every morning when he awakes, he discovers something strange--like blood on his hands--a bizarre mystery that tortures his soul. Two investigators have been hired to follow the haunted man. But only one person--a young man with Down's Syndrome--can imagine where their journeys might end. That terrible place from which no one ever returns.

The Stand

admin — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:37:24 +1100

'Not since Dickens has a writer had so many readers by the throat' ("Guardian") -- Stephen King is an American Dickens of our time

Good Omens

admin — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:21:45 +1100

Taking a cynical look at the horror genre, this book features Crowley and Aziraphale, two friends who attempt to prevent the prophesised Armageddon. When the Antichrist is born they divert him from his original home at the American Embassy to Tadfield, where he grows into an unkempt individual.

The Shining

admin — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:11:39 +1100

Danny is only five years old, but he is a 'shiner', aglow with psychic voltage. When his father becomes caretaker of an old hotel, his visions grow out of control. Cut off by blizzards, the hotel seems to develop an evil force, and who are the mysterious guests in the supposedly empty hotel?

Pet Sematary

admin — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:12:58 +1100

The house looked right, felt right to Dr Louis Creed. A place where his family could settle, and the children could grow up and explore the rolling hills and meadows. Surely a safe place. Not a place to seep into your dreams, to wake you, sweating with fear and foreboding.

The Exorcist

admin — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:52:16 +1100

This unstoppable publishing phenomenon was the inspiration behind one of the most successful horror movies of all time. A powerful presence has taken possession of the 12-year-old daughter of a film star. The ensuing battle between a doubt-ridden priest and the unspeakable horror within the girl is a classic war of good versus evil.

Christine

admin — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:51:57 +1100

A classic of the mighty King repertoire, and many people's favourite.